Historical Background The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has consistently found that challenges to the state’s public school funding system are
South Carolina
Executive Summary Current Status: Legal Right Recognized and Applied Relevant State Constitution Provision(s) “The General Assembly shall provide
Ohio
Historical Background The Ohio State Constitution requires the General Assembly to provide and fund “a thorough and efficient system of common
North Dakota
Historical Background In 1994, in the school funding “equity” case, Bismarck Public School District No. 1 v. State, 511 N.W.2d 247, three of
North Carolina
In 1987, the North Carolina Supreme Court, in Britt v. North Carolina State Board of Education, 361 S.E.2d 71, found that disparities in school
New York
Historical Background In 1978, a group of property-poor school districts, joined by the five large urban New York districts, filed Levittown
New Mexico
Historical Background In the early 1970s, plaintiffs filed a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of New Mexico’s education finance
New Jersey
Historical Background Judicial involvement in education finance reform in New Jersey began over three decades ago and deepened more recently
New Hampshire
Historical Background In 1999, New Hampshire changed its school funding system to include a statewide property tax, in response to rulings by