Georgia School Funding Association

PRESS RELEASES

Consortium reacts to Attorney General’s Opinion
FEB. 4, 2009 		ATLANTA - The Consortium for Adequate School Funding in Georgia reacted today with disbelief to an opinion issued by Georgia’s Attorney General about the authority of local boards of education to create a nonprofit corporation for the purpose of suing the State. The leaders of the Consortium were quick to say, however, that a lawsuit on the State’s constitutional obligation in education can still go forward regardless of this questionable opinion.
Education effort continues despite change in judge
SEPT. 16, 2008 		ATLANTA - The Consortium for Adequate School Funding in Georgia announced today that it has withdrawn its lawsuit in the Fulton County Superior Court so that it can take other actions, including the filing of a new lawsuit in another court in Georgia.

Although Judge Elizabeth E. Long has presided over this case for more than three years, the Consortium learned earlier this month that the case was being transferred from Judge Long to Judge Craig L. Schwall – only seven weeks before the trial was scheduled to begin.

Education lawsuit clears another hurdle
AUG. 12, 2008 		ATLANTA – The Consortium for Adequate School Funding in Georgia announced today that Judge Elizabeth E. Long has denied the State’s Motion for Summary Judgment. Now that this motion has been decided, the long-awaited trial will begin on October 21, 2008.
State moves to fight lawsuit for adequate school funding
JUNE 13, 2006

Related fact sheet:
Fact sheet about the lawsuit on school funding

ATLANTA - The Consortium for Adequate School Funding in Georgia announced today that the State of Georgia has rebuffed its offer to negotiate a settlement of the lawsuit for adequate school funding and has hired a major Atlanta law firm to oppose the Consortium’s efforts to improve the opportunities for Georgia’s children.
Georgia Supreme Court allows lawsuit to proceed
JAN. 5, 2006 		ATLANTA - In a statement issued today, the Consortium for Adequate School Funding in Georgia underscored the significance of the decision by the Georgia Supreme Court in rejecting the motion by the State of Georgia to dismiss the lawsuit brought by the Consortium and others on the State’s responsibility in the financing of Georgia’s schools.

Through a one-sentence order dated December 28, 2005, the Georgia Supreme Court let stand the ruling by Judge Elizabeth E. Long on October 28, 2005, in which she denied the State’s motion to dismiss the lawsuit. The State had appealed Judge Long’s ruling to the Georgia Supreme Court, but only one of the justices voted to hear the appeal. As a result of this order, the case will now proceed to a trial on the facts.

Consortium applauds Judge Long’s ruling
OCT. 28, 2005 		ATLANTA - The Consortium for Adequate School Funding in Georgia praised today’s ruling by Judge Elizabeth E. Long in a landmark case for the future of education in Georgia. In her ruling, Judge Long rejected the motion by the State to dismiss a lawsuit brought by the Consortium and others.
Consortium responds to recommended education budget
JAN. 18, 2005 		ATLANTA - Following the budget hearings at the State Capitol yesterday, the board of directors of the Consortium for Adquate School Funding in Georgia expressed grave concern about the implications of the recommended budget for the education of Georgia's students.
Consortium files lawsuit for adequate school funding
SEPT. 14, 2005

Related fact sheets:
1. General information about the lawsuit
2. A summary of the financial crisis facing Georgia's schools
3. Frequently asked questions

ATLANTA - The Consortium for Adequate School Funding in Georgia filed a lawsuit against the State of Georgia in Fulton County Superior Court today to seek additional funding for Georgia's schools. This lawsuit is based on the State's obligation under the Georgia Constitution (Article VIII, Section 1) to provide an adequate education for all of its children.