Connecticut lawmakers grapple with education funding plan

HARTFORD  — Connecticut lawmakers are under pressure to finally overhaul the state’s 28-year-old Education Cost Sharing grant, a funding formula for schools that’s been criticized as being unfair, inadequate and underfunded. The push this legislative session comes as Connecticut faces a projected $1.7 billion budget deficit. Also, a state judge recently ruled that parts of the education funding system are unconstitutional. While that court decision is on appeal, giving the