BYU Education & Law Journal
Keywords
public education, public education funding, student fees
Abstract
Since the late 1800s U.S. states have provided a “centrally administered organization of public schools, overseen by a state superintendent or department of education and financed by state income tax revenues in addition to local taxes.” States have governed a system of public schools through the states’ constitutions. Each state’s constitution has a statement identifying the state as being responsible to provide its citizenry with a public education and in the majority of states’ constitutions there is further clarification noting that this education is provided free of charge. An example of this statement can be found in Nevada’s State Constitution, “The legislature shall provide for a uniform system of common schools.
Recommended Citation
Skousen, Jacob D. and Rodriguez, Ellianna
(2023)
"The Costs of a Free and Public Education: An Analysis of a School District's Student Fees,"
BYU Education & Law Journal: Vol. 2023:
Iss.
1, Article 4.
Available at:
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/byu_elj/vol2023/iss1/4
