Oklahoma Funding Adequacy Suit Dismissed with Prejudice
As I write this, I’m certain officials and staff of the Oklahoma Education Association, in concert with their colleagues at NEA, are crafting a statement to explain why today’s dismissal, with prejudice, of their public education “adequacy and equity” in funding lawsuit, isn’t really a defeat. Or maybe the spin will be that it is evidence of the right wing’s control over the judicial system. Or something. I have confidence in the union’s PR professionals.
The lawsuit was filed with much fanfare, with the help of a three-year, $5 per member annual assessment, and certainly a great deal of legal and staff help from NEA. You can read all the buildup on OEA’s web site.
Five dollars isn’t a lot of money, but I’m thinking that right about now, OEA members would rather have used it for a hefty latte and a muffin rather than court fees for a frivolous lawsuit.
