Poverty as a Suspect Class in Public Education Equal Protection Suits.

Menacker, Julius

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Poverty as a Suspect Class in Public Education Equal Protection Suits.

Menacker, Julius

West's Education Law Reporter, v54 n4 p1085-98 Sep 28 1989

Research shows that failure in adequate school performance is the rule for the poor. Courts should recognize the inequalities in educational opportunity caused by family income inequality and declare that the failure of public schools to respond to this inequality constitutes a violation of the equal protection clause. (MLF)

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Court Litigation, Educational Attainment, Educational Finance, Elementary Secondary Education, Equal Protection, Expenditure per Student, Family Financial Resources, Minority Groups, Poverty, Public Education, Public Schools, State School District Relationship

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