Neeley v. West Orange-Cove Consolidated Independent School District
Texas Supreme Court
176 S.W.3d 746 (2005)
- Written by Deanna Curl, JD
Facts
The West Orange-Cove School District and others (the school districts) (plaintiff) filed a lawsuit against the state of Texas (defendant) alleging that the state’s school-financing system was unconstitutional under the Texas Constitution. The district court made a number of findings related to the quality of the state’s education system, including that districts were struggling to educate a growing population of disadvantaged students, that state drop-out rates were high, and that college preparedness measures were low in the state. The undisputed evidence also established that standardized-test scores had steadily increased in the state, even while curriculum and testing standards increased. The district court ultimately found that the Texas legislature had failed to meet its constitutional obligation to structure and fund the state’s educational system to ensure a general diffusion of knowledge under the Texas Constitution. The state subsequently appealed the district court’s ruling.
Rule of Law
Issue
Holding and Reasoning (Hecht, J.)
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