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
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
Alabama
Historical Background In 1991, the Alabama Coalition for Equity (ACE) and the ACLU of Alabama, filed suits challenging the state’s