Legal Opinion
Committee for Educational Equality v. State
Supreme Court of Missouri
Decided September 1, 2009No. SC 89010PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MARY R. RUSSELL, Judge.
The issue before this Court is the constitutional validity of Missouri’s system for funding public schools. Plaintiffs1 allege that Missouri’s school funding formula results in a public education system that is unconstitutionally disparate and inadequate. They assert that the formula applies wrongly calculated tax assessment data, rendering incorrect “local effort” contributions and directly impacting the adequacy and equity of the education provided in Missouri’s schools. The State of Missouri defends the school funding formula, arguing that it is constitutional and…
2Cases cited37 opinions
- San Antonio Independent School District v. RodriguezSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Washington v. GlucksbergSupreme Court of the United States · 1997
- Massachusetts v. Environmental Protection AgencySupreme Court of the United States · 2007
- Committee for Educational Equality v. StateSupreme Court of Missouri · 1994
- State Ex Rel. Nixon v. American Tobacco Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 2000
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3Cited by37 opinions
- Pearson v. KosterSupreme Court of Missouri · 2012
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- Estate of Overbey v. Chad Franklin National Auto Sales North, LLCSupreme Court of Missouri · 2012
- Jason D. Dodson and Jason D. Dodson, Jr., a Minor, and Eva Raine Dodson-Lohse, a Minor, and August William Davis Dodson, a Minor, said Minors appearing by the duly appointed Next Friend Jason D. Dodson, Respondent/Cross-Appellant v. Robert P. Ferrara, M.D., and Mercy Clinic Heart and Vascular, LLC, Appellants/Cross-Respondents.Supreme Court of Missouri · 2016
- William Penn School District v. Pennsylvania Department of EducationSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2017
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