Cite as 351 Ark. 31 (2002)
Appeal from Pulaski Chancery Court; Raymond Collins Kilgore, Chancellor; affirmed in part; reversed in part; attorney's fees affirmed as modified; stay issued.
E. Dion Wilson; Don Trimble; and Lewellen & Associates, for appellant class; and Jack, Lyon & Jones, P.A., by: Eugene G. Sayre, special attorney for appellant class.
Mark Pryor, Att'y Gen., by: Dennis R. Hansen, Deputy Att'y Gen.; Brian G. Brooks, Sr. Ass't Att'y Gen.; and Timothy G. Gauger, Ass't Att'y Gen., for State appellees.
Matthews, Campbell, Rhoads, McClure, Thompson & Fryauf P.A., by: David R. Matthews, for intervenors-appellees Rogers and Bentonville Public School Districts.
Friday, Eldredge & Clark, by: Christopher Heller and John C. Fendley, Jr., for intervenor-appellee Little Rock School District.
Mitchell, Blackstock, Barnes, Wagoner, Ivers & Sneddon, by: Clayton R. Blackstock and Mark Burnette, for amicus curiae Arkansas Education Association.
Kaplan, Brewer, Maxey & Haralson, P.A., by: Regina Haralson, for amicus curiae Arkansas Public Policy Panel and Rural School and Community Trust.
Dudley & Compton, by: Cathleen V. Compton, for amicus curiae Arkansas Policy Foundation.
Lavey & Burnett, by: John L. Burnett, for amicus curiae Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families.
Barrett & Deacon, A Professional Association, by: D.P. Marshall Jr., Leigh M. Chiles, and Brian A. Vandiver, for amicus curiae Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce, Inc., and Associated Industries of Arkansas, Inc.
ROBERT L. BROWN, Justice. This is an appeal from the final order of the Pulaski County Chancery Court entered May 25, 2001, which concluded that the current school-
