Dive Brief:
- A lawsuit in New Orleans filed by parents argues Louisiana's new funding formula should be adopted in order to protect the education rights of minority students and those with special needs.
- Previously, both the Lake Forest Charter School and Lusher Charter School in the city filed a federal lawsuit challenging the formula, alleging its unconstitutionality and lamenting shifts in funding allocation for special ed and gifted programs.
- The new challenge filed by parents asks for the Orleans Parish School Board to take swift action in adopting the new formula.