This page is under construction. Content for this section will be added soon. The area of the law that specifically deals with schools, school systems and school boards charged with educating our children. The states and local subdivisions are primarily responsible for operating the nation's public school system.
Many state constitutions make the public schools a responsibility of the state or local government.
Each State develops, maintains and operates its own school system within its own state. There are significant differences among the states in the management of schools and the mechanism for financing public schools. Each State is responsible for providing a school system whereby all children may receive an education. There is no charge for attending the school and it is equally open to all students. The Federal Equal Education Opportunities Act of 1974 provides that no state may deny equal education opportunities to an individual because of his or her race, color, sex or national origin.