In Edgewood ISD v. Kirby, the key constitutional issue was
A) whether the Brown v. Board of Education decision applied to Texas students.
B) whether the phrase "an efficient system of free public schools" included school financing.
C) de facto segregation.
D) the continuing effects of Roe v. Wade upon public education.
E) whether school prayer should be required in grades K-8.

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The key issue in Edgewood ISD v. Kirby was whether the phrase "an efficient system of free public schools" in the Texas Constitution included school financing. This case challenged the unequal funding of public schools in Texas, which was found to violate the state constitution. The Texas Supreme Court ruled that the system of funding public schools in Texas was unconstitutional and ordered the state to establish a new system that would provide more equal funding for all students.

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