But the state's lawyers have argued that students are required to have only a "minimally adequate" education.

But lawmakers said more money would be needed to provide minimally adequate drug coverage.

That's a pretty good parallel to our contemporary "poverty line," the federal standard of minimally adequate income for a family of four.

Most productions, the original "Cabaret" included, provide even less than minimally adequate simulations of plausibility.

Most Malawians cannot finance even a minimally adequate diet.

"When these are present," the study said, "teachers are ready to commit long hours, under minimally adequate conditions, to meet the needs of students."

In response, Democrats said it would cost at least $300 billion over 10 years to provide minimally adequate drug benefits.

But the researchers found that only about 40 percent of patients received what standard guidelines consider "minimally adequate medical treatment."

More racial balance should be a goal, but "there is nothing in the Constitution that supports diversity as a component of a minimally adequate education."

The state is not obligated, the panel said, to provide the kids with anything more than a "minimally adequate opportunity" to receive a sound, basic education.