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A coalition of mayors Thursday presented a plan to increase state funding to public schools by $2.6 billion a year by expanding the sales tax and adding a state property tax.
The Connecticut Coalition for Justice in Education Funding's plan, unveiled at the Legislative Office Building, would add $1.5 billion more a year to the $1.1 billion increase in education aid proposed by Gov. M. Jodi Rell to make up for decades of shorting schools.See the full content of this document
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Group Calls for Adding Taxes to Aid Schools
The CCJEF plan also includes $490 million a year for universal access to high-quality preschool to all 4-year-olds, and 3-year- olds with special needs or from low-income families.
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