A bipartisan working group’s three-hour discussion Tuesday offered little optimism that agreement will be reached between House Democratic and Republican leaders over how to respond to the state Supreme Court decision that ordered lawmakers to dramatically increase state aid to public schools.

The House Education Funding Committee’s session was the first public meeting of lawmakers since the high court in July narrowly endorsed a lower-court finding that state support should increase by at least $3,100 per pupil, or more than $500 million a year.

The panel discussed five different bills leftover from the 2025 session, including one that would increase the state base adequacy grant for districts from $4,265 to $7,356, the very aid amounts contained in those court rulings that stemmed from

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