Legal Opinion
East Jackson Public Schools v. State
Michigan Court of Appeals
Decided March 21, 1984No. Docket 67583PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Per curiam
Once again, as in Governor v State Treasurer, 389 Mich 1; 203 NW2d 457 (1972) (Governor I), opinions vacated 390 Mich 389; 212 NW2d 711 (1973) (Governor II), a legislatively-devised system for the financing of public education is challenged on constitutional grounds because it produces unequal per-student funding between districts.
In Michigan, the funding of public elementary and secondary schools is derived primarily from the assessment of ad valorem property taxes wit,bin local school districts, the proceeds of which vary according to the locally-determined tax rate and the value of the…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- San Antonio Independent School District v. RodriguezSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Williams v. Mayor of BaltimoreSupreme Court of the United States · 1933
- Waterford School District v. State Board of EducationMichigan Court of Appeals · 1980
- Governor v. State TreasurerMichigan Supreme Court · 1973
- Governor v. State TreasurerMichigan Supreme Court · 1973
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3Cited by30 opinions
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- Oakland County Board v. Michigan Property & Casualty Guaranty Ass'nMichigan Supreme Court · 1998
- Tennessee Small School Systems v. McWherterTennessee Supreme Court · 1993
- Idaho Schools for Equal Educational Opportunity v. EvansIdaho Supreme Court · 1993
- William Penn School District v. Pennsylvania Department of EducationSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2017
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