State, ACLU Settle Suit on Unequal Education.
Thursday, August 12, 2004 at 04:21PM
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- Californnia to set aside 1 Billion to Improve Schools
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's administration and the
American Civil Liberties Union have tentatively settled a major
education lawsuit that accused the state of denying poor children
adequate textbooks, trained teachers and safe classrooms, lawyers for
both sides said Tuesday. The proposed agreement would require the state
to devote as much as $1 billion over a period of several years for
2,400 low-performing schools to repair deteriorating facilities and $50
million to assess such needs. It also would provide nearly $139 million
this year for textbooks. The lawsuit, which was filed in May 2000 in
San Francisco Superior Court, alleged that the state deprives tens of
thousands of low-income students the necessities for a quality
education, such as adequately trained teachers, functioning toilets,
modern textbooks, and proper heat and air conditioning. [more 
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