Journal Title
Scholar: St. Mary's Law Review on Race and Social Justice
Volume
19
Issue
2
First Page
145
Document Type
Article
Publication Information
2017
Abstract
The Texas Supreme Court has now fully retreated from a powerful line of previous Texas Supreme Court decisions protecting the rights of public school students and low-wealth districts.' Returning to Texas history's dual system of poor districts and wealthy districts, the Court removed itself from its constitutional role as a vital ingredient in progressing toward school finance equity and adequacy and has instead regressed to a dual school system in Texas that is divided between poor and wealthy districts.
This regression becomes evident by analyzing seven major school finance decisions: (1) Edgewood Independent School District v. Kirby (Edgewood I); (2) Edgewood Independent School District v. Kirby (Edgewood II); (3) Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District v. Edgewood Independent School District (Edgewood III); (4) Edgewood Independent School District v. Meno (Edgewood IV); (5) West Orange-Cove Consolidated Independent School District v. Alanis (Edgewood V); (6) Neeley v. West Orange-Cove Consolidated Independent School District (Edgewood VI); and (7) Morath v. Texas Taxpayer and Student Fairness Coalition (Edgewood VII).
Recommended Citation
Albert Kauffman, The Texas Supreme Court Retreats from Protecting Texas Students, 19 Scholar 145 (2017).
Recommended Citation
Albert Kauffman, The Texas Supreme Court Retreats from Protecting Texas Students, 19 Scholar 145 (2017).