Article: School finance - North Carolina Supreme Court finds the state in violation of its Constitution for failing to provide students an opportunity to obtain a sound basic education.(Case Note)

SCHOOL FINANCE--NORTH CAROLINA SUPREME COURT FINDS THE STATE IN VIOLATION OF ITS CONSTITUTION FOR FAILING TO PROVIDE STUDENTS AN OPPORTUNITY TO OBTAIN A SOUND BASIC EDUCATION.--Hoke County Board of Education v. State, 599 S.E.2d 365 (N.C. 2004).

In Brown v. Board of Education, (1) the Supreme Court held that when a state undertakes to provide its citizens a public education, education becomes "a right which must be made available to all on equal terms." (2) Although Brown confronted the inequities occasioned by de jure racial segregation, activists inspired by the Brown ideal have since sought to fashion legal strategies capable of securing educational equality ...

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