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Author Howard, Robert M., 1956- author.

Title Power, constraint, and policy change : courts and education finance reform / Robert M. Howard, Christine H. Roch, Susanne Schorpp, and Shane A. Gleason
Published Albany : State University of New York Press, 2021

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Description 1 online resource
Series SUNY series in American constitutionalism
Contents Front Matter -- Contents -- Figures and Tables -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Why Courts? -- Citation Patterns in Education Finance Policy -- When Citations Are Not Enough -- Policy Diffusion through Courts -- Conclusion -- How State Courts Move and Change Policy -- Notes -- References -- Index
Summary "Power, Constraint, and Policy Change analyzes state court influence on state education finance reform. Beginning in the early 1970s litigants began filing suits in state courts to change state education funding in order to prevent disparities in education resources between wealthy and poor communities. These cases represent a fundamental policy debate in American society, pitting the importance of education against the cost and method of funding it. Through education finance, the authors explore how and why courts often end up determining and resolving policy funding debates. Education funding has involved both the federal constitution and state constitutions, as well as legislation and court-mandated remedies, which, ultimately, determine who and how we pay for this critical American value."--Ebook Central
Notes Description based on print version record
Subject Public policy (Law) -- United States -- States
Courts -- United States -- States.
Education -- United States -- States -- Finance
POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / Judicial Branch.
Courts -- U.S. states
Education -- U.S. states -- Finance
Public policy (Law) -- U.S. states
Form Electronic book
Author Roch, Christine H., author.
Schorpp, Susanne, author.
Gleason, Shane A., author.
ISBN 9781438481371
1438481373