October 16, 2018 How to Stop a Bully – Part II In my last post, I discussed what parents can do to address bullying at the school district level, and how schools should often respond…
June 29, 2016 The Latest of Affirmative Action in Higher Education, Part II Last week, the U.S. Supreme Court again upheld the use of race-conscious admissions policies in higher education. Ending an eight-year legal battle, the Court,…
July 25, 2014 The Battle Over Common Core Continues The State of Louisiana is in the news once again, and it’s certainly not a glowing endorsement of the current status of the state’s…
May 6, 2014 U.S. Supreme Court Upholds Prohibition on Racial Preferences Race-based admissions in higher education is a hot button issue, and I’ve written about this subject in the past here and here. Colleges and universities…
April 8, 2014 Corporal Punishment Upheld Once Again I often get questions from parents regarding the current state of corporal punishment, both in Arkansas and across the country. Corporal punishment in public…
March 31, 2014 California Tenure Law Challenged A hotly contested lawsuit in California could pave the way for teacher tenure law reform across the country. The education advocacy group, Students Matter,…
March 14, 2014 Kansas Supreme Court Finds Education Funding Unconstitutional Last year, I wrote here about the ongoing education funding woes for Kansas public schools. Last year, a three-judge district court panel ruled that public…
February 3, 2014 Federal Court Issues Preliminary Injunction in Gender Discrimination Case A federal district court in Pennsylvania has issued a preliminary injunction to prevent the Line Mountain School District, a public school district located in…
December 16, 2013 Court Rejects First Amendment Arguments and Upholds Teacher’s Dismissal In 2012, Bryan Craig, a tenured guidance counselor and girls’ basketball coach at Rich Central High School outside of Chicago, self-published a book containing…
October 24, 2013 Supreme Court Leaves Open School Funding Claims With so much attention focused on last week’s teacher insurance special session, an important case handed down last Thursday from the Arkansas Supreme Court…