School Finance, Coast to Coast
Fri., Oct. 1, 2004

Plaintiff Victory
States where plaintiffs have successfully challenged the school-funding system:
Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Connecticut Idaho Kansas Kentucky Massachusetts Missouri Montana New Hampshire New Jersey New York North Carolina North Dakota New Mexico Ohio South Carolina Tennessee Texas Vermont Washington West Virginia Wyoming
Defendant (State) Victory
States where the education funding system has (so far) prevailed against court challenges:
Alabama Colorado Florida Georgia Illinois Louisiana Maryland Michigan Minnesota Nebraska Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Dakota Virginia Wisconsin
No Court Action
States without litigation, or where courts have not yet ruled:
Delaware Hawaii Indiana Iowa Mississippi Nevada Utah
Source: Center for Fiscal Equity
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