... an equal and adequate educational opportunity. No one who looked at our public schools before the so-called "Lake View" court case could honestly say the state's little bitty schools offer the same academic opportunities as schools such ...

I spoke last week to a Conway Chamber of Commerce luncheon, explaining that the Lake View court case essentially means that Arkansas now effectively has only one statewide school district. Former State Sen. Stanley Russ interjected ...

... bonded debt at a school board meeting Monday. "There are a lot of economic factors that have developed" since the Lake View court decision, which declared the state's funding formula unfair, Superintendent Mark Crowder said. Beardsley said ...

... Tuesday to discuss whether to cancel the special election scheduled for later this month to refinance bonds. The recent Lake View court decision has caused board members to re-evaluate the situation. The reissuance of the bonds would be used to fund ...

... seems to care about everybody's children." Gill said because of her job, she can't discuss her opinion of the Lake View court decision or related issues, such as consolidation. "Because I work with the Department of Education, those thoughts ...

... of the 25-mill minimum required by the state in maintenance and operation. Before the Supreme Court ruled in the Lake View court case, schools used excess debt service for maintenance and operation. Lake View's ruling, which said funding ...

... continue to make sound decisions for the district." He said it was good to have met the requirement spelled out in the Lake View court ruling of having 25 mills dedicated to M and O by January 2004. The district, with a millage of 32.2, had only ...

... and creates more poverty. So, our super intellectual state government is advocating more sales taxes to meet the Lake View court order and improve education. Gov. Huckabee says it must be a 1 percent sales tax increase. Some legislators say ...

... nationwide trend because of a lack of funding. "It's not going to get better - it's going to get much worse." The Lake View court case, which ruled that public education was inequitably and inadequately funded, has made an impact by forcing funding ...

... decision on the Lake View case would hurt his campaign for the high court. He also said people should not confuse the Lake View court ruling with consolidation, which the Legislature approved during a special session. The new law requires administrative ...