Abbott v. Suburbs, the Next School Funding Struggle?

The ghost of three decades of Abbott v. Burke litigation hovered over the state Supreme Court’s 21st Abbott ruling yesterday. It was evident in the divided and defiant ruling that strictly addressed only the 31 original Abbott districts. And it was equally evident in the tensions that almost immediately surfaced concerning other urban and suburban districts that are also calling for financial relief.

In fact, the fate of "non-Abbott" districts may well represent the real challenge of the next five weeks run-up to the budget vote. They don’t want to be left out, and the court has made it clear that money won't be coming from the latest Abbott decision.

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