What Are Cases That Significantly Impacted Public Education Justified?
Module 2 - Assignments & Summary
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Complete and submit the following assignments to the Module 2 Dropbox:
Assignment 4
1. The word education is absent from the U.S. constitution. Based on this fact, how is Federal involvement in public education justified?
It is a fact that the constitution of the U.S. does not mention public education nor is it a guarantee right anywhere in the constitution. Therefore, the federal government has used the equal protection clause of the Fourteenth Amendment to provide funding to the public education. The Tenth Amendment, on the other hand, states that the states and local school districts are responsible for the public education.
2. Briefly discuss the two major questions …show more content…
The following are cases that significantly impacted public education.
1. What was the major impact of these cases?
a. Brown v. Board of Education 1954 (Separate but equal school were not appropriate) – This case not only made everyone see that “separate but equal” was one type of discrimination and was not appropriate, but also it gave more opportunities for the minorities of this country.
b. Kalamazoo Case 1874 – It determined tax dollars could be used to fund not only grammar school, but also secondary education.
2. The following cases are directly related to school finance. You are to prepare a mini-brief on each including Citation (name of the case), Issue, Decision and the impact of that decision.
a. Serrano v. Priest 1971 – It was a sue brought in the state of California by parent from the Baldwin Park School District. This parent stated that disparity in funding between rich and poor district were unconstitutional. The Supreme Court of the State of California decided that the plaintiff, John Serrano, was correct and he won the case. Therefore, after this decision, all school districts across the country move to district power equalization formulas to effect greater equity and equality for all …show more content…
Supreme Court have allowed Congress and state legislatures to provide funds to be used by nonpublic schools as long as it is for secular purpose. People who agreed that some of our public money should be used to aid private schools argues that it give parents a freedom of choice for their children. These parents use the free exercise clause of the First Amendment to fight for what they want. The opponents of direct aid to nonpublic schools say that parochial school are from the past and that the government should foster this system with public money. Also they belive that such a practice may create more racial discrimination, and that public schools do not always receive the money that they should. So, if there is an extra available it has to be used to improve the public school
________________________________________
Complete and submit the following assignments to the Module 2 Dropbox:
Assignment 4
1. The word education is absent from the U.S. constitution. Based on this fact, how is Federal involvement in public education justified?
It is a fact that the constitution of the U.S. does not mention public education nor is it a guarantee right anywhere in the constitution. Therefore, the federal government has used the equal protection clause of the Fourteenth Amendment to provide funding to the public education. The Tenth Amendment, on the other hand, states that the states and local school districts are responsible for the public education.
2. Briefly discuss the two major questions …show more content…
The following are cases that significantly impacted public education.
1. What was the major impact of these cases?
a. Brown v. Board of Education 1954 (Separate but equal school were not appropriate) – This case not only made everyone see that “separate but equal” was one type of discrimination and was not appropriate, but also it gave more opportunities for the minorities of this country.
b. Kalamazoo Case 1874 – It determined tax dollars could be used to fund not only grammar school, but also secondary education.
2. The following cases are directly related to school finance. You are to prepare a mini-brief on each including Citation (name of the case), Issue, Decision and the impact of that decision.
a. Serrano v. Priest 1971 – It was a sue brought in the state of California by parent from the Baldwin Park School District. This parent stated that disparity in funding between rich and poor district were unconstitutional. The Supreme Court of the State of California decided that the plaintiff, John Serrano, was correct and he won the case. Therefore, after this decision, all school districts across the country move to district power equalization formulas to effect greater equity and equality for all …show more content…
Supreme Court have allowed Congress and state legislatures to provide funds to be used by nonpublic schools as long as it is for secular purpose. People who agreed that some of our public money should be used to aid private schools argues that it give parents a freedom of choice for their children. These parents use the free exercise clause of the First Amendment to fight for what they want. The opponents of direct aid to nonpublic schools say that parochial school are from the past and that the government should foster this system with public money. Also they belive that such a practice may create more racial discrimination, and that public schools do not always receive the money that they should. So, if there is an extra available it has to be used to improve the public school