Over the past thirty-five years, federal courts have
dramatically retreated from actively promoting school
desegregation. In the meantime, state courts have taken up the
mantle of promoting the vision of educational equity originally
articulated in "Brown v. Board of Education." "Courts and Kids" is
the first detailed analysis of why the state courts have taken on
this active role and how successful their efforts have been.
Since 1973, litigants have challenged the constitutionality of
education finance systems in forty-five states on the grounds that
they deprive many poor and minority students of adequate access to
a sound education. While the plaintiffs have won in the majority of
these cases, the decisions are often branded "judicial activism"--a
stigma that has reduced their impact. To counter the charge,
Michael A. Rebell persuasively defends the courts' authority and
responsibility to pursue the goal of educational equity. He
envisions their ideal role as supervisory, and in "Courts and Kids"
he offers innovative recommendations on how the courts can
collaborate with the executive and legislative branches to create a
truly democratic educational system.
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