HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - Connecticut's highest court has rejected a request to reconsider its ruling that the state's education funding system is constitutional.

The state Supreme Court turned down the request Wednesday in a one-page order that did not explain why. A coalition of cities, towns, parents and public school students that filed a lawsuit that led to the decision had asked for the reconsideration.

Danbury was a lead plaintiff in the case.

The court last month overturned a landmark 2016 ruling by a lower court judge who ordered officials to overhaul the state's public education system, saying a huge gap in test scores between students in rich and poor towns shows parts of the system are unconstitutional.

Leaders of the Connecticut Coalition for Justice in Education Funding said Thursday they plan to ask the legislature to take up the issue.