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Pendleton School District 16R v. State of Oregon, 345 Or 596 (2009)
The Oregon Supreme Court said courts can declare that the Legislature failed to fully fund schools under Article VIII, section 8, but cannot order it to spend more. It explains why the quality funding requirement is mostly enforced politically, not in court.
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- Date
- January 23, 2009
- Type
- other
- Government
- Oregon
- Topic
- School funding
- Number
- 345 Or 596
- Published by
- Oregon Supreme Court (copy hosted by Harvard Law School)
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