Wednesday, February 16, 2005
State's highest court rejects challenge to education funding
The state's highest court gave a resounding endorsement on Tuesday to the state's ongoing efforts at education reform, rejecting a lawsuit from students in low-income districts that claimed Massachusetts was shortchanging their schooling.
For months, the governor and lawmakers had been bracing for a decision that would force the Legislature to come up with millions of dollars more to fund court-mandated reforms. But the Supreme Judicial Court ruled that the state, which has funneled $30 billion into its schools since 1993, already is moving in the right direction.
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The state's highest court gave a resounding endorsement on Tuesday to the state's ongoing efforts at education reform, rejecting a lawsuit from students in low-income districts that claimed Massachusetts was shortchanging their schooling.
For months, the governor and lawmakers had been bracing for a decision that would force the Legislature to come up with millions of dollars more to fund court-mandated reforms. But the Supreme Judicial Court ruled that the state, which has funneled $30 billion into its schools since 1993, already is moving in the right direction.
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