Full version San Antonio v. Rodriguez and the Pursuit of Equal Education: The Debate Over

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San Antonio v. Rodriguez and the Pursuit of Equal Education When Arthur Gochman filed a class action suit in 1968 on behalf of San Antonio school children, he and his clients were directly challenging the inequality of education funding in Texas. They argued that quality education, not merely basic schooling, was a constitutional right, and a district court agreed. But the Supreme Court overruled that decision, signaling a halt to the idea that the Constitution contained a right to an equal education and marking an important transition from the Warren to the Burger Court. Paul Sracic assesses the impact of this 5-4 decision. His is the first book to consider Rodriguez, tracing its progress from inception through appe...

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