A group of parents and educators from across Wisconsin filed a lawsuit Monday against the state legislature, alleging lawmakers have failed to adequately fund public schools.
The 19 plaintiffs, led by the Wisconsin PTA, are asking the Circuit Court of Eau Claire County to hold the Legislature accountable for “not meeting its constitutionally mandated obligation to provide all children with an equal opportunity for a sound basic education.”
The 105-page complaint alleges the decline in student reading and math scores are tied to the decrease in state funding to public schools over the last decade.
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