February 10, 2012

REP. BARAM HAILS EXTRA STATE FUNDING
FOR BLOOMFIELD, WINDSOR SCHOOLS

State Representative David Baram (D-Bloomfield, Windsor) applauded Gov. Dannel P. Malloy’s proposal for reforming education in Connecticut from early childhood through college and giving an additional $50 million in education funding to Connecticut public schools.

Under Malloy’s proposal, Bloomfield would receive an additional $204,550, an increase of 3.78 percent, under the state’s Education Cost Sharing (ECS) formula, increasing Bloomfield’s total education grant to $5,614,895 for 2012-13. Windsor would receive an additional $306,985, an increase of 2.66 percent, bringing its total grant to $11,854,648 for 2012-13.

In his State of the State address Wednesday at the State Capitol, Malloy outlined his education reform agenda, including:

• increasing the access to and quality of early childhood education slots
• allocating new funding and implementing new approaches that will improve low performing schools
• expanding slots for public schools of choice including charter schools
• removing red tape and other barriers that stand in the way of local school districts
• repositioning our vo-tech schools to promote job readiness and job linkages
• improving teacher preparation so professionals have the skills they need to excel when they enter the classroom
• revamping teacher tenure