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Peer reviewedRiles, Wilson – Planning and Changing, 1972
Discusses the Serrano vs Priest decision that ruled against the use of property taxes for support of schools in California. (JF)
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Educational Finance, Equal Education, Equal Protection
Download full textJames, H. Thomas – 1971
This paper discusses the implications for State educational finance of the recent Serrano vs Priest decision and tries to clarify the exact meaning of the Serrano case. It notes that the use of property taxes for financing schools is not barred by the decision. Rather, the case expresses the principle of neutrality -- the level of spending for a…
Descriptors: Educational Finance, Equal Education, Equal Protection, School Taxes
Resnick, Michael A. – Nation's Schools, 1972
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Educational Finance, Equal Education, Equal Protection
Peer reviewedLevin, Betsy – Georgetown Law Journal, 1973
Examines the recent spate of judicial decisions on school finance requiring that the quality of public education not be a function of a school district's wealth, and explores possible alternative sources of funding such as increasing State sales or income taxes or adopting a statewide property tax. (Author/SF)
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Educational Finance, Educational Legislation, Equal Education
NOLPE School Law Journal, 1972
Presents the full text of the landmark case that found the method of financing public education in California in violation of the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment. (JF)
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Educational Finance, Equal Education, Equal Protection
Peer reviewedSugarman, Stephen D. – Planning and Changing, 1972
Discusses the implications of the Serrano vs Priest decision. (JF)
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Educational Finance, Educational Legislation, Equal Education
Peer reviewedShanks, Hershel – Journal of Law and Education, 1972
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Educational Finance, Equal Education, Equal Protection
Tompkins, Dorothy Cambell, Comp. – 1972
This 756-entry bibliography was prompted by the Serrano decision of the California Supreme Court in August 1971. The items are drawn from the literature on public administration, law, education, and State and local government since 1965. Items are organized under "Inequality of Educational Opportunity,""Financing of Local Public…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Boards of Education, Court Litigation, Educational Finance
