Zellman vs Simmons-Harris
Skeen vs MN
Arizona ELL
State Litigation
Potpourri
100
The issue in this case is whether parents can use these to pay for private education with religious connection.
What are vouchers?
100
This is the number of school districts represented (or the percent of the states K-12 enrollment) in this lawsuit.
How many is 52 districts? OR How much is 24% of the population?
100
This is what Arizona was subject to pay until it provided sufficient funding for the state's ELL students.
What are daily fines?
100
This is the reason given by the South Carolina Supreme Court that declared the state funding system unconstitutional?
What is the state failed to create a system that overcomes the effects of poverty?
100
1) This Minnesota case allowed taxpayers to deduct expenses incurred due to "tuition, textbooks and transportation" for sending their kids to religious elementary or secondary schools.
What is Mueller vs. Allen?
200
This test serves 3 elements: a statute (or public policy) must have a secular legislative purpose; the principal effect of the statute must neither advance nor inhibit religion; the statute must not foster "excessive entanglement with religion".
What is the Lemon Test?
200
These are the 3 issues that the plaintiffs sued about in the Skeen vs. State of MN case.
What are supplemental revenue, debt service and referendum levy?
200
This is the state test ELL students were not required to pass to secure their diploma until the state had properly funded ELL programs.
What is the AIMS test?
200
This is the reason given by the Texas State Supreme Court that declared the state funding system unconstitutional?
What is the state school finance funding system fails to provide an adequate, suitable, and efficient educational system?
200
Taxpayers challenged Mueller vs. Allen in 1983 because these families benefited most from the tax deduction.
What are the families of parochial school students?
300
The ruling in this case was due to the fact that vouchers were for the students, not for religion.
What is 'ruling in favor of the State?'
300
This provision of the state constitution requires a "general and uniform system of public schools".
What is the Education Clause?
300
This is the amount in which Arizona was fined while Arizona legislators and the governor tried to reach an agreement?
What is $20 million?
300
This is the number of states that have seen lawsuits aimed at remedying inadequate school funding, and this is the percentage of successful cases?
What is 45 out of 50 states?
300
This is a salary system that rewards teachers for special skills and knowledge or school wide achievement gains.
What is "Incentive Pay" or "Alternative Compensation"?
400
In this school district, low income students can choose a private school regardless of religious affiliation.
What are the Cleveland, Ohio schools?
400
The plaintiffs, consisting of mostly outer-ring suburbs and adjacent rural areas, claimed that the present funding system causes disparities in educational opportunity which are related to property wealth, thereby leading to a lifetime of relative disadvantage. This "claim" is known as this.
What is The Claim of Relative Harm?
400
This is the federal act that the State of Arizona was in violation of because they failed to adequately fund instruction for children who are ELLs.
What is the Equal Educational Opportunity Act?
400
This is the statement that is found in nearly all school funding lawsuits?
What is "The funding system is insufficient to provide all students an adequate education, as required by the state constitution."?
400
DAILY DOUBLE This state recently had its school funding case closed after the Supreme Court said that it has addressed the need for state assistance with public schools and academic facilities?
What is Arkansas?
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