Brown v Board removed the notion of separate but
equal that had
defined who could attend which school by a childs race.

In California, Serrano v Priest determined that an
areas wealth could
not be used as a discriminating factor when
allocating dollars for a
childs education, thus equalizing the amount of the
State
contribution to each child.

The Prop. 13 tax revolt removed about 80% of the
local control from
School Districts and School Boards.

Where the above actions addressed access and equity,
no one had
addressed what the cost should be to provide an adequate
education. Those...