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Kentucky students who allege the state has failed its constitutional duty to provide an efficient school system stand beside the Franklin County Court of Appeals building where their lawyers sparred with the state's Tuesday morning.
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A Franklin County judge ruled Thursday he won’t dismiss a lawsuit brought by a group of Kentucky students alleging the state has failed to provide an adequate and equitable education.
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