Texas Ruling Paves Way for Education Reform
BevK December 24th, 2005
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,179640,00.html
Anyone who has tracked the outbreak of lawsuits challenging states’ education funding over the last several years knows about the Texas miracle: A few weeks ago, the Texas Supreme Court declared that educational “adequacy” is not synonymous with “more money.”
I live in Nevada where the Supreme Court in 2003 set aside part of the Nevada constitution in order to allow a tax increase to fund education.
Read about it here: Judicial Activism in Nevada:
State Supreme Court Trumps Will of the People
So this ruling is an amazing thing, since it specifically states that more money isn’t the solution to public education’s problems.
According to the majority, “While the end-product of public education is related to the resources available for its use … more money does not guarantee better schools or more educated students.” The Court also accurately says that, “structural changes, and not merely increased funding, are needed in the public education system.”
