A Rhode Island Superior Court judge on Friday ruled in favor of the state education department, which has withheld $8.5 million in aid from Providence for failing to meet funding obligations for city schools,

In a dispute between the state-run Providence public school district and the City of Providence, a judge has sided with the state, but did not yet say exactly how much the city owes the schools.

A judge has ruled in favor of the R.I. Department of Education amid a fight between the state-run school district asking the city for additional funding. R.I. Superior Court Judge Jeffrey Lanphear issued a written decision on Friday siding with R.