Lawsuit moves school duel to new level

05-25-2010

By Dan Walters/Sacramento Bee

California's perpetual public debate over the sad condition of its K-12 schools entered a new and potentially climactic phase last week when a coalition of education groups filed a lawsuit alleging that the entire 6 million-student system is unconstitutional. The suit, filed in Alameda County, declares that the state "has failed its constitutional obligation to support its public schools in a way that ensures that all students are provided an opportunity to meet the state's academic goals." Whether the state has such an obligation is debatable, since the state's constitution is ambiguous, declaring: "A general diffusion of knowledge and intelligence being essential to the preservation of the rights and liberties of the people, the Legislature shall encourage by all suitable means the promotion of intellectual, scientific, moral, and agricultural improvement." (more...)

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