The article I found and would like to introduce was located in The TexasTribune it covers the Texas school finance case that began on October 22.The article is by Elena Schneider and Morgan Smith published on Febuary 4,2013 titled School Finance Ruling Favors Districts. State district Judge John Dietz ruled that Texas is violating the constitution of our state by not adequately funding public school education. The case involves three fourths of the school districts that serve Texas children versus the State of Texas. Since 1984 the state has been sued six times due to state funding to schools. State district Judge John Dietz said the state has created a tax that shifts paying for K-12 education to local level instead of the state taking care of the bill its self. The case will most likely go to the Texas Supreme Court to be appealed but as of now the school districts have won. If the appeal does not go through it is believed that K-12 funding will be reviewed in 2014 durning a special session.
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