Judge rules Arizona school funding violates state constitution

Published August 14, 2025 3:56pm ET



A state judge ruled Arizona’s method of funding its K-12 schools was unconstitutional because it did not provide for some school districts’ minimum needs. 

Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Dewain Fox found the funding system violated a requirement in the Arizona Constitution that the state establish “a general and uniform public school system.”

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