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Download full textJames, H. Thomas – 1971
This paper discusses the implications for State educational finance of the recent Serrano vs Priest decision and tries to clarify the exact meaning of the Serrano case. It notes that the use of property taxes for financing schools is not barred by the decision. Rather, the case expresses the principle of neutrality -- the level of spending for a…
Descriptors: Educational Finance, Equal Education, Equal Protection, School Taxes
Resnick, Michael A. – Nation's Schools, 1972
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Educational Finance, Equal Education, Equal Protection
Kelly, James A. – Compact, 1972
Discusses possible future trends in educational finance following the California court decision in Serrano vs Priest. (JF)
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Educational Finance, Educational Legislation, Equal Education
NOLPE School Law Journal, 1972
Presents the full text of the landmark case that found the method of financing public education in California in violation of the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment. (JF)
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Educational Finance, Equal Education, Equal Protection
Peer reviewedSugarman, Stephen D. – Planning and Changing, 1972
Discusses the implications of the Serrano vs Priest decision. (JF)
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Educational Finance, Educational Legislation, Equal Education
Berke, Joel S.; Callahan, John J. – Journal of Public Law, 1972
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Educational Finance, Equal Education, Equalization Aid
Teeples, Ronald K. – 1975
The Serrano decision has caused policy makers in California to search for departures from the current system of public school finance. Citizen and legislative evaluation of alternative finance systems is being confused by the employment of diverse interpretations of Serrano. Although the Court's decision may appear to indicate clear-cut methods of…
Descriptors: Educational Finance, Elementary Secondary Education, Equal Education, Equalization Aid
Peer reviewedLaMorte, Michael W.; Williams, Jeffrey D. – Educational Administration Quarterly, 1985
Since 1970 approximately half of the states have challenged the constitutionality of state educational funding methods under equal protection or educational adequacy grounds. A review of court cases finds no clear trend towards acceptance or rejection of state provisions for school financing but does reveal a heightened awareness of inequity in…
Descriptors: Constitutional Law, Court Litigation, Educational Change, Educational Equity (Finance)
Maltby, Gregory P., Ed.; And Others – 1972
The format of this monograph follows essentially the arrangement of the day-long conference on Serrano vs. Priest: a major paper presentation, followed by a panel of three respondents, and subsequent general discussion involving the audience and conference participants. The editors have attempted to provide both the formal and the extemporaneous…
Descriptors: Conference Reports, Court Litigation, Educational Finance, Educational Legislation
Brischetto, Robert; Arciniega, Tomas A. – 1974
This research effort examines inequalities in educational input resources among school systems in Texas and California in light of the Rodriguez and Serrano court cases. Low-income families in both states were found to be in districts of low per-pupil-Expenditures and inferior educational services primarily because they are located in districts…
Descriptors: Blacks, Community Influence, Court Litigation, Educational Finance
