The Funding of Education in Ohio and the Perpetuation of Inequality

Presenter Information

Roger Kligerman

Location

Science Center, A254

Document Type

Presentation

Start Date

4-27-2012 1:30 PM

End Date

4-27-2012 2:30 PM

Abstract

In the case DeRolph vs. State of Ohio (1997), the Supreme Court of Ohio determined that Ohio’s system of funding education was unconstitutional due to the failure to create a “thorough and efficient education system”. Today, this system remains in place. The paper explores the way the DeRolph decision contributes to the larger inequalities that exist in our education system. Ultimately, this paper argues that the state’s sanctioning of an inherently unequal funding system contributes to the systematic stratification of socioeconomic groups through school.

Notes

Session I, Panel 3: Causes of Despair: Delight, and Ambivalence in American Education
Moderator: Ana Cara, Professor of Hispanic Studies

Major

History; Sociology

Advisor(s)

Renee Romano, History
Veljko Vujacic, Sociology

Project Mentor(s)

Marvin Krislov, Politics; President
Daphne John, Sociology

April 2012

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The Funding of Education in Ohio and the Perpetuation of Inequality

Science Center, A254

In the case DeRolph vs. State of Ohio (1997), the Supreme Court of Ohio determined that Ohio’s system of funding education was unconstitutional due to the failure to create a “thorough and efficient education system”. Today, this system remains in place. The paper explores the way the DeRolph decision contributes to the larger inequalities that exist in our education system. Ultimately, this paper argues that the state’s sanctioning of an inherently unequal funding system contributes to the systematic stratification of socioeconomic groups through school.