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"Attorneys for parents and school districts are facing off against lawyers for the state in a Kansas Supreme Court hearing over the funding of public schools.\u00A0\u00A0 \u00A0The issue at Tuesday's hearing is whether the court will uphold a lower-court ruling issued in January ordering the state to increase school funding by at least $440 million.\u00A0\u00A0 \u00A0It is the second such court battle in less than a decade.\u00A0\u00A0 \u00A0The lawsuit was filed in 2010 by attorneys representing several school districts, including Dodge City, Hutchinson, Kansas City and Wichita. They argue the state has failed to comply with a 2006 court order to increase funding.\u00A0\u00A0 \u00A0The state's attorneys argue that legislators have complied with the order and did their best in difficult economic times.\u00A0\u00A0 \u00A0A decision is anticipated by early January 2014."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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