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Peer reviewedHickrod, G. Alan – Planning and Changing, 1974
Draws attention to a few of the far-reaching implications contained in the 106-page opinion of Judge Bernard S. Jefferson regarding the Serrano case and the unconstitutionality of the California public school financing system. (Author/DN)
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Educational Finance, Educational Legislation, Equal Education
Cassidy, Joseph – Compact, 1971
Descriptors: Educational Finance, Equal Education, Equal Protection, School Law
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
California State Legislature, Sacramento. Senate Select Committee on School District Finance. – 1972
A consultant staff was selected to assist the Select Committee in its search for reform alternatives to achieve more equitable and efficient arrangements for financing and organizing educational services in California. The consultant staff describes here the problems facing California's school finance system and provides some recommendations. The…
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Educational Finance, Equal Education, Equalization Aid
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
Lubenow, Gerald C. – Saturday Review (New York 1952), 1972
A description of the Serrano vs. Priest class action suit in California, challenging the system of financing education through property taxes; author touches upon the possibilities for the courts becoming change agents in the struggle for social reform. (SP)
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Court Role, Educational Finance, 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
Hansen, W. Lee; Weisbrod, Burton A. – J Hum Resources, 1969
An extension of material contained in Chapter 4 of the book, "Benefits, Cost, and Finance of Public Higher Education (Chicago: Markham Publishing Co., 1969).
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Cost Effectiveness, Educational Finance, Equal Education
Madera Unified School District, CA. – 1977
The authors contend that a solution to the problems raised by the "Serrano" decision is impossible without an understanding of the basic facts of public education in California. Size, cost, discrepancies, and ranking in relationship to other states and the nation are advanced to place California's public school system in clearer focus.…
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Educational Finance, Educational Quality, Elementary Secondary Education
