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- Book Title
- San Antonio V. Rodriguez and the Pursuit of Equal Education
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- ISBN
- 9780700614844
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
University Press of Kansas
ISBN-10
0700614842
ISBN-13
9780700614844
eBay Product ID (ePID)
53846312
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
182 Pages
Publication Name
San Antonio V. Rodriguez and the Pursuit of Equal Education : The Debate over Discrimination and School Funding
Language
English
Subject
Educational Policy & Reform / Federal Legislation, Discrimination & Race Relations, Finance, Civil Rights, History, Educational Law & Legislation, Legal History
Publication Year
2006
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Law, Social Science, Education
Series
Landmark Law Cases and American Society Ser.
Format
Perfect
Dimensions
Item Height
0.5 in
Item Weight
12.3 Oz
Item Length
8.5 in
Item Width
5.6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2006-019966
Reviews
I was a participant in this litigation, coauthoring a number of briefs, and I have been involved in school finance issues for more than 30 years. In my judgment this is the best work I have ever read on the foundational Rodriguez case. . . . The interwoven stories of the participants are fascinating and the text is engaging, lucid, and accurate, and certainly accessible to the general reader. But scholars will not find the work lacking. Sracic has done his homework, and it shows on every page.-- Mark Yudof , Chancellor of the University of Texas System and coauthor of Education Policy and the Law, "I was a participant in this litigation, coauthoring a number of briefs, and I have been involved in school finance issues for more than 30 years. In my judgment this is the best work I have ever read on the foundational Rodriguez case. . . . The interwoven stories of the participants are fascinating and the text is engaging, lucid, and accurate, and certainly accessible to the general reader. But scholars will not find the work lacking. Sracic has done his homework, and it shows on every page."-- Mark Yudof , Chancellor of the University of Texas System and coauthor of Education Policy and the Law, I was a participant in this litigation, coauthoring a number of briefs, and I have been involved in school finance issues for more than 30 years. In my judgment this is the best work I have ever read on the foundational Rodriguez case. . . . The interwoven stories of the participants are fascinating and the text is engaging, lucid, and accurate, and certainly accessible to the general reader. But scholars will not find the work lacking. Sracic has done his homework, and it shows on every page.Mark Yudof , Chancellor of the University of Texas System and coauthor of Education Policy and the Law, "I was a participant in this litigation, coauthoring a number of briefs, and I have been involved in school finance issues for more than 30 years. In my judgment this is the best work I have ever read on the foundational Rodriguez case. . . . The interwoven stories of the participants are fascinating and the text is engaging, lucid, and accurate, and certainly accessible to the general reader. But scholars will not find the work lacking. Sracic has done his homework, and it shows on every page."- Mark Yudof , Chancellor of the University of Texas System and coauthor of Education Policy and the Law, "I was a participant in this litigation, coauthoring a number of briefs, and I have been involved in school finance issues for more than 30 years. In my judgment this is the best work I have ever read on the foundational Rodriguez case. . . . The interwoven stories of the participants are fascinating and the text is engaging, lucid, and accurate, and certainly accessible to the general reader. But scholars will not find the work lacking. Sracic has done his homework, and it shows on every page." -- Mark Yudof, "It can be quite challenging to provide an accurate summation of the technical details of complex litigation while, at the same time, explaining the case in accessible terms for nonspecialists. Sracic manages to balance these goals in a masterful manner."-- Law and Politics Book Review "Lucidly explicates the complex tangle of legal consequences stemming from Rodriguez ."-- H-Net Reviews, "It can be quite challenging to provide an accurate summation of the technical details of complex litigation while, at the same time, explaining the case in accessible terms for nonspecialists. Sracic manages to balance these goals in a masterful manner."Law and Politics Book Review "Lucidly explicates the complex tangle of legal consequences stemming from Rodriguez ."H-Net Reviews
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
344.73076
Table Of Content
Editors' Preface Preface 1. Education, Wealth, Race, and Politics 2. Beginnings 3. Law and Politics 4. Arthur Gochman Goes to Court 5. The Education Justice 6. Briefs 7. Oral Arguments 8. Chamber Deliberations 9. The Decision 10. Aftermath: Judicial Federalism, Texas and Beyond 11. Constitutional Legacy 12. Conclusion Epilogue: Por Que, Por Que Chronology Cases Cited Bibliographic Essay Index
Synopsis
An in-depth study of school financing examined through the closely decided Supreme Court case that overturned a ruling that found Texas's system for financing its public schools was unconstitutional, signaling the end of an era in the pursuit of equal education for all American citizens., 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 appeal to provide a fascinating account of the legal maneuvering of the two sides--and a lesson in the limits of judicial solutions to discrimination in education. Sracic brings together the varied strands in this complex case, while clarifying the positions on both sides of the conflict. Justice Lewis Powell argued that education was not a constitutionally protected right and that the Equal Protection Clause does not require absolute equality or precisely equal advantages, while dissenting Justice Thurgood Marshall called the decision a retreat from America's commitment to equal opportunity that denigrated Brown v. Board of Education. Sracic interviewed Demetrio Rodriguez, the parent whose name headlined the original suit, along with several students involved in the case. He also delved into Justice Powell's papers to show the influence of his prior experience championing local rather than state control over education and his fear of centralization's potential constraint on states' rights. In the wake of Rodriguez, the issue of schoolfunding acquired a much higher national profile, even as efforts to reform it struggled toward varied degrees of success. Sracic's very readable account unravels the complex legal doctrine that links this vitally important case to the Fourteenth Amendment's guarantee of equal protection--and argues that one cannot fully grasp the scope of that amendment without fully understanding Rodriguez., 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 to explore the legacy of a landmark case, telling the story of the Supreme Court and school finance in a new way. His is the first book to consider Rodriguez , tracing its progress from inception through appeal to provide a fascinating account of the legal maneuvering of the two sides-and a lesson in the limits of judicial solutions to discrimination in education. Balanced and judicious in his assessment, Sracic brings together the varied strands-oral history, litigation, constitutional law, political context-in this complex case, while clarifying the positions on both sides of the conflict. Justice Lewis Powell argued that education was not a constitutionally protected right and that the Equal Protection Clause does not require absolute equality or precisely equal advantages, while dissenting Justice Thurgood Marshall called the decision a retreat from America's commitment to equal opportunity that denigrated Brown v. Board of Education . Although Powell's and Marshall's opinions have been documented, until now little has been written about the history behind the case. Sracic puts a human face on the account. Among other things, he interviewed Demetrio Rodriguez, the parent whose name headlined the original suit, along with several students involved in the case. He also delved into Justice Powell's papers to show the influence of his prior experience championing local rather than state control over education and his fear of centralization's potential constraint on states' rights. In the wake of Rodriguez , the issue of school funding acquired a much higher national profile, even as efforts to reform it struggled towards varied degrees of success--in Texas and many other states. Sracic's very readable account unravels the complex legal doctrine links this vitally important case to the Fourteenth Amendment's guarantee of equal protection--and argues that one cannot fully grasp the scope of that amendment without fully understanding Rodriguez .
LC Classification Number
KF228.S26S73 2006
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