After eight years of hard-fought litigation, we at the Arizona Center for Law in the Public Interest are celebrating a major victory for Arizona's public schools. In August, Judge Dewain Fox ruled that Arizona’s funding for the capital needs of Arizona’s public schools is unconstitutional and must be reformed.

Arizona Public Schools were falling apart: failing air conditioning units, roofs literally collapsing, obvious mold on walls and ceilings, old buildings built with no security to keep kids safe, unsafe drinking water. And horrifyingly, so, so much more.  And the state agency charged with fixing these problems is constantly out of money.  So, except for wealthier districts that can raise local money, schools throughout Arizona are being left behind.