In Connecticut, a judge has ordered the state to fundamentally overhaul its public education system, saying Connecticut is “defaulting on its constitutional duty” and has “left rich school districts to flourish and poor school districts to flounder.” The ruling is a response to a decade-long lawsuit arguing Connecticut has failed to provide adequate funding for its poorer school districts. But Wednesday’s ruling goes far beyond school funding and instead forces Connecticut to change everything from teacher pay to graduation requirements, in addition to school district financing.