Education advocates have been expecting a decision this week on the NEWS trial, however we just received this email from NEWS:
While this week marks the 90-day point following the end of the NEWS trial — the time period set for a ruling to be issued by King County Superior Court Judge John Erlick — NEWS has now learned that the court is considering the 90-day period to have begun following the submission of post-trial briefs by both NEWS and the State. Those briefs were submitted approximately one month after the end of the trial. The court has advised us to expect a ruling to be issued on or before Feb. 23. We will keep you posted on the exact ruling date and share the news with you on the court’s decision as soon as possible.
NEWS (Network for Excellent Schools in Washington) is a lawsuit filed by more than 70 school districts, education associations, and non-profit organizations alleging that the state is failing to meet its constitutional and paramount duty of making ample provision for the education of all children
