Arizona · JUD.3
Roosevelt held Arizona's school construction funding system unconstitutional
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In Roosevelt Elementary School District No. 66 v. Bishop, the Arizona Supreme Court held that the state's reliance on local property tax revenues to fund school construction violated the Arizona Constitution's requirement for a general and uniform public school system because differences in district property wealth produced unequal access to adequate school facilities.
- State
- Arizona
- Topic
- JUD.3 Funding Equity
Evidence & sources
- NCSI profile
- Arizona State Roles and Responsibilities for PK-12 Public School Facilities (2025), printed p. 22
- Legal sources
- Ariz. Const. art. XI, § 1 — Arizona Constitution Article XI, Section 1 (State Constitution)
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