West Orange-Cove Consolidated I.S.D. v. Alanis

In the 1989-1990 school year, during which this Court issued its landmark Edge-wood I decision, funding for primary and secondary education in Texas totaled $15.3 billion. Tex. Educ. Agency. Snapshot 1990: 1989-90 School District Profiles, at 19 (1991). Since that decision, the funding disparity among school districts has decreased significantly, and student test scores and other indicia of educational quality have increased statewide. However, like all government services, education costs money. By the 2000-2001 school year, total funding for primary and secondary education had risen to…