Courts as Catalysts: State Supreme Courts and Public School Finance Equity eBook

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Discusses state supreme courts and funding equity reform in Texas, Kentucky, and North Dakota. Despite education being one of the most important, if not the most important, political issues for the American public, access to funding for education is not equal across school districts. Local public schools are generally funded by a combination of state aid and local property taxes, a combination which favors wealthier suburbs and disadvantages relatively poor urban and rural areas. Nationwide, low-income districts have gone to court attempting to remedy these inequities. But has litigation been worth the price from the activists’ perspective? Can poor districts (and poor parents and children) look to courts for help? Conversely, should rich districts fear court-ordered redistribution of wealth from their schools? This book examines the effectiveness of state supreme courts in Texas, Kentucky, and North Dakota in achieving funding equity between rich and poor public school districts. It includes more than ninety interviews with policymakers and observers and concludes that, although there are many factors that can help or hinder equity reform, courts can make a difference.

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Courts as Catalysts: State Supreme Courts and Public School Finance Equity is written by Matthew H. Bosworth and published by Suny Press. The Digital and eTextbook ISBNs for Courts as Catalysts are 9780791490433, 0791490432 and the print ISBNs are 9780791450130, 0791450139. Additional ISBNs for this eTextbook include 9780791450147.