Pennsylvania is the latest state where a judge found the public school funding system unconstitutional. But the experience of other states suggests there’s no guarantee of longstanding, swift or significant change for poorer school districts.
The cases can also be complicated by economic, political and other factors, and courts can tire of trying to force compliance.
So the Pennsylvania judge’s “nudge” to legislators is only one piece in a larger puzzle that is necessary to solve such a big problem, said Bruce Baker, a University of Miami education professor who researches public school financing. They also urged the state’s divided Legislature and newly elected Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro to act quickly.
He must present his first budget plan to lawmakers in less than four weeks, and plaintiffs’ lawyers hope it will include a significant sum for poorer public schools as a step towards complying with the court’s order. Shapiro has given little indication as to how he will respond, however.
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