Nearly three-quarters of Connecticut voters are satisfied with the quality of public education, yet only four out of 10 believe state government covers enough of the cost, according to a new poll commissioned by the Connecticut Conference of Municipalities.
The online poll also found two-thirds of voters believe all Connecticut school districts should provide equal funding, a challenge the state has grappled with yet failed to meet for decades.
The survey, which queried 400 voters between Jan. 6 and 13 and has a 4.85% margin of error, also found almost 86% of respondents said say municipal property taxes are too high, and slightly more than half said education funding should be a top priority for the state, even if it means increasing state taxes…