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30 Seton Hall Legis. J. 39 (2005-2006)
What's in It for Me - School Partnerships in Texas: Are We Bribing Our Kids to Perform

handle is hein.journals/sethlegj30 and id is 45 raw text is: WHAT'S IN IT FOR ME? SCHOOL PARTNERSHIPS IN TEXAS: ARE WE BRIBING OUR KIDS TO PERFORM? Faith Jackson TABLE OF CONTENTS I. INTRO DUCTIO N ............................................................. 39 II. CORPORATE GIFTS - UPPING THE ANTE TO INCREASE ATTENDANCE .............................................. 42 III. SCHOOL MISSION CONFLICTING WITH NO CHILD LEFT BEH IND ACT ........................................................... 44 A. Evaluating Performance .............................................. 44 B. An Elementary Idea: Sharing the Wealth of K now ledge .................................................................. 46 C. Risky Business - Federal Funding for Schools Meeting Federal Standards ......................................... 46 IV. GIVE UNTIL IT HURTS: THE EFFECTS OF CORPORATE DONATIONS ............................................. 48 A. Who Is At Risk? - Identifying the Recipients of Corporate G ifts ............................................................ 49 B. The Potential Socioeconomic Impact .................. 50 V. RECOMMENDATIONS ..................................................... 52 VI. CO N CLU SIO N ................................................................... 54 L Introduction Empowered by the Texas State Constitution in 1883, school districts in Texas have levied property taxes to supplement local school funding. Notwithstanding, the Texas school finance sys- tem has been an issue of contention in Texas for decades. As far back as the late 1960s, there has been litigation challenging the * Faith Joseph Jackson, J.D., Instructor, Texas Southern University - Thurgood Marshall School of Law; former Special Assistant to the U.S. Secretary of Education - No Child Left Behind Act; concerned citizen and mother; contributing research pro- vided by Pat Garrison, B.B.A., Texas A&M University, and current Law Student, Thurgood Marshall School of Law; both former kids. 1 San Antonio Indep. Sch. Dist. v. Rodriguez, 411 U.S. 1, 6 (1973).

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