
                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: FRIDAY, June 8, 1990                   TAG: 9006080591
SECTION: VIRGINIA                    PAGE: B4   EDITION: METRO 
SOURCE: New River Valley bureau
DATELINE: RADFORD                                 LENGTH: Short

RADFORD IMPATIENT ON EQUITY

In the wake of recent court decisions in New Jersey, Kentucky and elsewhere supporting statewide school-funding equity, several School Board members Thursday urged prompt action to push for a similar mandate in Virginia.

"Virginia still languishes with the 28-odd states that treat their smaller [school] districts shabbily," said board member Chip Craig, who called on the statewide Coalition for Equity in Educational Funding to "lead, follow, or get out of our way."

Radford is among several less-populous school districts across the state that have joined the coalition, a non-profit group that is researching funding disparity issues. The coalition is headed by Alleghany Highlands Superintendent Mark Pace.

by CNB