A Guide to Public Engagement and School Finance Litigation

Autor/in	Zhang, Julia
Institution	Public Education Network
Titel	A Guide to Public Engagement and School Finance Litigation
Quelle	(2008), (28 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Leitfaden; Public Education; Educational Finance; Court Litigation; Community Involvement; Financial Policy; Policy Formation; Community Organizations; Advocacy; Institutional Role; Activism; Educational Equity (Finance); Alaska; Kentucky; New Jersey; New York + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Öffentliche Erziehung; Bildungsfonds; Rechtsstreit; Fiscal policy; Finanzpolitik; Politische Betätigung; Sozialanwaltschaft; Aktivismus; Politischer Protest
Abstract	Lawsuits challenging the constitutionality of public education funding systems are currently underway in 21 states. Litigation represents an opportunity to restructure the ways in which public education is financed, expanded, and delivered to children across the country. Public engagement plays a uniquely important role to ensure real improvement in schools. This Guide was developed to encourage community-based organizations to employ public engagement strategies while school finance litigation takes place in their states. While litigation may at times seem daunting and complex to non-lawyers, community-based organizations can do much to become involved in the process. Organizations can utilize public engagement strategies to ensure that the outcome of the litigation reflects the interests of constituent groups and the public. This Guide is organized to make the process of school finance litigation meaningful and accessible to a large audience. The Guide is divided into three sections: (1) An introductory section explains why public engagement and community involvement are critical in the fight for public school resources, and how community-based organizations can play active and direct roles in helping to secure resources for public schools; (2) The second section explains how education finance policy is made in theory and practice. Historically, what has been the role of the legislature, the court, and the school district in the policymaking process?; (3) The third section explores where local education funds ("LEF") and other community-based organizations fit into this process. We articulate a four-phase approach for community-based organizations to impact school finance litigation. Each phase is illustrated by an example of a support role played by an LEF or other community-based organization. The guide contains three appendices: (1) Resources with Information and Experience Regarding Public Engagement and School Finance Litigation; (2) Following are Sample Criteria for Joining an Amicus Brief, Developed from Public Education Network's Criteria; and (3) "E-advocacy" as a Public Engagement Strategy. (Contains 25 endnotes.) (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10