What was the result of the Texas Supreme Court ruling in the 1989 Edgewood school case?
A. It ordered basic changes in the financing of public K-12 education in order to provide more equity between rich and poor school districts.
B. It ruled that parents could home school their children provided they meet "basic educational goals."
C. It ordered an increase in hiring of minorities through a quota system that would allow for greater diversity among school staff.
D. It ruled that public K-12 schools could no longer allow prayer or discussion of religion in a classroom as it violated the principle of separation of church and state.
Answer: A
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