TY - GEN T1 - Courts as catalysts : state supreme courts and public school finance equity A1 - Bosworth, Matthew H. LA - English PP - Albany PB - State University of New York Press YR - 2001 UL - https://ebooks.jgu.edu.in/Record/jstor_dda_ocm49852301 AB - 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. OP - 290 CN - KF8775 .B67 2001eb SN - 0791450139 SN - 9780791450130 SN - 0791450147 SN - 9780791450147 SN - 0791490432 SN - 9780791490433 KW - Political questions and judicial power : United States : States. KW - Courts of last resort : United States : States. KW - Law reform : United States : States. KW - Education : Finance : Law and legislation : United States : States. KW - Education : United States : Finance. KW - Politique et pouvoir judiciaire : États-Unis : États. KW - Droit : Réforme : États-Unis : États. KW - Cours jugeant en dernier ressort : États-Unis : États. KW - LAW : Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice. KW - Courts of last resort : U.S. states KW - Education : Finance KW - Education : Finance : Law and legislation : U.S. states KW - Law reform : U.S. states KW - Political questions and judicial power : U.S. states KW - United States KW - Electronic books. ER -