A description of the background and legal issues involved in the case of Northshore School District V. Kinnear in which the complaint alleged that Washington's system of educational finance provided unequal educational opportunities to the school children in the state and that it also subjected taxpayers to discriminatory treatment. As of this…

A report on the litigation strategies and cost-quality issues involved in the Serrano V Priest case in which the California Supreme Court ruled that spending for a child's publicly financed education should not be a function of wealth. Also discussed are the relevance of the Supreme Court's Rodriquez decision as well as the response of the…

In Robinson V. Cahill, the New Jersey Supreme Court unanimously affirmed a trial court invalidation of the state's school finance statute on the basis of the "thorough and efficient" education clause of the state constitution. This article reviews this case in detail, its genesis, its legal theories, its constitutional guidelines, and…

A chronicle of efforts at educational finance reform in Michigan in which the state judiciary initially ruled that the deductible-millage system was unconstitutional in Milliken V Green later dismissed the case, but in the process stimulated the legislature to move toward reform. (EH)

An historical account is given of movements toward educational finance reform in Texas, culminating in the Rodriquez v. San Antonio Independent School District case and its aftermath. The role of political pressures applied by various interest groups is traced and the prospects for future reform assessed. (EH)

An overview of recent legislation in the field of educational finance reform which describes a number of similarities among the bills enacted after the Serrano decision but before the first major reversals of some of the earlier decisions. Weaknesses common to these efforts are detailed and indications of future trends are suggested. An Appendix…