By Barbara Tetreault
BERLIN — Twenty-five school districts across the state, including Berlin, have thrown their support behind the latest school funding lawsuit now before the state Supreme Court.
kAm%96 5:DEC:4ED[ 2=@?8 H:E9 E96 }]w] $49@@= q@2C5D pDD@4:2E:@?[ @? yF?6 ae 7:=65 2 cf\A286 3C:67 DFAA@CE:?8 E96 =2HDF:E 2?5 :ED A@D:E:@? E92E E96 DE2E6 :D ?@E >66E:?8 :ED 4@?DE:EFE:@?2= @3=:82E:@? E@ 256BF2E6=J 7F?5 65F42E:@?] %96 3C:67 2D<D E92E E96 =68:D=2EFC6 36 C6BF:C65 E@ 4@>6 FA H:E9 2 D@=FE:@? 3J yF=J `[ a_a` 2?5 “6?5 E96 :?;FDE:46 2?5 F?72:C?6DD E92E 4@?E:?F6 E@ 277=:4E @FC D49@@= 49:=5C6? 2?5 @FC E2IA2J6CD]”k^Am
kAmsFC:?8 2 4@?76C6?46 42== =2DE (65?6D52J[ pEE@C?6J y@9? %@3:? D2:5 E96 :?6BF:EJ @7 E96 7F?5:?8 DJDE6> 92D 8@?6 324<H2C5D D:?46 E96 DE2E6 $FAC6>6 r@FCE CF=65 :? E96 `hh_’D E92E E96 DE2E6 925 E@ AC@G:56 2? 256BF2E6 65F42E:@? 7@C DEF56?ED :? 8C256D z\`a] %@3:?[ H9@ H2D @?6 @7 =2HJ6CD @? E96 @C:8:?2= =2HDF:E[ D2:5 E96 DE2E6 ?@H 4@G6CD =6DD E92? 2 E9:C5 @7 65F42E:@? 4@DED] pEE@C?6J }2E2=:6 {27=2>>6[ 2 q6C=:? w:89 8C25F2E6[ D2:5 D96 H2D 7@FC J62CD @=5 H96? E96 7:CDE DF:E H2D 7:=65 2?5 E96 :DDF6 A=2J65 @FE @G6C 96C 6?E:C6 AF3=:4 D49@@= 42C66C]k^Am
kAm%96 3C:67 7@4FD6D 962G:=J @? E96 5:DA2C:EJ :? AC@A6CEJ E2I C2E6D 2>@?8 >F?:4:A2=:E:6D 3642FD6 @7 E96 DE2E6’D 7F?5:?8 7@C>F=2 2?5 6DA64:2==J E96 3FC56? @? AC@A6CEJ A@@C 4@>>F?:E:6D =:<6 q6C=:?]k^Am
kAmp 4@>>F?:EJ =:<6 !@CED>@FE9[ H:E9 2 9:89 AC@A6CEJ G2=F2E:@? W @C 2 AC@A6CEJ H62=E9J 5:DEC:4EX 42? C2:D6 >@?6J E@ 7F==J 7F?5 :ED D49@@= DJDE6> H9:=6 <66A:?8 E2I6D C6=2E:G6=J =@H] q6C=:?[ H:E9 @?6 @7 E96 =@H6DE @G6C2== G2=F2E:@?D[ 92D 2 9:89 D49@@= E2I C2E6 2?5 :D 7@C465 E@ 4FE @E96C 3F586ED E@ 7F?5 65F42E:@?] %96 3C:67 4:E6D }w] s6A2CE>6?E @7 t5F42E:@? 7:8FC6D D9@H:?8 E92E 7@C E96 a_`g\`h D49@@= J62C q6C=:?’D E@E2= D49@@= E2I H2D S`f]ca 4@>A2C65 E@ Se]cg 7@C !@CED>@FE9]k^Am
kAm“%96 C6DF=E :D E92E E96 AC@A6CEJ\A@@C 5:DEC:4ED >FDE :>A@D6 =@42= D49@@= E2I6D 2E >F49 9:896C C2E6D E92? E96:C AC@A6CEJ\H62=E9J 4@F?E6CA2CED[ 3FE 6G6? H96? E96J 5@ D@[ E96J 42??@E 277@C5 E@ DFAA@CE E96:C D49@@=D 2E E96 =6G6= E92E AC@A6CEJ\ H62=E9J 5:DEC:4ED 42?[” E96 3C:67 DE2E6D]k^Am
kAmq6C=:? H2D 7@C465 E@ 4=@D6 2 D49@@= 3F:=5:?8 =2DE J62C 2?5 4@?D@=:52E65 8C256D :? EH@ 3F:=5:?8D] qFE :E :D ?@E E96 @?=J AC@A6CEJ A@@C 4@>>F?:EJ DECF88=:?8 E@ 7F?5 65F42E:@?] r=2C6>@?E $49@@= q@2C5 r92:C uC2?< $AC28F6 D2:5 9:D 4:EJ 92D E96 9:896DE E2I C2E6 :? E96 DE2E6 2?5 92D 925 E@ >2<6 4FED 2?5 4@?D@=:52E6 :? 2? 677@CE E@ 2G@:5 4FEE:?8 @AA@CEF?:E:6D 7@C :ED DEF56?ED] w6 D2:5 E96 D49@@= 5:DEC:4E 2=D@ 7:?5D E92E :E C64CF:ED E62496CD @?=J E@ D66 E96> =62G6 7@C 5:DEC:4ED H96C6 D2=2C:6D 2C6 a_ E@ b_ A6C46?E 9:896C]k^Am
