This report reviews the effects of recent court cases that struck down existing methods of school finance and presents a detailed discussion of the case Demetrio P. Rodriquez et al vs San Antonio Independent School District et al. The report gives the factual background of the case, states the issue, presents the court's decision, and sets forth…

Discusses the implications for school boards of the neutrality principle, which holds that local wealth can not be a determinant to decide how much is to be spent on a child's public education. (JH)

In this report, the author analyzes the recent United States Supreme Court decision, compares it with the preceding California case, Serrano vs Priest, and predicts future changes in State school finance systems as a result of this case. The author traces the Court's reasoning for finding that there was no violation of the Equal Protection Clause…

In this report, the author indicates how the Texas school finance system works to the detriment of those districts in which Mexican American students are concentrated. Data for the report were taken from the Civil Rights Commission's 1969 survey of education for Mexican Americans in the southwest and the Department of Health Education and…