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School Finance Litigation

December 07, 2004 1 min read
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States on Ropes in Finance Lawsuits

New York and Texas are two of the most recent states to lose court cases that challenged their school finance systems.

* “In process” ranges from recently filed cases to cases where full implementation of the remedy seems close at hand.
SOURCE: Campaign for Fiscal Equity, 2004. See for the latest developments.

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