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Tuesday, July 22, 2008
Can money fix schools?
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The battle over how Georgia supports education continues.
You may remember back in 2004 when a group of about 50 mostly rural school districts sued Georgia for failing to provide an adequate education. The Consortium for Adequate School Funding in Georgia claims the state doesn’t give districts enough money to operate schools. This lack of funding, they argue, has caused poor student achievement.
The state attorney general’s office has filed briefs disagreeing with the group. The state has asked for summary judgment in the case and arguments on the motion will be heard today.
The suit will likely go to trial. If the consortium wins, Georgia could be forced to spend more on education or change the way it distributes money among the state’s 180 school districts.
Are our academic problems something money can fix? Does the state need to change the way it funds schools?
