Court denies intervention requests, keeping focus of lawsuit on Wisconsin’s constitutional obligation to adequately fund public schools
Today in Wisconsin PTA v. Wisconsin State Assembly, the Court denied a motion to intervene filed by independent charter school advocates. Combined with the Court's earlier decision denying intervention by private voucher school interests, today's ruling keeps the case focused on its central question: whether Wisconsin is meeting its constitutional obligation to adequately fund public district schools. Public school parents, represented by the Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL), remain intervenors in the case.
With the intervention issues now resolved, the parties will work with the Court to establish a schedule for the next phase of the litigation, including briefing on the defendants' motion to dismiss.
Law Forward remains committed to moving this case forward and demonstrating that Wisconsin's school funding system is failing to meet the constitutional promise of providing every child access to a quality public education.
Below is a statement from Rachel Snyder, Policy Counsel at Law Forward:
"We are pleased the Court has continued to keep this case focused on its core purpose: whether Wisconsin is fulfilling its constitutional obligation to adequately fund public schools. Today's ruling clears the way for the case to move forward on the merits.”
“Every student deserves access to a quality public education, regardless of their ZIP code. For too long, school districts across Wisconsin have struggled under a funding system that leaves students, educators, and communities without the resources they need to succeed. We look forward to working with the Court and the parties to establish the next steps in this litigation and ultimately presenting the evidence demonstrating why Wisconsin's school funding system must be fixed."