Rhode Island

Historical Background

In 1995, the Rhode Island Supreme Court held, in City of Pawtucket v. Sundlun, 662 A.2d 40, that Rhode Island's statutory scheme for financing public education did "not violate either the education clause or the equal-protection provision of the State Constitution." The court interpreted the education clause as providing the legislature with great discretion in this area and advised plaintiffs to seek a remedy "in that forum rather than in the courts."

Last updated, March 2008