BREAKING: Supreme Court ends Lake View

Today's ruling finds that the constitutional deficiencies in our public schools have been cured, ending the long-running case. The Court held as follows:

The General Assembly has taken the required and necessary legislative steps to assure that the school children of this state are provided an adequate education and a substantially equal educational opportunity. A critical component of this undertaking has been the comprehensive system for accounting and accountability, which has been put in place to provide state oversight of school-district expenditures. What is especially meaningful to this court is the Masters' finding that the General Assembly has expressly shown that constitutional compliance in the field of education is an ongoing task requiring constant study, review, and adjustment. In this court's view, Act 57 of the Second Extraordinary Session of 2003, requiring annual adequacy review by legislative committees, and Act 108 of the Second Extraordinary Session of 2003, establishing education as the State's first funding priority, are the cornerstones for assuring future compliance.

The opinion, written by Justice Robert L. Brown, directs the clerk to issue the mandate.

Update: Here are some newly-posted articles from around the state/nation:
Key dates in long-running Ark. school funding case [AP]
Court: State now complies with school funding standards [AP]
Broadway thrilled with high court decision [Benton Courier]
Arkansas court ends school-funding suit [Houston Chronicle]
KERA Tactics Fail in Arkansas [Bluegrass Policy]
Arkansas court ends school-funding suit [Bradenton (Fla.) Herald]
Arkansas: School Financing Is Adequate, Court Rules [New York Times]