Suthers: Lobato appeal could take a year

Attorney General John Suthers speculated about the possible effect of the Lobato case on key constitutional amendments.

Attorney General John Suthers speculated about the possible effect of the Lobato case on key constitutional amendments.

Updated – The State Board of Education has voted 4-3 to appeal a judge’s ruling in the Lobato school funding case.

Gov. John Hickenlooper is appealing the Lobato court decision, but the State Board of Education is still thinking about it.

Updated – Gov. John Hickenlooper is appealing the Lobato court decision; State Board delays vote.

Hopes, fears and frustrations about schools and state finances were at the boiling point Friday during a legislative hearing.

The Lobato lawsuit took center stage Tuesday at the last meeting of a group that’s been considering new school finance systems.

A judge’s ruling in the Lobato school funding case represents a complete legal victory for the parents and school districts that brought the case.

A judge agrees the state education system is underfunded; plaintiffs say it’s time for lawmakers to step up

Five weeks of Lobato trial testimony and uncounted documents got summed up in less than three hours of lawyers’ speeches Friday.

Two top state education officials hedged Thursday on the cost of education reform, and the state didn’t quite finish its case.