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TEXAS SCHOOL FINANCE SYSTEM UNCONSTITUTIONAL.(Brief Article)

American School & University,  December, 2005  

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The Texas Supreme Court has ruled that the state's method of funding public schools is unconstitutional. The court found that the system of allocating money to school districts amounted to a statewide property tax, which the Texas constitution does not allow. The justices set a June 1, 2006, deadline for the legislature to correct the flaws in the aid formula.

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The court says the deadline gives lawmakers "ample time to fully consider structural changes in the public education system and to allow the system time to adjust to those changes." Although ...

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