New York Appeals School Funding Decision.

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New York State is appealing a landmark court ruling that ordered a major increase in spending on New York City schools. A state judge ruled that the state had not met its obligation, under the State Constitution, to provide a "sound, basic education" to the city's children--a goal that the judge said would simply require much more money. He also concluded that the system violated federal civil rights laws, because black and Hispanic children are more likely than whites to receive a substandard education. Complying with the judge's ruling could force the state...