Judge orders overhaul of Arizona school capital funding

Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Dewain Fox issued a final judgment and permanent injunction requiring the state to establish a constitutional system for funding school facilities. State lawmakers have eight months to fix the capital funding system for the schools.

Fox also issued a 90-day pause on his judgment so Arizona Republican lawmakers, who control both legislative chambers and have been defending the funding system, can appeal his findings.

Jimmy Arwood, the Arizona School Boards Association’s Director of Governmental Relations joined “Arizona Horizon” to discuss what this ruling means for the school system.