One of the more interesting aspects of the successful Campaign for Fiscal Equity adequacy lawsuit is what would happen to the other districts in the state once the funding levers were pulled for New York City. Using the precedent and formulas in play as a result of Justice Leland DeGrasse's order that NYC schools must spend $5.6 billion per year, districts all over the state would find that they similarly qualified for a new infusion of cash.

The stories are popping up all over now, as other districts look to get their piece of the action. From this Mid-Hudson News story:

The new report by the small city districts found that many districts in the state have comparable or greater levels of children living in property than New York City; that many school districts in the state have less ability to pay than does New York City; that many districts around the state have comparable or greater levels of chronic under funding from the state than New York City; and as a result, many districts have comparable or greater levels of failure than the City of New York.

Jamestown, to cite just one example, is now expecting $13 million more from the state.

As the line gets longer and longer, expect the legislature to seek greater assurances that this is all going to be worth it...

UPDATE: Buffalo News story is here.