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Texas school districts sue state over funding
- 10-12-2011
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Blog by Valerie Strauss/Washington Post
Scores of school districts in Texas have joined together to sue state officials — though not Gov. Rick Perry — over what they say is an unfair school funding system. The suit is one in long line of lawsuits in states around the country over the issue of funding, arguing that state officials who require that all students must meet the same educational standards should ensure that they have the resources to get a good education. Modern school reform has become so hyper-focused on teacher quality and standardized tests that the issue of equitable funding gets far less public attention. But it remains one of the major factors in the unequal educational opportunities presented to American children. In fact, in her book “The Flat World, Educational Inequality, and America’s Future,” Stanford University Professor Linda Darling-Hammond writes that the United States is “one of the most unequal” in terms of education funding. (more...)
Also: Huffington Post
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