Reflecting upon "Rose v. Council," this research traced the development of adequate school funding in Ohio. "DeRolph v. State" centered the constitutional requirement for adequate education in Ohio. Thereafter, scholars estimated costs of adequate education and legislators adjusted those estimated costs. Plaintiffs and justices…

This research briefly summarizes a series of Ohio Supreme Court litigation known as "DeRolph v. State" and then measures the equality of expenditures among Ohio school districts. "DeRolph v. State" was a high-profile school finance adequacy case. Nevertheless, the high court continuously expressed concern for the financial…

Although the Ohio Supreme Court announced its unconstitutionality verdict 3 years ago, litigation and outcomes are incomplete. Due to legislative and referenda failures, implementation has reverted to the judiciary branch. An effective solution may be to address school-finance reform on a case-by-case basis. (Contains 35 references.) (MLH)