by Hands Off | Mar 26, 2019 | Articles
WHAT ARE YOU HEARING???? “THE GOVERNOR SUGGESTED EDITS TO THE BILL’S LANGUAGE, SO CONSOLIDATION WON’T HAPPEN, RIGHT?” “IT’S NOT THAT BAD, WE WILL COMBINE WITH DARIEN, RIGHT?” “THE LOONEY AND DUFF BILLS ARE DEAD SO IT...
by Hands Off | Mar 25, 2019 | Video & Audio
Proposals to regionalize school districts in Connecticut have been met with fierce opposition. Now, new and more moderate proposals to share resources have been introduced. But will residents and lawmakers approve? Today’s guests: Bob Duff, majority leader,...
by Hands Off | Mar 23, 2019 | Studies
Executive Summary “Is School Funding Fair? A National Report Card” analyzes the condition of state school finance systems with a focus on the fair distribution of resources to the neediest students. The Report Card makes a number of assumptions about how school...
by Hands Off | Mar 12, 2019 | Studies
Arguments for consolidation, which merges schools or districts and centralizes their management, rest primarily on two presumed benefits: (1) fiscal efficiency and (2) higher educational quality. The extent of consolidation varies across states due to their...
by Hands Off | Mar 12, 2019 | Studies
Introduction School districts in Connecticut are considering regionalizing their K-12 education services. This report provides a comprehensive literature review to help inform those efforts. 1,2 K-12 regionalization involves combining districts with the possibility of...
