1. Under the Texas state education system, public elementary schools and secondary schools are financed by both federal and local funds. The Establishment of the Texas Minimum Foundation School Program was made to guarantee a basic educational offering to each child in the state of Texas. In addition to this program, each school district was required to provide additional principal for education, based on an ad valorem tax on property within its jurisdiction. The State supplies about 80% of the funds, while the individual school districts are responsible for the other 20% through taxes. Mexican-American parents, on behalf of their children who attended school in the Edgewood Independent School District, brought upon a class action alleging
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At the beginning of this case, my original decision was to agree with the District Court’s original verdict, which was that the Texas state system for funding education was in violation of the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. Later, however, I now agree with the Supreme Court’s ruling on the case. The way the Supreme Court presented its framework allowed me to see where the District Court went wrong. Under the Equal Protection Clause in the Fourteenth Amendment, it does not guarantee absolute equality. Nor is it possible that any system can assure absolute equal quality of education. Texas has the Minimum Foundation Program that assures that every student has a adequate education. By this the state means that they will provide one teacher for every twenty-five students, free textbooks, student transportation, etc. I believe that through this program that the state funds, is providing the same basic necessities to each district, is fair. Equal funding across every school district is almost nearly impossible because some districts need more resources than others based on many different factors. I believe that the individual schools are to provide an adequate education for its students and not rely on the state for all of its funding. The state gives each school the basic necessities, it is here where the individual schools need to utilize these funds and provide the best education for their students. Simply they can provide a better education to their …show more content…
Every student has their own personal fundamental right to their education, it is their choice whether to act on it or not. Each district has a different amount of funding depending on their location. A general assumption is that students in inner-city schools receive less funding and much of what they use is outdated material. Therefore, their education success rate is much lower. Although this is just an assumption, it is widely seen across the country. Yet, many students have shown that this is untrue by being accepted to many Ivy League colleges. What makes the most difference in student’s lives is their teachers. Teachers are there to educate the students and motivate them to learn. If a teacher does not have the motivation to teach, then the students won’t have the motivation to learn. A more apparent discrepancy in funding for school districts, is the pay wage for teachers. It is seen that many lower-funded schools pay teachers less, while higher-funded schools pay teachers more. This is another important aspect for me to take into consideration as a future educator. Although these observations are not always true, I feel that it is important for me to work in a district that one advocates for their students and two pays their teachers for what they expect out of them. Whether that be in an inner-city school
At the beginning of this case, my original decision was to agree with the District Court’s original verdict, which was that the Texas state system for funding education was in violation of the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. Later, however, I now agree with the Supreme Court’s ruling on the case. The way the Supreme Court presented its framework allowed me to see where the District Court went wrong. Under the Equal Protection Clause in the Fourteenth Amendment, it does not guarantee absolute equality. Nor is it possible that any system can assure absolute equal quality of education. Texas has the Minimum Foundation Program that assures that every student has a adequate education. By this the state means that they will provide one teacher for every twenty-five students, free textbooks, student transportation, etc. I believe that through this program that the state funds, is providing the same basic necessities to each district, is fair. Equal funding across every school district is almost nearly impossible because some districts need more resources than others based on many different factors. I believe that the individual schools are to provide an adequate education for its students and not rely on the state for all of its funding. The state gives each school the basic necessities, it is here where the individual schools need to utilize these funds and provide the best education for their students. Simply they can provide a better education to their …show more content…
Every student has their own personal fundamental right to their education, it is their choice whether to act on it or not. Each district has a different amount of funding depending on their location. A general assumption is that students in inner-city schools receive less funding and much of what they use is outdated material. Therefore, their education success rate is much lower. Although this is just an assumption, it is widely seen across the country. Yet, many students have shown that this is untrue by being accepted to many Ivy League colleges. What makes the most difference in student’s lives is their teachers. Teachers are there to educate the students and motivate them to learn. If a teacher does not have the motivation to teach, then the students won’t have the motivation to learn. A more apparent discrepancy in funding for school districts, is the pay wage for teachers. It is seen that many lower-funded schools pay teachers less, while higher-funded schools pay teachers more. This is another important aspect for me to take into consideration as a future educator. Although these observations are not always true, I feel that it is important for me to work in a district that one advocates for their students and two pays their teachers for what they expect out of them. Whether that be in an inner-city school