Then the state must pay for everything it includes in the definition. Implicit in all this is the belief that there is some consensus about what is adequate in terms of buildings, facilities and equipment for public schools. Of course every interest group will be able to find an expert to testify that more of what they want is necessary and appropriate to achieve adequacy. Librarians will want more books and more space, but others believe libraries with books rather than the Internet will soon be obsolete. The fact is that there is little or no evidence that any specific decisions on the above will guarantee or prevent students achieving their educational goals.
Some students achieve honors in cramped schools and others fail in lavish ones.
Technology can be more helpful to some students than to others depending upon, among other things, how the teacher uses it. Nevertheless, some people in the legislature appear to be taking the court s words literally and are trying to identify specific capital standards, price these out, and then figure out how to pay for them. And that s before we build a single new school to accommodate new student growth. Different districts make different choices about how to use whatever capital funds they have. Some might prefer slightly more cramped classrooms in order to build a more elaborate gym or auditorium or fancier science labs.