The U.S. Supreme Court's 1973 Rodriguez decision held that the 14th Amendment neither explicitly nor implicitly guarantees a right to education¶
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q2 i? In San Antonio Independent School District v. Rodriguez, a 5–4 Supreme Court concluded the Equal Protection Clause does not guarantee a right to education, upholding Texas's funding system as related to local control. → Robinson 2021
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Robinson 2021¶
Robinson, K. J. (2021). Protecting education as a civil right: Remedying racial discrimination and ensuring a high-quality education. Learning Policy Institute. https://doi.org/10.54300/407.455
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Doctrinal analysis of Supreme Court precedent in the report's federal law section. The Court upheld the Texas funding system as legitimately related to local control and deferred to lawmakers, prompting litigants to turn to state courts.
"In San Antonio Independent School District v. Rodriguez, the U.S. Supreme Court in a 5–4 decision concluded in 1973 that the equal protection clause of the 14th Amendment neither explicitly nor implicitly guarantees a right to education"
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The U.S. Supreme Court's 1973 Rodriguez decision held that the 14th Amendment neither explicitly nor implicitly guarantees a right to education |
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