Question 12 the supreme court has ruled that the unequal financing of public schools in cities, suburbs, and rural districts is a violation of the constitutional right to equal education. ruled that the unequal financing of public schools in cities, suburbs, and rural districts is not a constitutional matter. never been presented with a case about whether the unequal financing of public schools in cities, suburbs, and rural districts is a violation of the constitutional right to equal education. been granted the power by a 1986 congressional law to unilaterally increase public school funding if there is any difference between the amount spent in cities, suburban, and rural districts.