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Thursday, July 13, 2006

Ind. Courts - Still more on: ISTA sues over school funding

On April 19, 2006, the ILB had this entry about the Indiana State Teachers Association suing the State over school funding, including a quote from the Gary Post Tribune:

They hired Boston-based attorney Michael Weisman, the man who successfully sued the Massachusetts Commission of Education.

Over the past 13 years, Weisman said, his litigation has helped boost Massachusetts schools with $30 billion in funding.

He’s hoping to be just as successful in Indiana, which has a similar constitutional requirement to educate children.

On April 20th, there was more, including my statement that I would try to obtain a copy of the complaint. Well, I never did obtain a copy, although a story in the Louisville Courier Journal reported that at a press conference, "Weisman distributed copies of the lawsuit, which emphasizes lows ISTEP scores statewide, as well as low SAT scores and graduation rates."

This April 21st ILB entry has fairly extensive reports on the initial stages of the suit.

The Defendant Responds. This evening I have received copies of the State of Indiana's motion to dismiss and memorandum in support of motion to dismiss, filed today, July 13th, in Marion Superior Court. The case name is Bonner v. State.

Posted by Marcia Oddi on July 13, 2006 08:37 PM
Posted to Indiana Courts