Tag: poor school districts

Local officials praise ruling on ‘inadequate’ school financing

By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com Local and state officials have praised the decision of State District Judge John K. Dietz, of Travis County, to find the Texas school finance system unconstitutionally inadequate for school children in Texas. Such action comes after Dietz made a similar ruling on Feb. 4, 2013, that culminated a three-month …

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MALDEF ruling a victory for SBCISD

By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com Travis County District Court Judge John K. Dietz ruled Monday that the Texas public school finance system is “arbitrary, inequitable and inadequate under the Texas Constitution,” a victory for the Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund (MALDEF) lawsuit and the numerous school districts considered poor, including San …

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