THE 1970S 1969 1979
SUPREME COURT CASE ROE V WADE
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Mendez v. Westminster ISD
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Delgado v. Bastrop ISD
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Hernandez v. Texas
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White v. Regester
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Edgewood ISD v. Kirby
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Detailed explanation-1: -On June 6, 1990, the Legislature finally reached consensus and approved a funding bill that would increase state support to public schools by $528 million. Governor William Clements signed it into law the following day.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Texas Supreme Court affirmed the trial court’s decision that the system violated the state constitution. The system did not address disparities in the ability of different districts to raise revenue, and did not assure every student receives an “efficient”, meaning “productive” or “effective” education.
Detailed explanation-3: -A three-judge panel of the U.S. District Court unanimously ruled that education was a fundamental constitutional right and that wealth-based classifications such as Texas had created were constitutionally suspect.
Detailed explanation-4: -In Edgewood Independent School District v. Kirby (1989), The Texas Supreme Court ruled: that Texas’ system of school financing was unconstitutional.