EDIL-861: Educational Finance

This course traces the historical development of education funding models from the 19th to the 21st century. Candidates will examine how litigation on school funding has spawned legislation shaping federal, state, and local funding models. The interdependency between funding models at these levels (e.g., federal, state, local) will also be examined. The course will examine landmark school funding legislation including: Stuart v. Kalamazoo (1874); Zimmerman v. Asheville Board of School Commissioners (1927); Brown v. Board of Education (1954); San Antonio Independent School District v. Rodriguez (1973); Serrano v. Priest (1977); and Abbott v. Burke (1985).