Describes how differences in wealth translate into differences in revenues and educational programs. Describes how poor school districts use new state aid that has come about from court decisions requiring new state funding systems, finding that poor school districts seem to act responsibly with these funds. (SR)

Outlines North Carolina Superior Court Judge Howard E. Manning's ruling concerning school funding inequities. Details the ruling's insistence on the submission of progress reports every three months. Proposes that the ruling is too controlling and fails to recommend how to eliminate funding inequities. (PM)