Judge rules that Texas' method of financing public schools is unconstitutional

[Blake]

” By raising academic standards and cutting school funding at the same time, Texas lawmakers have rendered the state’s method of financing public schools unconstitutional, a judge ruled on Monday.

“As the economists put it: There is no free lunch. We either want increased standards and are willing to pay the price, or we don’t,” state District Judge John Dietz said, ruling immediately from the bench at the close of a 12-week trial.....”

http://m.statesman.com/news/news/state-regional-govt-politics/judge-school-finance-system-unconstitutional/nWFnf/

Mobile link, but it's from the Austin paper.

[Blake]

” Two-thirds of Texas’ school districts had sued the state, claiming that the Legislature failed to live up to its constitutional obligation to provide an “efficient system of public free schools.” Their multitude of claims amount to a culmination of nearly 30 years of school finance litigation.

They all argued that lawmakers ran afoul of the state constitution by cutting $5.4 billion in education aid in 2011 while simultaneously implementing more rigorous “college- and career-readiness” standards.......”

[boutons_deux]

RickyBoddy gives $19B/year in business tax expenditures.

K-12 students don't vote. and their parents know any TX candidate, even Dem, would be useless due to TX Repug gerrymandering.

[coyotes_geek]

RickyBoddy gives $19B/year in business tax expenditures.

K-12 students don't vote. and their parents know any TX candidate, even Dem, would be useless due to TX Repug gerrymandering.

You forgot to mention "christian bubbas" in your cliche diatribe. I give you a C-.

[TeyshaBlue]

lol

[TeyshaBlue]

This is right on schedule. Tx has to revamp its school funding about every 7 - 10 years via the court system.

[FromWayDowntown]

If the problem is the inability to meet the existing, higher standards in light of the cuts to school funding, one solution would seem to be to reduce academic standards.

It would be a uniquely Texan solution to this problem.

Of course, the more ready-made solution is for this case to make its way to the Supreme Court of Texas which will tell Judge Dietz that he has miserably misread the Texas Constitution.

[Blake]

If the problem is the inability to meet the existing, higher standards in light of the cuts to school funding, one solution would seem to be to reduce academic standards.

Unless the standards are already as low as the feds allow.

I say that without knowing if there is even a federal standard at all that applies to this issue.

[boutons_deux]

"one solution would seem to be to reduce academic standards."

another would be to have another big round of teacher firings. Not every kid needs a desk, the ones late to a huge class can stand. :)