Sections of the California Constitution from which the
state Supreme Court determined that children have a
fundamental right to a publicly-funded education.
Section 1 of article IX of the California Constitution:
"A general diffusion of knowledge and intelligence being essential to
the preservation of the rights and liberties of the people, the
Legislature shall encourage by all suitable means the promotion of
intellectual, scientific, moral, and agricultural improvement."
Section 5 of article IX of the California Constitution:
"The Legislature shall provide for a system of common schools by
which a free school shall be kept up and supported in each district at
least six months in every year, after the first year in which a school has
been established."