Missouri Education Funding Lawsuits

It looks as if the lawsuits are over for now. Recently, a Cole County judge completed his rulings against numerous Missouri school districts, known as CEE, suing the state looking for more funding.
Most suburban districts in this area were not plaintiffs in the case. Instead, they entered the case as an intervening party known as the Coalition for Excellent Schools. Rockwood and Mehlville were active leaders in these efforts. For area taxpayers and schools, this was pretty much a draw. Had the judge ruled in favor of the CEE, state funding could have been reduced for our schools. This was favorable. Unfortunately, we were unsuccessful in our arguments that the current state tax assessment practices were blatantly unfair.
This fight is not over. I expect the Coalition For Excellent Schools to take this matter to federal court. You heard it here first.