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Download full textSpurgin, N. David – 1973
Published prior to the U.S. Supreme Court decision on the case, this report puts into perspective the questions and problems before the State of Texas in resolving the issue raised by Rodriguez vs San Antonio. The document reviews the key elements of the decision in the Rodriguez case and considers alternative approaches that comply with the…
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Educational Finance, Educational Legislation, Equal Education
Texas Research League, Austin. – 1972
In describing how the present Texas school finance system actually works, this report considers the historical development of the finance system, provides a breakdown of how money is allocated among and between school districts, and examines the problem of who pays for the schools. The foundation program, other State aid, enrichment, and the…
Descriptors: Educational Finance, Enrichment Activities, Equal Education, Equalization Aid
Bothwell, Robert O. – 1973
The current system of school finance in Texas allows for gross inequities among districts. Statistics indicate that although Texas ranks slightly higher than the nation's average in state wealth, its support of schools, as measured by the percentage of personal income devoted to education, ranks about 35th. These figures suggest that the state…
Descriptors: Economically Disadvantaged, Educational Finance, Elementary Secondary Education, Equalization Aid
Texas Education Agency, Austin. – 1974
This pamphlet is intended as a supplement to the booklet, "Recommendations for Legislative Consideration on Public Education in Texas," which was also published by the Texas Education Agency in November 1974. This pamphlet discusses a proposed state school finance plan developed by the State Board of Education and presents 12 specific…
Descriptors: Educational Finance, Educational Legislation, Elementary Secondary Education, Foundation Programs
Peat, Marwick, Mitchell and Co., Houston, TX. – 1973
This study examines the current Texas school finance plan, the finance plans and proposals of other states, national school finance research, and the results of a survey of Texas leaders and educators before presenting alternative revenue and distribution plans, their effects and costs, and possible revenue sources. The study was conducted under…
Descriptors: Educational Finance, Elementary Secondary Education, Equal Education, Equalization Aid
Supreme Court of the U. S., Washington, DC. – 1973
In this landmark educational finance opinion (presented here in full) the U.S. Supreme Court held that the Texas case was not a proper case in which to examine a State's laws under standards of strict judicial scrutiny. That test, according to the Court, is reserved for cases involving laws that operate to the disadvantage of suspect classes or…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Court Litigation, Economic Status, Educational Finance
