Download full textERIC Number: ED656608
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2023-Oct
Pages: 4
Abstractor: ERIC
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Are School Finance Lawsuits Effective? Splitting the Bill: A Bellwether Series on Education Finance Equity. #8
Alex Spurrier; Bonnie O'Keefe; Jennifer O'Neal Schiess
Bellwether
Many recent critical reforms in state school finance systems have been catalyzed by the courthouse, not the statehouse. Advocates for equity-focused school finance reforms often consider legal action as the best path to significant policy changes. This brief discusses state-level lawsuits on adequacy and equity grounds and their outcomes.
Descriptors: Educational Finance, Court Litigation, Elementary Secondary Education, Financial Support, Educational Equity (Finance), Student Rights, State Courts, State Aid, Urban Schools
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Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
Sponsor: Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Authoring Institution: Bellwether
Identifiers - Location: Texas (San Antonio); Michigan (Detroit); New Jersey; California; Texas
Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Milliken v Bradley; Rodriguez v San Antonio Independent School District; Abbott v Burke; Serrano v Priest
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