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Salmon, Richard G.; And Others – 1986
This chapter of "Principles of School Business Management" reviews major federal and state court cases dealing with fiscal equalization of state school support programs and summarizes and discusses the major legal issues that were addressed. The major federal cases include "McInnis v. Shapiro,""Burrus v. Wilkerson," and "Van Dusartz v. Hatfield,"…
Descriptors: Constitutional Law, Court Litigation, Educational Equity (Finance), Educational Finance
Peer reviewedLaMorte, Michael W.; Williams, Jeffrey D. – Educational Administration Quarterly, 1985
Since 1970 approximately half of the states have challenged the constitutionality of state educational funding methods under equal protection or educational adequacy grounds. A review of court cases finds no clear trend towards acceptance or rejection of state provisions for school financing but does reveal a heightened awareness of inequity in…
Descriptors: Constitutional Law, Court Litigation, Educational Change, Educational Equity (Finance)
Download full textFranklin, David L.; Hickrod, G. Alan – 1990
An overview of the constitutionality of various state public education finance systems is presented. Issues addressed include education as a fundamental right mandated by the education clause of state constitutions and the impact of the equal protection clause on the education clause. Criteria for successful challenges to state school finance…
Descriptors: Constitutional Law, Court Litigation, Educational Equity (Finance), Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedAlexander, F. King; Alexander, Klinton W. – Journal of Law and Education, 2000
The Pope called upon Roman Catholic institutions of higher learning to "make known their Catholic identity" by integrating Catholic teaching and discipline in all university activities. Religious institutions find themselves facing precarious legal challenges, where the constitutionality of government appropriations could be challenged,…
Descriptors: Academic Freedom, Catholic Educators, Church Related Colleges, Constitutional Law
Rossmiller, Richard A. – 1981
The major issues surrounding the financing of schools cluster in three areas: the use of public money in private and parochial schools, the sources and allocation of public school funds, and the ability to raise school taxes. Although the number of cases dealing with religion declined, there were cases concerning the use of public money to provide…
Descriptors: Constitutional Law, Court Litigation, Educational Finance, Elementary Secondary Education
Lassner, Lee M. – 1997
The United States Supreme Court, in a 5-4 decision in the Rosenberger case, ruled that the University of Virginia had violated the free speech clause of the First Amendment of the United States Constitution by refusing to subsidize a Christian student publication. The magazine, "Wide Awake," was published by a student organization that…
Descriptors: Constitutional Law, Court Doctrine, Court Litigation, Federal Courts
