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School Finance, Coast to Coast

October 1, 2004, News


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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