Public school funding could take a hit if the US Supreme Court opens the door to religious charter schools, a scholar of education law argues.
- Professor of Law, University of South Carolina
The Supreme Court is considering the legality of the Biden administration’s student loan forgiveness plan and whether the administration had the power to offer debt forgiveness in the first place.
Local control over school funding leads to uneven resources between districts, two legal scholars maintain.
The Education Department is reinterpreting rules Congress wrote for how public school systems should share federal dollars with private schools.
Democratic plans to boost school funding are rooted in research that shows more funding really does boost achievement for low-income students.
The Constitution gives Congress the power over the executive branch, which it’s free to flex.
A scholar of discrimination law explains why regulations set up in the 1960s are still critical to protecting racial groups today.
Charter school operators have been capitalizing on lax laws that let them lease building space to themselves at above-market rates. A simple ban could end the practice, two education scholars argue.
The Supreme Court long ago rejected the idea of a federal right to education. Can a series of new lawsuits convince the court to change its mind?
A state court has ruled that New Mexico is not doing enough to ensure its students receive an adequate education. Other states should be held accountable in the same way, an education scholar argues.
Traditional public schools suffer as states create favorable funding schemes for charter schools and school vouchers.
Despite the failure of zero tolerance discipline policies in schools, the Trump administration is targeting an Obama-era memo that sought to limit such policies.
Federal courts have long declined to enshrine the right to education into federal law. A careful look at the history of the 14th Amendment shows why that may be the wrong approach.
When Martin Luther King Jr. was met by violent opposition, he remained hopeful, believing that ‘the arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice.’ While racism remains, there’s reason for hope.
A mostly white community in Alabama is being allowed to secede from its mostly black school district. Parents are claiming school quality is at stake, but is it really just segregation in disguise?
The Trump administration’s new education budget cuts money from traditional schools and funnels it toward school choice. Is it a nail in the coffin for public education?
In the Oscar-winning film ‘Moonlight,’ as well as schools across the US, student misbehavior is being cast in a new light. How can school discipline address the root of the problem and save our kids?
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