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San Antonio vs. Rodriguez Blaine F. Place photos or graphics in the table below. Save to desktop, then upload by clicking on "file" on the menu bar (above). //For A Moment They Stood Looking At Each Other- The Barefoot Beggar Girl In Her Rags And The King In His Jewelled Crown', King Cophetua And The Beggar Maid//. Fine Art. //Encyclopædia Britannica Image Quest.// Web. 22 Sep 2011. [] Write a journal/newspaper style article in which you take a neutral stance (as a reporter) and give the facts about the actual event. What led up to the event? What happened during the actual event? Did it have an “end” or is it unresolved? You are to write about this event __when it happened__, you are assuming the role of a reporter in 1850, 1920, etc., __not someone looking back from 2011__. You need to cite your sources, and they must include information only available during that time period. At least one source must be primary and/or an eyewitness account. **Important - This work will be submitted to TurnItIn.com. We will provide you information about using this helpful resource**! Please replace the above phot with one more appropriate for your topic.
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Robin Hood Has Come To The Rescue- After nearly 3 decades, Texas School fund issues are resolved.
**Robin Hood to the Rescue: Texas School Funding is Finally Resolved** In San Antonio, Texas, wealthy Caucasian suburbs are nestled near poor Mexican slums. This wide variety of lifestyles often causes issues, and school funding is no exception. Demetrio Rodriguez sparked the controversy over whether the funding system was constitutional back in 1973. He, along with other low income Mexican families, believe, “…school districts with mostly higher-income families received more resources then those with mostly Mexican-American student or students of lower economic status” (Patrick 1). Rodriguez sued the San Antonio Independent School nearly 3 decades ago, charging them with, “…the deplorable financial situation in which the district found itself relative to neighboring school districts and the extreme fragmentation of the districts” (Drennon 7), and there has finally been a settlement. At first the Supreme Court did not think wealth affected the education a student received. In 1987, “…the Mexican American Legal and Education Defense Fund (MALEDF) filed a second lawsuit against the state of Texas…” (Drennon 8). Seeing as this was a continuing problem, and it was deemed unconstitutional because of unequal distribution of funds, the search for a solution began. It wasn’t until now, 1992, that a system has been put in use. Known as “Robin Hood”, this system uses the extra funds from wealthy districts and redistributes it to lower-income districts. This limits the funding gap the $600 between poor and rich districts. Although it isn’t absolutely equal, it has improved tremendously and hopefully the redistribution system will continue to close the gap.

Drennon, Christine M. "SOCIAL RELATIONS SPATIALLY FIXED: CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE OF SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS." // Geographical Review // 4(2006):567. // eLibrary //. Web. 22 Sep. 2011.

John J. Patrick. //San Antonio Independent School District v. Rodriguez.// Oxford Universoty Press, 2001. //eLibrary.// Web. 19 Sep. 2011.

Task 1: Mastery Rubric A quality news article will: •open with an attention-grabbing headline •identify the author's name and the date of the publication (in the past) •develop the 5 W's in three power paragraphs •paragraph 1: contain an interesting lead •paragraph 2: need to cite a secondary source for Robin Hood system (an indirect quote) •paragraph 3: correctly cite a primary source (eyewitness account) •maintain appropriate journalistic voice •read like an article written in the same time period as the event occurred •be free of mechanics and Works Cited errors

TASK II What is the Argument? Poor and Mexican-American students do not receive an adequate education in comparison to wealthier, mainly white students.

PROMPT 1: Why did the majority of Americans not recognize the rights of members of this group? The situation in San Antonio was a unique type of discrimination in that it wasn't necessarily intentional. No one is opposed to the poor or Mexican-Americans receiving a good education, but there is no simple answer and de facto segregation causes unintentional differences in the quality of education a student gets. The court ruled that, "...wealth discrimination did not involve any suspect classification"(qtd. in Swidorski 13). Although it may be true that wealth discrimination isn't a problem, the fact that there are areas that are generally richer and then areas that are poor with low tax income poses an inequality in how the schools are funded. Unfortunately, courts don't know what to do to fix this and, technically, aren't required to do anything because, "Being poor in the United States is a matter of individual responsibility...as it maintains the legal fiction that we are all abstract individuals with equal, undifferentiated rights" (Swidorski 13). Using this fact alone means that there shouldn't be any conflict and that families must fend for themselves when it comes to education seeing as the schools are supported on how much tax revenue they receive. The issue that makes this such a debate is that some claim the 14th amendment protects their right to an equal education, though not directly stated, it can be interpreted that way, but others believe that since it isnot directly stated it is not protected. and Class, 1856-200." //eLibrary Curriculum Edition//. N.p., 13 Jan. 2003. Web. 29 Sept. 2011. ||
 * < Swidorski, Carl. "The Supreme Court's Legal (Mis) Construction of Race, Gender

