San Antonio Independent School District

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San Antonio Independent School District is a public school district in San Antonio, Texas, best known nationally for its role in the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case San Antonio Independent School District v. Rodriguez concerning school finance and equal protection.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf public school district
school district in Texas
country United States of America
surface form: United States
educationLevel primary education
secondary education
follows Texas Education Agency regulations
fundingSource federal education funds
local property taxes
state education funds
governingBody San Antonio Independent School District self-linksurface differs
surface form: San Antonio Independent School District Board of Trustees
hasAbbreviation San Antonio Independent School District self-linksurface differs
surface form: SAISD
hasHeadquartersLocation San Antonio
surface form: San Antonio, Texas
hasLanguageOfInstruction English
Spanish (bilingual programs)
hasSchoolBoard elected board of trustees
hasSuperintendent district superintendent of schools
hasType independent school district
jurisdiction San Antonio
surface form: City of San Antonio

portions of central San Antonio
legalCase San Antonio Independent School District v. Rodriguez
legalIssueInCase Equal Protection Clause
surface form: Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment

constitutionality of school finance system based on local property taxes
locatedIn Bexar County
surface form: Bexar County, Texas

San Antonio
surface form: San Antonio, Texas
locatedInMetropolitanArea San Antonio–New Braunfels metropolitan area
surface form: San Antonio metropolitan area
notableFor role in U.S. school finance litigation
role in equal protection jurisprudence
offersProgram bilingual education
career and technical education
gifted and talented education
special education
operates magnet schools
public elementary schools
public high schools
public middle schools
specialty schools
partOf public education system of Texas
partyIn San Antonio Independent School District v. Rodriguez
regionServed urban San Antonio
sector public
serves students in San Antonio, Texas
state Texas
subjectOf U.S. Supreme Court decision in 1973
debates on school finance reform in the United States
scholarly analysis on educational inequality

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San Antonio Independent School District v. Rodriguez defendant San Antonio Independent School District
San Antonio Independent School District governingBody San Antonio Independent School District self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: San Antonio Independent School District Board of Trustees
San Antonio Independent School District hasAbbreviation San Antonio Independent School District self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: SAISD