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Thomas DeCesar is an associate in the firm’s Harrisburg office.

A Pennsylvania judge presiding over closing arguments in a landmark school funding case pressed attorneys about students’ rights and a fair standard for academic outcomes.

The petitioners have been arguing Pennsylvania’s school system is so underfunded, it violates the state constitution.

After seven years of waiting and months of oral arguments, the first phase of this historic trial ended Thursday.

Pennsylvania’s landmark funding trial closes with plaintiffs calling system a "catastrophic failure" and GOP legislators saying it meets constitutional muster.

Out of 500 Pennsylvania districts, Philadelphia ranks near the bottom — 473rd — in the amount of money it spends per “weighted” student, Monson said.