The Philadelphia Inquirer: At Long Last, an Equitable Ruling on School Funding. Change Must Now Follow Swiftly. | Editorial

Pennsylvania’s public education funding system was declared unconstitutional by Commonwealth Court President Judge Renée Cohn Jubelirer on Tuesday, concluding that schools are not equitably financed by the state. The long-awaited decision follows a landmark lawsuit that concluded last year and consolidated a seven-year process into a four-month trial. The petitioners, which included advocacy groups, several parents, and six school districts, sued the state over claims that the funding formula discriminates against students in low-income districts. The Education Law Center, the Public Interest Law Center, and O’Melveny & Myers LLP represented the petitioners, highlighting the state’s inability to provide a “thorough and efficient: education for its students.

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