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Norwalk Education Funding Restored

Restoration of ECS money to Norwlak.

In a victory for Norwalk schoolchildren, House Minority Leader Lawrence F. Cafero Jr. and I announced a plan to fully restore education funding in Norwalk.

Earlier this year, we noticed a discrepancy in the budget that would have negatively affected education funding to Norwalk.

Since then, this has been a top priority for us and the entire Norwalk  delegation. We have been working closely with Governor Malloy’s administration  to come up with an agreement that would restore the education funding.

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The agreement to restore the funding was reached through discussions between Representative Cafero, myself and Governor Dannel P. Malloy’s administration.

I am confident that this agreement marks the beginning of a new direction for Norwalk schools in which our children will be treated more fairly when it comes to education funding. Representative Cafero and I have been working diligently to remedy the situation and ensure that Norwalk schoolchildren have the same access to quality education that every other student in the state has. I am grateful to Governor Malloy for being sympathetic to our problem and for working with us in good faith to find a solution.

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Representative Cafero noted, "I am glad to be able to report that we were able to resolve the discrepancies in the revised budget put forth in February. We have received assurances that Norwalk will be treated fairly and that our education funding will be restored. I appreciate all the hard work that was done and the willingness on the part of the administration to recognize that these issues had to be addressed.’’

The announcement came after the proposal was verified by non-partisan fiscal staff, which was  reached a few days before a well publicized rally by parents and stakeholders at the Capitol.

Parent participation along with other stakeholders will help to support our long standing and bi-partisan efforts to bring more educational dollars back to Norwalk. We welcome the support.

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