“The governor and conservative lawmakers will bluster, accusing judges of ‘a temper tantrum’ and the like, but they brought this trouble on themselves and the state.
“The move to block-grant funding last year saddles school districts with a fixed amount of funding for two years, regardless of developments such as an influx of at-risk students or variations in local property taxes. Lawmakers compounded the problem by allocating less for education than they knew would be needed.”
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