Earlier today, Governor Ned Lamont released his biennial budget proposal. Included in the $50.5 billion spending plan was no additional funding for the state’s approximately 11,000 public charter school students. Despite the state having a projected budget surplus and budget [...]
CT Charter Schools Association FINAL Statement August 26, 2022 New Haven, CT - Ruben Felipe, Executive Director of the Connecticut Charter Schools Association, (CTCSA) issued the following statement in response to the release of 2021-22 student assessment data by the [...]
The statement released by our Executive Director, Ruben Felipe, on yesterday’s horrific shooting in Uvalde, Texas: #### In the face of yet another mass school shooting in this country, I am heartbroken for the families in Uvalde. Today marks just 10 days since [...]
On May 3rd, the Connecticut FY23 budget passed in the General Assembly. The CTCSA is excited to share that this year’s budget includes funding increases for charters and meets many of the key demands our Association and coalition partners had [...]
“Today, the Appropriations Committee took a critical and historic step toward achieving equity in Connecticut’s public school funding by issuing a vote in favor of HB 5283, An Act Concerning the Education Cost Sharing Formula and the Funding of Other [...]
“Today, the Bond Commission met to discuss and unanimously approved the allocation of $870,000 to Brass City Charter School (BCCS), funds which had been approved by the state legislature in 2018, following the last Request for Proposal for State Charter [...]
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https://www.darientimes.com/opinion/article/Opinion-Why-I-am-excited-about-the-Danbury-16994383.php
https://ctexaminer.com/2022/03/14/public-charter-schools-strain-to-pay-for-facilities-repairs-need-state-funds/
https://www.nhregister.com/opinion/article/Opinion-Don-t-cut-funding-for-charter-schools-17003464.php