April 21, 2016 The Little Rock School District Saga On January 28, 2015, the Arkansas State Board of Education voted 5-4 to take over the Little Rock School District, at least in part…
January 17, 2014 Pulaski County Desegregation Settlement Approved Last fall, I wrote here that the Pulaski County school desegregation case was close to a potential settlement. That settlement received final approval from Judge…
October 1, 2013 Feds Issue Guidance on Race-Based Admissions Late last month, the U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights and the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice jointly…
August 27, 2013 Justice Department Asks Court to Block Louisiana Voucher Program in Some Schools If you’ve read much of this blog, then you may have realized that I like discussing the topics of school choice and school vouchers,…
July 2, 2013 The Latest on Affirmative Action in Higher Education Last week, the U.S. Supreme Court remanded a race-based admissions case concerning the University of Texas to the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, finding…
May 13, 2013 What’s Happening with School Choice? During the session, the Arkansas General Assembly passed Act 1227, the Public School Choice Act of 2013, which allows for open school choice with two…
March 22, 2013 60 Years after Brown v. Board, Segregation Lingers in Mississippi This probably doesn’t come as much of a surprise. Just look around many small towns and big cities alike throughout the deep south, and…