Mont. Districts Reopen School-Finance Challenge

Frustrated by what they see as the legislature's failure to provide adequate state aid, a group of low-wealth Montana school districts has launched a new round of the finance-equity challenge that led to the overturning of the state's school-funding system three years ago.

In a suit filed last month, the 65 districts charge that the legislature has not provided sufficient financial support to bring the state's foundation formula into compliance with a judge's order...