1993 School Funding System Constitutional Holding

In the Alabama Coalition for Equity litigation, the Montgomery County Circuit Court held in 1993 that Alabama's public school funding system violated the Alabama Constitution and ordered development of a remedy. The challenge included unequal educational opportunities and disparities in school facilities.

State

Alabama

Topic

JUD.2 Facilities Adequacy

Applies to

Alabama's statewide public education funding system, including disparities affecting school facilities.

Trigger

Constitutional challenge to Alabama's public school funding system.

Conditions

The holding arose from a constitutional challenge to unequal educational opportunities and disparities in school facilities.

Exceptions

Later proceedings limited continued judicial involvement, culminating in dismissal of the litigation in 2002.

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