Connecticut Coalition for Justice in Education Funding (CCJEF)

Offering Simple Lessons in Public School Finance

Fri, 07/08/2022 - 12:30pm
AFT Connecticut Field Representative Ed Leavy brings his experience in public education and labor activism to a wider audience in a recent nationally-published commentary. He delves into the deep disparities in our state public schools' funding, exposing a wide chasm between wealthy communities and cities struggling with poverty. Leavy's analysis serves as a warning of an approaching tipping point that "will become impossible to ignore:"
 

Comments on State Supreme Court Decision in Education Funding Lawsuit

Thu, 01/18/2018 - 6:15pm
Jan Hochadel, president of AFT Connecticut, made the following remarks on yesterday's state high court decision in Connecticut Coalition for Justice in Education Funding (CCJEF) v. Rell, which sought to reverse inequities in allocation of public school resources:
 

Urging Federal Officials "Level Up," Not Shift Away Education Resources

Tue, 11/15/2016 - 4:45pm
The signatures of more than 5,100 AFT members across the country concerned over implementation of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) last week were delivered to the federal education department. They accompanied a letter from our national union president regarding proposed "supplement-not-supplant" regulations that threaten to "wreak havoc on thousands of schools" and the students they serve.
 
Click here for the language of the petition.
 

Comments on Court Decision in Historic State Education Funding Case

Wed, 09/07/2016 - 6:00pm
Jan Hochadel, president of AFT Connecticut, made the following remarks on today's Superior Court decision in Connecticut Coalition for Justice in Education Funding (CCJEF) v. Rell, which challenged the constitutionality of the state's PreK-12 finance system:
 
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