Public Education: Still An Issue Of Legal And Moral Responsibility

I have long believed that if the State does NOT want to assume its constitutional responsibility to provide a quality education to every child, then legislators need to change the law. Every two years lawmakers appear to look at doing just that.

Currently the State is guilty of violating its mandated responsibility to parents and their children. Personally, I advocate a class-action lawsuit against the State by parents and educators. Unfortunately, it seems like any effort to resolve an educational issue in this state results from the judicial and not the legislative system.

Several years ago a court decision found the current financing system illegal. Interestingly enough it was the court that originally determined the current financing method, which includes the “Robin Hood” clause