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Robinson v Cahill
The Robinson v Cahill case lasted from 1973-1976. The New Jersey Supreme Court ruled that the state must ensure equal educational opportunity for school children. This declaration was based off of the constitution’s “thorough and efficient” education clause. This case primarily focused on the equity of education and opportunity in relation to low-income students. This case eventually led to the Abbott v Burke school funding case. -
Levittown v Nyquist
In 1982, prosecutors argued that the state's way of funding public schools was flawed and unfair. Schools' income were based off of the district's property taxes. Since low-income districts had extremely low property taxes, those schools received little to no funding. The claims were dismissed because of an earlier ruling; San Antonio School Dist. v. Rodriguez. -
Rose v Council for Better Education
In 1989, the Kentucky Supreme Court ruled that the state wasn't providing adequate education for children. Prosecutors argued that low-income and high-income students should be treated the same and given the same opportunity. As a result, Kentucky constructed a list of mandatory accolades. It was referred to as the Rose Capacities and was adopted in many other states. -
DeRolph v State
In 1997, the courts ruled the method of funding for Ohio public schools to be unconstitutional. This case closely resemble Rose v Council. The state had to take measures to establish equality of funding in both high and low income schools. Apparently, this is still an ongoing issue in Ohio. -
Campaign for Fiscal Equity v State of New York
In 1995, the Supreme Court found that the state of New York wasn't providing an adequate education for its students. The court used the term "sound basic education" and declared that students didn't have the opportunity to have that in New York. The state argued that it wasn't responsible for students' failures. The arguments weren't accepted and the state was forced to improve their educational standards.