Washington Supreme Court January 5, 2012, 84362-7 (McCleary v. State)

Stephens, J.

¶1 This case challenges the adequacy of state funding for K-12 education under article IX, section 1 of the Washington State Constitution. Unlike recent challenges to the State’s funding of education, which have focused on discrete aspects of school finance such as staff *483compensation1 and special education,2 this case concerns the overall funding adequacy of K-12 education.