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Robles-Wong lawyers reframe case
- 03-17-2011
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Blog by John Fensterwald/Educated Guess
Having had their complaints rejected the first time, two groups of plaintiffs are hoping an Alameda County Superior Court judge will look more kindly on revised arguments to have the state’s method and levels of public school funding ruled unconstitutional. Lawyers for the Education Coalition, five dozen students and nine school districts in the Robles-Wong v California lawsuit, and lawyers for groups representing two dozen low-income families in Campaign for Quality Education resubmitted their complaints on Wednesday, the deadline set by Superior Court Judge Steven Brick. In a January ruling setting back reformers’ hopes, Brick denied the thrust of both groups’ complaints that the State Constitution, in declaring public education a fundamental right, also requires that the governor and Legislature fund it adequately. (more...)
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