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social science subjects > education > education studies > education policy > Serrano v. Priest
... > social science subjects > sociology > sociology of education > education in society and culture > multiculturalism and special populations > African American education > legal cases > Serrano v. Priest
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... > social science subjects > law > legal specialisms > education law > school finance litigation > Serrano v. Priest
... > social science subjects > law > legal specialisms > education law > governance issues > school finance litigation > Serrano v. Priest

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Serrano v. Priest  

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  • Serrano v. Priest (1971) is a long-standing challenge to state school finances premised on violations of federal and state equal protection clauses as they relate to schools. At its core was the question of whether the State of California's school funding scheme violated federal and state equal protection clauses because the continuum of school funds available to districts as a result of the state funding formula predicated on local property taxes. [Source: Encyclopedia of African American Education; Serrano V. Priest]

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