PROMPT 2: How did advocates for the minority group shed light on this injustice? Attention was mainly called to the school funding by the parents of the children who were suffering, and the Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund, or MALDEF, pursued the state to change. The main way people became aware of this issue was because of MALDEF involvement considering they are a large organization as opposed to parents trying to take action by themselves. It was Rodriguez who originally got them involved because he, "...complained to leaders of the Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund..." (Patrick 1). Had MALDEF not been involved, it would have been quite a struggle for Rodriguez and his children to be heard and make an impact. John J. Patrick. //San Antonio Independent School District v. Rodriguez.// Oxford Universoty Press, 2001. //eLibrary.// Web. 19 Sep. 2011.

__Paragraph 1:__ Analyze the impact of the literary or artistic work for the minority group and/or American society as a whole. POST PARAGRAPH HERE I'd Love To Change The World Ten Years After
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Lyrics: Everywhere is freaks and hairies Dykes and fairies, tell me where is sanity Tax the rich, feed the poor Till there are no rich no more

Id love to change the world But I dont know what to do So Ill leave it up to you

Population keeps on breeding Nation bleeding, still more feeding economy Life is funny, skies are sunny Bees make honey, who needs money, monopoly

Id love to change the world But I dont know what to do So Ill leave it up to you

World pollution, theres no solution Institution, electrocution Just black and white, rich or poor Them and us, stop the war

Id love to change the world But I dont know what to do So Ill leave it up to you (more)

America is based on the ability to change in order to adapt to the modern world, and this definitely keeps America thriving, as long as everyone does their part. If no one points out the problems, like the funding gap in schools, and then comes up with a solution,like the Robin Hood act, then nothing will ever change. This way of thinking was mocked in the song //I'd Love To Change The World// By Ten Years After, "I//'//d love to change the world/ But I dont know what to do/ So Ill leave it up to you" (A-Z Lyrics Universe). This is a perfect example of the mentality when Rodriguez took a stand against unjust funding.

__Paragraph 2:__ CLOSING-- How did the event impact the debate on the argument? POST PARAGRAPH HERE In the great scheme of the debate on who is a person in America, the case of San Antonio Independent School vs. Rodriguez raised the issue of whether wealth is a factor in determining personhood. Although originally it seems that since all men are created equal, wealth should not be considered when deciding who is a person, but it gets a bit more complicated. In San Antonio, like many other places, “...schools in more affluent areas often have more resources because parents can afford to provide what the schools cannot ” (Gouwens). Education, although not directly stated, is protected under the 14th amendment since all citizens are promised equal protection of the law, thus every citizen deserves an equal education. That is why Rodriguez sued the state of Texas and, even though he himself didn't win, his successors were eventually able to change how school funding is dispersed. This is an unusual scenario when it comes to being denied personhood because it wasn't necessarily intentional. Similar to other cases in which,“...the Court indicated a willingness to use “all available remedies”...when there was a case of de jure discrimination...it threw up its hands in sympathetic frustration about a legal inability to provide any effective remedy for de facto segregation”(Swidorski). The segregation in San Antonio naturally happened due to where people prefer and can afford to live, therefor there no laws were broken and little could be done to correct the funding gap between slums and suburbs. That was until, “In1992 the Texas legislature put in place the recapture system known as Robin Hood” (Drennon). This new system uses the extra funding from wealthier schools to provide for poor schools that are lacking the basic tools for a good education. Although there is still a funding gap between different districts, this shows an effort is being made towards creating completely equal learning environments despite financial stature because, in the end, we are all people.

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 * < Gouwens, Judith A. "Disparity in School Funding." //ABC-CLIO eBook Collection//.
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