Here We Go Again: Texas Facing at Least Two School Funding Lawsuits
Though the prospect of school finance litigation arose even before the Legislature removed $4 billion in funding it owed Texas public schools and passed last-minute legislation distributing the cuts in a way that another school finance expert likened to a shotgun wedding, the details of such lawsuits are just now taking shape.
At least two groups have been gathering plaintiffs for cases they expect to file this fall taking aim at what they say is the state’s crippled public education system. The lawsuits will be the latest in a longstanding history of court intervention.
(Full story at Texas Tribune)
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