CT Education Committee to take up school funding, cellphone bans

CT Education Committee to take up school funding, cellphone bans

Connecticut lawmakers haven’t adjusted the baseline per-pupil state funding for public education in over a decade. This year, they’ll to consider raising the base rate — and tying it to inflation. Education Committee co-Chair Rep. Jennifer Leeper, D-Fairfield, said that’s “priority number one” for her, potentially resolving a source of growing financial pressure for public schools. On top of that, Leeper said she wants to phase out local school …