Lawsuit says Iowa school funding system unfair
The lawsuit argued that the inequity is a violation of equal protection under the law, a violation of the students' due process and civil rights.
The plaintiffs requested a jury trial, but the Iowa Department of Education did not provide an immediate response.
The state education department recently filed an ethics complaint against Davenport schools Superintendent Art Tate, saying the school district openly broke the law by using money in a reserve account to pay for ongoing programming that focuses on helping at-risk students.