Which of the following is the best description of the Supreme Court's decision in Rodriguez v. San Antonio ISD?
A) The state may not deny federal education dollars to underperforming school districts.
B) The equal protection clause of the Fourteenth Amendment compels states to fund all school districts equally.
C) Segregation based on a student's ethnicity is unconstitutional.
D) It is not unconstitutional for Texas to fund school districts with unequal levels of property taxes.
E) The state may not fund schools differently based on the ethnic makeup of the schools.

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The Supreme Court's decision in Rodriguez v. San Antonio ISD was that it is not unconstitutional for Texas to fund school districts with unequal levels of property taxes. The Court held that education is not a fundamental right under the U.S. Constitution and that the funding of public schools is a traditionally local matter that does not require strict scrutiny under the Equal Protection Clause. Thus, the Court upheld the use of a school funding system that relied primarily on local property taxes, which resulted in significant disparities in funding between wealthy and poor school districts.

Which of the Following Is the Best Description of the Supreme