The phrase "adequacy lawsuits" refers to legal cases filed to ensure that something meets the required standards or is sufficient in quality, usually related to education funding or resources. Full definition
Michael Rebell, leader of the adequacy movement in New York City and more broadly, has chastised critics for failing «to grasp that the education adequacy lawsuits have become the driving force for achieving the aims of the standards - based - reform movement.» (educationnext.org)
Because the challenge to separation of powers from adequacy lawsuits is so plain, one might expect them to have given rise to constitutional debates within the states. (educationnext.org)
as in the New York case, their arguments closely follow the reasoning of adequacy lawsuits from around the country. (educationnext.org)