The (mis)education of Indigenous students
Indigenous students in the U.S have faced a history of serious educational mistreatment and still experience formidable challenges.
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Category: Under The Law
Virtually an education
Policy makers can now envision virtual education as an alternative to brick-and-mortar education. Whether this is good for students — and for public education — is an important question, the answer to which must be informed, in part, by legal considerations.
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Grade retention and the law
As with the disproportionate suspension or expulsion of students of color or students with disabilities, it’s fair to ask: Is grade retention a civil rights issue?
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Title IX and the SCOTUS power grab
The 2024 Title IX regulations offer a test case for how the federal judiciary might wade into politically charged areas and alter the regulatory landscape.
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The Israel-Hamas war and U.S. classrooms
When it comes to student actions motivated by religion-based identity or ancestry, school leaders and judges alike face a fundamental question: What speech is protected by the First Amendment — and what’s a discipline-worthy transgression?
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That’s so meta: Social media, students, and 21st-century litigation
Robert Kim writes about social media legal cases and how they may impact K-12 schools.
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Recent developments in the quest for racial diversity in K-12 schools
Last June, in Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. v. Harvard College (SFFA), the U.S. Supreme Court...
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Vouchers and the future of public education
Twenty-five years ago, very few states operated voucher programs that subsidized sending students...
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The incredibly shrinking zone of teacher free speech
In the classroom, one could plausibly argue that public school teachers have even fewer free...
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A case for social and emotional learning
Social and emotional learning (SEL) is a process through which children acquire the knowledge,...
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Affirmative retraction
On June 29, in Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. v. Harvard College (SFFA), the U.S. Supreme...
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