Education Law,
Civil Litigation
Jul. 6, 2021
Charter school students say they are disadvantaged in state funding
A law passed during the school shutdowns set complex funding formulas based on a school’s average daily attendance. The plaintiffs argue the formula was based on the prior year enrollment, causing a disadvantage to charter schools, especially those that have grown recently.




SACRAMENTO -- A superior court judge appeared skeptical of attorneys who argued Friday that charter school students were disadvantaged by the state's school funding formula during the pandemic.
Judge James P. Arguelles did not rule after the oral arguments. But he issued a tentative ruling before the hearing that would dismiss both cases.
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