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Article published Jan 6, 2004
School funding lawsuit reopens
South Carolina's
"one-size-fits-all" approach to funding schools makes it difficult for some of
the state's poorest students to get a decent education, state Sen. John Land
testified Monday as a lengthy school funding trial resumed.The state hasn't
given schools enough money to adequately fund education during the past three
decades, said Land, the first witness on the stand since the trial took a break
last fall.About three dozen rural school districts sued the state, claiming the
way the state funds education shortchanges schools. Entering its eighth week,
the trial is expected to turn more political as high-ranking education officials
and legislators testify.