# CT Lawmakers Boost School Funding, Pass Homeschool Rules Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/hartford-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7569670/ct-lawmakers-boost-school-funding-pass-homeschool-rules Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/hartford-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7569670/ct-lawmakers-boost-school-funding-pass-homeschool-rules.md Podcast: [Hartford News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now!](https://stenobird.com/podcast/hartford-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7569670) Published: 2026-05-13T09:53:07+00:00 Episode link: https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/159a2c4d-701c-4415-abf2-53c7b65c9b5c.mp3 Audio file: https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/159a2c4d-701c-4415-abf2-53c7b65c9b5c.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/hartford-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7569670/episodes/ct-lawmakers-boost-school-funding-pass-homeschool-rules Duration seconds: 107 ## Resource Connecticut lawmakers secured a significant victory in education funding, injecting $173 million into schools for a 4% boost next year. Instead of raising the base grant, they devised creative solutions to meet the target. New homeschooling regulations were also established, requiring annual notifications, in-person sign-offs, and background checks. While educators and towns welcomed the relief, they acknowledged it as temporary. The cellphone ban and literacy bills faced setbacks, and free breakfast launched, but lunches and teacher stipends were left out. With a Blue Ribbon Commission studying big fixes, more battles are expected, but lawmakers from both sides emphasize collaboration. Support the show: Get a discount at https://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN: advertise@thednn.ai This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting. Report issues to feedback@thednn.ai. View sources & latest updates: https://sources.thednn.ai/3c29de4637d56188 ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/hartford-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7569670/episodes/ct-lawmakers-boost-school-funding-pass-homeschool-rules/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/hartford-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7569670/ct-lawmakers-boost-school-funding-pass-homeschool-rules.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.