In Connecticut, a Wealth Gap Divides Neighboring Schools
Seemingly intractable contrasts between districts led Judge
Thomas G. Moukawsher to tell the state that it had 180 days in
which to rethink almost its entire system of education. Ruling in
a case known as Connecticut Coalition for Justice in Education
Funding v. Rell, Judge Moukawsher of State Superior Court in
Hartford said the state was allowing children in poor districts
to languish, while their wealthier neighbors soared.
Across the country, school funding cases have often resulted
in more money being funneled into poorer districts to help offset
the effects of poverty on their students. That may well be the
end result in Connecticut.