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Missouri's Attorney General Jay Nixon has asked a circuit court to put a hold on an education funding lawsuit. KSMU's Missy Shelton reports.
A COALITION OF 256 SCHOOL DISTRICTS FILED A LAWSUIT, CLAIMING STATE FUNDING OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS ISN'T ADEQUATE AND ISN'T DISTRIBUTED TO SCHOOL DISTRICTS FAIRLY.
THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS INVOLVED IN THE LAWSUIT ARE ASKING THE COURTS TO RULE UNCONSTITUTIONAL THE EDUCATION FUNDING FORMULA, WHICH IS THE MECHANISM USED TO CALCULATE HOW MUCH STATE FUNDING DISTRICTS RECEIVE.
JIM GARDENER IS THE PRESS SECRETARY FOR ATTORNEY GENERAL JAY NIXON.
GARDENER EXPLAINS WHY NIXON WANTS THE COURTS TO HOLD UP THE LAWSUIT
BUT SCHOOL OFFICIALS INVOLVED IN THE LAWSUIT SAY THEY'VE TRIED AND FAILED TO GET LAWMAKERS TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEMS WITH EDUCATION FUNDING.
DR. STEPHEN KLEINSMITH IS THE SUPERINTENDENT OF THE NIXA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, WHICH IS PART OF THE LAWSUIT.
KLEINSMITH SAYS HE BELIEVES THAT JAY NIXON, A DEMOCRAT IS ASKING THE COURTS TO PUT OFF THE EDUCATION FUNDING LAWSUIT FOR POLITICAL REASONS.
HE SAYS NIXON IS WANTING TO PUT THE PRESSURE ON REPUBLICAN LAWMAKERS AND GOVERNOR-ELECT MATT BLUNT, A REPUBLICAN.
BUT THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH POLITICS, ACCORDING TO JAY NIXON'S SPOKESMAN JIM GARDENER.
HE SAYS IF HISTORY IS ANY INDICATOR, THE COURTS LIKELY WILL INSTRUCT LAWMAKERS TO RE-WRITE THE FORMULA ANYWAY.
THE ATTORNEY GENERAL FILED THE MOTION IN COLE COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT WEDNESDAY, ASKING THE EDUCATION FUNDING LAWSUIT TO BE PUT ON HOLD...THE COURT HASN'T RULED ON THE MOTION.
