<p>Without new revenue, lawmakers will struggle to make the required investments in public schools that are required by the state constitution. As we pointed out in our 2013 Session Recap: Not a Path to Prosperity, investments in the next two years will make only a small dent towards meeting our full funding obligation.</p>
<p>The State Supreme Court, in its McCleary v State ruling, ordered the state to fully fund basic education by 2018, and stipulated that the legislature must in the meantime demonstrate steady progress towards making this $4.5 billion investment.</p>
<p>Read the rest of this article at <a href="http://budgetandpolicy.org/schmudget/education-investment-is-a-drop-in-the-bucket" target="_blank" title="Education Investment is a Drop in the Bucket">BudgetAndPolicy.org</a>.</p>