This chapter deals with 1981 cases involving the financial support of schools. According to the author, challenges to the constitutionality of state supported programs continued, as did litigation dealing with the funding of programs for children with special needs and with the requirements and enforcement of federal regulations. An increase in the number of cases involving tax and expenditure limitations was noted, reflecting the increasing fiscal restraints within which school districts must operate. Cases in the chapter are organized under the headings of public funds for private schools, sources and allocation of public schools funds, and school tax issues. (Author/MLF)