TWO SCHOOL FUNDING BATTLES

From the Rockingham News (Pleistow, NH), we learn about a bill pending at the statehouse in Concord to strip judges of jurisdiction over school funding cases. That bill, the latest stage in a battle with the state high court started over a decade ago, is up for a vote on January 22. In related news, a school voucher bill was sent back to education authorities for further study. For some background on the NH case, see this page at ACCESS, a project of the Campaign for Fiscal Equity. And from the Times Record (Fort Smith, AK), we learn about ongoing attempts by the state legislature toward meeting court-imposed education funding standards. For background, see here.