Suzanne Eckes – The Conversation

The Supreme Court building is seen on April 30, 2025, in Washington, D.C. AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein

May 23, 2025

Split Supreme Court blocks Oklahoma’s Catholic charter school − but future cases could hinge on whether charters are, at their core, public or private

Preston Green III, University of Connecticut and Suzanne Eckes, University of Wisconsin-Madison

The Supreme Court’s order has blocked this particular charter school, but similar issues could emerge in future cases.

The court’s ruling could affect more than religion in schools. AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite

May 23, 2025

What is a charter school, really? Supreme Court ruling on whether Catholic charter is constitutional will hinge on whether they’re public or private

Preston Green III, University of Connecticut and Suzanne Eckes, University of Wisconsin-Madison

The Supreme Court will hear arguments about the Oklahoma school in April.

Surveys suggest growing support for school choice, such as in Ohio, even as voters reject such policies in referendums. AP Photo/Samantha Hendrickson

February 20, 2025

Trump order boosts school choice, but there’s little evidence vouchers lead to smarter students or better educational outcomes

Charles J. Russo, University of Dayton and Suzanne Eckes, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Research suggests school choice programs have little effect on student achievement but worsen overall outcomes by draining money from cash-strapped public school systems.

A display of books that have been banned in various places is on view at a community gathering space in Washington, D.C. Craig Hudson for The Washington Post via Getty Images

October 2, 2023

Where the Supreme Court stands on banning books

Suzanne Eckes, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Current precedent relies on a 1982 case in which five justices generally agreed there were limits on a school’s power to ban books, but they didn’t agree on why.

The rights of transgender people are often in dispute, including in schools. AP Photo/Rick Bowmer

February 6, 2023

Rights of transgender students and their parents are a challenge for schools, courts

Charles J. Russo, University of Dayton; Maggie Paino, University of Wisconsin-Madison, and Suzanne Eckes, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Parents have a general right to know about their children’s activities in school, but that can be limited by students’ rights to privacy and personal safety.

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