Supreme Court To Hear Lakeview Arguments
By: Import User
Updated: January 7, 2009
Throughout state government, uneasy
officials are bracing for the response of Arkansas` highest court
to the state`s failure to meet a deadline for overhauling the
state`s education system.
The state Supreme Court is scheduled to hear arguments tomorrow.
The court is considering a motion to cut the flow of money to most
state agencies until the Legislature complies with a court order to
change a school funding formula the court unanimously declared
unconstitutional in November 2002.
Despite a four-month regular session last year and a continuing
special session, the state missed a court-imposed January first
deadline for developing a system that provides equal educational
opportunities for all of Arkansas` school children.
Governor Huckabee says he is nervous about what the court may
say.
Huckabee criticized the Legislature for a lack of progress and
says he hopes the court will embrace his idea of the executive and
judicial branches working in concert to carry out the court`s
mandate through the state Department of Education and state Board
of Education.
That would effectively circumvent legislators.
Posted by Mike Hellgren
