Historical Background In the late 1960s, plaintiffs in a property-poor and underfunded school district filed Rodriguez v. San Antonio
Arkansas
Historical Background In 1983, the Arkansas Supreme Court found the state’s school funding system unconstitutional under the equal protection
Vermont
Historical Background In 1995, plaintiff students, taxpayers, and school districts filed Brigham v. State, 692 A.2d 384 (1997), an “equity”
Washington
Historical Background In 1978, the Supreme Court of Washington found the state’s school finance system unconstitutional in Seattle School
West Virginia
Historical Background Several parents in West Virginia brought suit in 1975, arguing that their children were receiving an inadequate education
Wyoming
Historical Background The struggle over school finance in Wyoming is a battle that has waged on since the 1970s and has been greatly influenced
Arizona
Historical Background Roosevelt Elementary School District No. 66 v. Bishop In 1991, over 40 low-wealth school districts represented by
Alaska
Historical Background Kasayulie v. State In 1997, plaintiffs filed an “adequacy” and “equity” suit, Kasayulie v. State, 3AN-97-3782 CIV,