kAm(:??:DBF2> #68:@?2= $49@@= q@2C5 r92:C y2D6? $E@4< D2:5 E96 E9C66 E@H?D E92E >2<6 FA 9:D 5:DEC:4E 92G6 5:776C6?E D49@@= E2I C2E6D C2?8:?8 7C@> S`_]fc E@ S`a]bf] w6 D2:5 E96 5:DA2C:EJ 4C62E6D 2 5:77:4F=E 6?G:C@?>6?E E@ 3F586E 2?5 5@ =@?8\E6C> A=2??:?8]k^Am
kAm“(6 5@ <?@H H6 42?’E <66A C2:D:?8 E2I6D @? E9@D6 H9@ 42? =62DE 277@C5 :E[” D2:5 w@A<:?E@? $49@@= q@2C5 r92:C y:> ~’qC:6?]k^Am
kAmx7 E96 DE2E6 H2?ED E@ 36 4@>A6E:E:G6 :? 2EEC24E:?8 H@C<6CD E@ }6H w2>AD9:C6[ }2D9F2 $49@@= q@2C5 r92:C w62E96C #2J>@?5 D2:5 J@F?8 72>:=:6D =@@< 2E E96 65F42E:@? DJDE6>] z66A:?8 FA H:E9 @E96C DE2E6D C6BF:C6D >2<:?8 65F42E:@? 2 AC:@C:EJ :? E96 DE2E6 3F586E 25565 |2?496DE6C $49@@= ':46 r92:C {6D=:6 (2?E]k^Am
kAmr@?E@@4@@< '2==6J $49@@= s:DEC:4E[ ;@:?65 3J E9C66 @E96C D49@@= 5:DEC:4ED[ DF65 E96 DE2E6 :? r96D9:C6 $FA6C:@C r@FCE 324< :? |2C49 a_`h[ 2C8F:?8 E96 DE2E6 5@6D ?@E >66E :ED 4@?DE:EFE:@?2= @3=:82E:@? E@ 256BF2E6=J 7F?5 65F42E:@? 7@C 2== D49@@= 5:DEC:4ED] %96 4@FCE D:565 H:E9 E96 D49@@= 5:DEC:4ED 2?5 7@F?5 E96 4FCC6?E D49@@= 7F?5:?8 7@C>F=2 F?4@?DE:EFE:@?2=] %96 DE2E6 2AA62=65 E96 42D6 E@ $FA6C:@C r@FCE 2?5 E96 D49@@= 5:DEC:4E 7@==@H65 H:E9 2 4C@DD 2AA62=]k^Am
kAmx? E96 =2DE EH@ 564256D[ E96 DE2E6 $FAC6>6 r@FCE 92D EH:46 CF=65 :? 72G@C @7 D49@@= 5:DEC:4ED @? E96 :DDF6 @7 D49@@= 7F?5:?8 3FE E96 =68:D=2EFC6 92D ?6G6C 7@==@H65 7F==J 7@==@H65 E9C@F89] %@3:? H2D 2D<65 H9J 96 E9@F89E 2 72G@C23=6 564:D:@? E9:D E:>6 H@F=5 3C:?8 2 5:776C6?E C6DF=E]k^Am
kAmx? AC6G:@FD J62CD[ %@3:? D2:5 D49@@= 7F?5:?8 25G@42E6D 62C?65 =682= G:4E@C:6D 3FE 5:5?’E 86E E96 A@=:E:42= DFAA@CE] %9:D E:>6[ 96 D2:5 E96J 2C6 H@C<:?8 E@ 3F:=5 E92E DFAA@CE] w6 A@:?E65 E@ 2 D6C:6D @7 7@CF>D @? D49@@= 7F?5:?8 E92E H6C6 96=5 E9C@F89@FE E96 DE2E6 @G6C E96 A2DE J62C] p?5 96 A@:?E65 @FE E96 3C:67 2=D@ 2D<D E96 4@FCE E@ D6E 2 yF=J a_a` 5625=:?6]k^Am
kAm%96 =68:D=2EFC6 92D 6DE23=:D965 2 4@>>:DD:@? E@ A6C7@C> 2 56E2:=65 DEF5J @7 D49@@= 7F?5:?8 2?5 :ED C6A@CE :D 5F6 pF8] `k^Am
kAm%96 p>6C:42? r:G:= {:36CE:6D &?:@? 7:=65 2 3C:67 :? DFAA@CE @7 E96 D49@@= 5:DEC:4ED H9:=6 $E2E6 $6?2E@CD w2C@=5 uC6?49 2?5 #@36CE v:F52 2?5 #6AC6D6?E2E:G6D vC68@CJ 9:==[ r2C@= |4vF:C6[ 2?5 p?5C6H #6?KF==@ 7:=65 :? @AA@D:E:@? E@ E96 D49@@= 5:DEC:4ED]k^Am
(0) comments
Welcome to the discussion.
Log In
Keep it Clean. Please avoid obscene, vulgar, lewd, racist or sexually-oriented language.
PLEASE TURN OFF YOUR CAPS LOCK.
Don't Threaten. Threats of harming another person will not be tolerated.
Be Truthful. Don't knowingly lie about anyone or anything.
Be Nice. No racism, sexism or any sort of -ism that is degrading to another person.
Be Proactive. Use the 'Report' link on each comment to let us know of abusive posts.
Share with Us. We'd love to hear eyewitness accounts, the history behind an article.