Court Cases Education

AUSTIN, TX – On Tuesday, January 21, 2014, MALDEF will return to court to demonstrate that the Texas public school finance system remains inequitable and inadequate. In a MALDEF victory for Texas children early last year, Travis County District Court Judge John K. Dietz held that the system was arbitrary, inequitable and inadequate under the Texas Constitution, detailing gross inequities for property-poor school districts and failures of the system for low income and English Language Learner (ELL) children. Last June, before issuing his final judgment, Judge Dietz decided to reopen the evidence and hold a supplementary hearing to examine the effect of legislative changes to the state’s educational system that were made after his initial ruling.

Illinois School District U-46 Discriminated Against Latino Students in Gifted Program

ELL and low-income students will remain hostage to an arbitrary and irrational funding system for Colorado schools

Court Orders Tucson School District To Reinstate Culturally Relevant Curriculum That Reflects The History, Culture and Experiences of Mexican Americans

Court Holds The State’s Current System Unconstitutional; Ruling Details Gross Inequities and Failures of the System for Low Income and English Language Learner Children

MALDEF Seeking Equal Funding for All Texas Students, Including Low Income and English Language Learner Children

Law and Policy Conversations across the Disciplines

Court Preserves Possible Use of Ethnic Studies as a Means to Remedy Ongoing Discrimination in 38-Year Old Case

The next phase of trial against school district focuses on quality and availability of critical programs

Educators, Parents and Community Leaders fully support first statewide adequacy lawsuit filed by MALDEF seeking fair share of funding for all Texas schools

Court finds the State’s current system unconstitutional and requires funding to be based on actual costs of providing a thorough and uniform system of public education

Funding for at-risk students is inadequate and irrational

MALDEF seeks equality for at-risk and English Language Learner Students