San Antonio v. Rodriguez - Supreme Court Upholds Property Tax School Funding, Entrenches Inequality
On March 21, 1973, the Supreme Court ruled 5-4 in San Antonio Independent School District v. Rodriguez that the Texas school finance system—which relied on local property taxes and created vast spending disparities between wealthy and poor districts—did not violate the Equal Protection Clause. The …
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