Historical Background In the early 1970s, local government provided 78% of Oregon’s school funding, primarily from property taxes. School
Georgia
Historical Background More than two decades ago, a Georgia trial court had found the state’s system of financing public education unconstitutional,
Oklahoma
Historical Background In 1987, in Fair School Finance Council of Oklahoma v. State, 746 P.2d 1135 (1987), the Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Florida
Historical Background In 1995, plaintiffs filed an “adequacy” case, Coalition for Adequacy and Fairness in School Funding v. Chiles, to
Delaware
Historical Background From 1973-2017, Delaware was one of the few states around the country in which no equity or adequacy litigations had been
Connecticut
Historical Background The Connecticut Supreme Court was one of the first of the state high courts, along
Rhode Island
Historical Background In 1995, the Rhode Island Supreme Court held, in City of Pawtucket v. Sundlun, 662 A.2d 40, that Rhode Island’s
South Dakota
Historical Background In 1994, after the trial of an “equity” case, “Bezdicheck v. State,” CIV 91-209, brought by school districts against
Colorado
Historical Background In 1977, 68 schoolchildren from 16 different districts brought an equity suit against the Colorado State Board of