Equity and Adequacy in Education Finance: Issues and Perspectives (1999)

Chapter: 6 Educational Adequacy and the Courts: The Promise and Problems of Moving to a New Paradigm

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Suggested Citation: "6 Educational Adequacy and the Courts: The Promise and Problems of Moving to a New Paradigm." National Research Council. 1999. Equity and Adequacy in Education Finance: Issues and Perspectives. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/6166.

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Suggested Citation: "6 Educational Adequacy and the Courts: The Promise and Problems of Moving to a New Paradigm." National Research Council. 1999. Equity and Adequacy in Education Finance: Issues and Perspectives. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/6166.
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Suggested Citation: "6 Educational Adequacy and the Courts: The Promise and Problems of Moving to a New Paradigm." National Research Council. 1999. Equity and Adequacy in Education Finance: Issues and Perspectives. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/6166.
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Suggested Citation: "6 Educational Adequacy and the Courts: The Promise and Problems of Moving to a New Paradigm." National Research Council. 1999. Equity and Adequacy in Education Finance: Issues and Perspectives. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/6166.
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Suggested Citation: "6 Educational Adequacy and the Courts: The Promise and Problems of Moving to a New Paradigm." National Research Council. 1999. Equity and Adequacy in Education Finance: Issues and Perspectives. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/6166.
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Suggested Citation: "6 Educational Adequacy and the Courts: The Promise and Problems of Moving to a New Paradigm." National Research Council. 1999. Equity and Adequacy in Education Finance: Issues and Perspectives. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/6166.
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Suggested Citation: "6 Educational Adequacy and the Courts: The Promise and Problems of Moving to a New Paradigm." National Research Council. 1999. Equity and Adequacy in Education Finance: Issues and Perspectives. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/6166.
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Suggested Citation: "6 Educational Adequacy and the Courts: The Promise and Problems of Moving to a New Paradigm." National Research Council. 1999. Equity and Adequacy in Education Finance: Issues and Perspectives. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/6166.
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Suggested Citation: "6 Educational Adequacy and the Courts: The Promise and Problems of Moving to a New Paradigm." National Research Council. 1999. Equity and Adequacy in Education Finance: Issues and Perspectives. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/6166.
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Suggested Citation: "6 Educational Adequacy and the Courts: The Promise and Problems of Moving to a New Paradigm." National Research Council. 1999. Equity and Adequacy in Education Finance: Issues and Perspectives. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/6166.
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Suggested Citation: "6 Educational Adequacy and the Courts: The Promise and Problems of Moving to a New Paradigm." National Research Council. 1999. Equity and Adequacy in Education Finance: Issues and Perspectives. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/6166.
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Suggested Citation: "6 Educational Adequacy and the Courts: The Promise and Problems of Moving to a New Paradigm." National Research Council. 1999. Equity and Adequacy in Education Finance: Issues and Perspectives. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/6166.
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Suggested Citation: "6 Educational Adequacy and the Courts: The Promise and Problems of Moving to a New Paradigm." National Research Council. 1999. Equity and Adequacy in Education Finance: Issues and Perspectives. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/6166.
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Suggested Citation: "6 Educational Adequacy and the Courts: The Promise and Problems of Moving to a New Paradigm." National Research Council. 1999. Equity and Adequacy in Education Finance: Issues and Perspectives. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/6166.
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Suggested Citation: "6 Educational Adequacy and the Courts: The Promise and Problems of Moving to a New Paradigm." National Research Council. 1999. Equity and Adequacy in Education Finance: Issues and Perspectives. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/6166.
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Suggested Citation: "6 Educational Adequacy and the Courts: The Promise and Problems of Moving to a New Paradigm." National Research Council. 1999. Equity and Adequacy in Education Finance: Issues and Perspectives. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/6166.
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Suggested Citation: "6 Educational Adequacy and the Courts: The Promise and Problems of Moving to a New Paradigm." National Research Council. 1999. Equity and Adequacy in Education Finance: Issues and Perspectives. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/6166.
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Suggested Citation: "6 Educational Adequacy and the Courts: The Promise and Problems of Moving to a New Paradigm." National Research Council. 1999. Equity and Adequacy in Education Finance: Issues and Perspectives. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/6166.
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Suggested Citation: "6 Educational Adequacy and the Courts: The Promise and Problems of Moving to a New Paradigm." National Research Council. 1999. Equity and Adequacy in Education Finance: Issues and Perspectives. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/6166.
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Suggested Citation: "6 Educational Adequacy and the Courts: The Promise and Problems of Moving to a New Paradigm." National Research Council. 1999. Equity and Adequacy in Education Finance: Issues and Perspectives. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/6166.
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