Columbia Falls Elementary School District v. State
2005 MT 69 (2005)
Opinion Summary
Held that Montana's school funding system violated the state constitution's mandate for a 'quality' public education. Found that the legislature had failed to adequately define or fund the educational quality required by the constitution and ordered the legislature to remedy the system.
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Case Information
- Court
- Supreme Court of Montana
- Court Level
- State Supreme Court
- Date Decided
- Tuesday, March 22, 2005
- Citation
- 2005 MT 69 (2005)
- Jurisdiction
- Montana
Legal Topics
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