Towns Fear a Sharp Decline in State Education Assistance
Flat funding, expiring stimulus spell trouble
Though state government's impending fiscal woes are well-documented, a new report shows local schools also face a financial hit 10 months from now that could reverse efforts to increase education assistance.
In a briefing to candidates for state office, the Connecticut Conference of Municipalities also noted that non-education programs have dwindled to to what CCM regards as dangerously low levels.
But despite town leaders' pleas to be spared, gubernatorial candidates and key lawmakers declined to offer that assurance Monday, pledging only to consider options to mitigate the fiscal pain.
"The state is going to have to supplant an unprecedented amount of money" in the next two-year budget cycle, CCM Executive Director James Finley said Monday. "The biggest fear for the cities and towns is that the state is not going to honor its funding commitment."
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We're well aware there's a huge hole in ECS out there
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