Pendleton School District 16R v. State

Plaintiffs in this case are 18 school districts and seven public school students. They filed this action against the State of Oregon, seeking a declaratory judgment that Article VIII, section 8, of the Oregon Constitution requires that the legislature fund the Oregon public school system at a level sufficient to meet certain quality educational goals established by law and a mandatory injunction directing the legislature to appropriate the necessary funds. The trial court granted summary judgment against plaintiffs, and the Court of Appeals affirmed. Pendleton School Dist. v. State of Oregon,…