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Peer reviewedBaker, Bruce D.; Imber, Michael – Journal of Education Finance, 1999
"Mock v. Kansas" (1991) determined that the state legislature is obligated to fund its schools so that each child receives an equal educational opportunity. Two major sources of funding variations (the local option budget and higher weightings for rural students) represent unjustified disparities based on politics (and spending) as…
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Educational Equity (Finance), Elementary Secondary Education, Equal Education
