History of IDEA
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Schools, students sue state over funding
- 05-21-2010
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By Jill Tucker and Marisa Lagos/San Francisco Chronicle
More than 60 children and nine school districts across California filed a historic lawsuit Thursday, arguing that elected officials have failed in their constitutional obligation to support public schools. The case has the potential to completely overhaul how, and how much, money flows into schools. In short, the case seeks to force the state Legislature and governor to fix a broken education funding system - one that has failed to take into account what it actually costs to educate a child, plaintiffs' attorneys said. (more...)
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