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Texas is in the middle of a court battle over how to fund public schools. It's a cycle that happens about once a decade. The latest case is before the Texas Supreme Court after a judge ruled the current school finance system unconstitutional. Decades of costly court fights and political battles have created a system that many contend fails to provide an adequate education for the state’s neediest students. Many children are from low-income families and are still learning English — two fast-growing groups in Texas. This series explores one of the fundamental questions in the decades-long debate: Is school funding in Texas fair? Or is it falling short?
