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Zahava Stadler; Jordan Abbott – New America, 2024
School district boundaries define more than just the area where a certain group of children attends a given set of schools. They also determine the taxing jurisdiction that supports those schools with local property taxes. Big differences in property value can lead to large funding gaps, even between neighboring districts. These disparities in…
Descriptors: School Districts, School District Reorganization, Educational Policy, Equal Education
Wells, Amy Stuart; Frankenberg, Erica – Education Digest: Essential Readings Condensed for Quick Review, 2008
This past June, a 5-4 majority of the U.S. Supreme Court declared integration plans in Louisville and Seattle unconstitutional because of their focus on race as one factor in assigning students to schools. The Court's ruling in the "Parents Involved in Community Schools v. Seattle School District No. 1" and "Meredith v. Jefferson…
Descriptors: School Districts, Court Litigation, Student Placement, Student Diversity