Flores v. Arizona 1992

1992

The Flores vs. Arizona court case started off with parents who's children attended a school in the Nogales School District. They filled a lawsuit against Nogales Unified School District becuase their children weren't getting the proper education they needed as an ELL student. The court case went on a 17 year legal battle before it was finally resolved in 2009.

Flores V. Arizona1992

What happended?

Timeline

1988: State was only giving schools $164 for each ELL student1992: Lawsuit was filled2001: Survey shows districts spend from $0 - $4,600 per ELL student2002: State fundings increase to $350 per ELL student2004: Needed funding up to $2,495 in elementary school and $1,662 in high school2008: state gives school $40 million to establish new ELL program2009: 5-4 decision, the United States Supreme Court sent back for further hearingsHorne vs Flores

Who?

Citations

Mariam Flores and her daughter whos name is also Mariam Flores.Nogales Unified School DistrictState Of Arizona

AZ Centralhttp://www.schoolfunding.info/states/az/lit_az.php3http://www.rollbackcampaign.org/multimedia/

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