School Finance Case Draws to Close in N.Y.

Both sides in a lawsuit that could cost the state of New York several billion more dollars in aid to New York City schools agree on this: The city's public education system isn't in the best of shape.

But lawyers for the state and for the coalition of advocacy groups that is suing it clashed over the degree of the problems during closing arguments in a long-running school finance trial here last week.

The state contended that the district, whatever its shortcomings, provides youngsters with the basic education...

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