Hartford Superior Court Judge Kevin Dubay has set September 9, 2014 as the trial date for the CCJEF v. Rell school finance lawsuit.
The date was announced in his written ruling following yesterday’s hearing at which he denied the State’s motion to delay trial until October. 2015
The Connecticut Coalition for Justice in Education Funding wants the state to revamp the Education Cost Sharing formula and related grants to reflect the real cost of adequately preparing all students for college or advanced training, the modern workforce, and productive citizenship
In addition, the lawsuit wants to ensure that adequate and equitable school funding is distributed fairly for all students and their municipalities and that the lion’s share of funding for school operations is shifted away from local property taxes and onto the state.