The United States' changing legal landscape over the past few years has compromised schools' ability to explicitly support their LGBTQ + students, colleagues, and families. Many perceived the overturning of the landmark court case, "Roe v. Wade" with the "Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization" Supreme Court of the United…

The surveillance and securitization of schools has transformed over the last decade to include predictive analytics and algorithms. In Florida, for example, the Pasco Sheriff's Office used school record data sets to identify and monitor youth they believed were "destined for a life of crime." Yet the extent of big data policing as a…

Children with disabilities or specialized healthcare needs were legally excluded from U.S. public education for decades, but in the last 45 years, they have gained tremendous ground in receiving comparable educational opportunities as their non-disabled peers. The purpose of this article is to provide a historical review of the educational laws…

The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) appears to offer states and districts discretion to develop teacher evaluation policies, including those that may use Value Added Models (VAMs). While scholars are discussing this flexibility, limited attention has been paid to the potential role of the law in connection with the future use of VAMs in…

This study examines the United States Supreme Court's use of social science research in Fourteenth Amendment race-based discrimination cases in professional and graduate school admissions. It discusses how the Court uses (or does not use) social science research in its interpretation of "equal protection" and "discrimination"…

Purpose: A significant and growing body of LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer) research examines the experiences of students, employees, and the substance of leadership training. This project aims to complement this work by taking a macro-level look at the broader legal and policy issues that may constrain or enhance a school…

Discusses a recent Supreme Court case that upheld State supermajority requirements for such items as bond elections and levies. (JF)

The California Supreme Court rule on June 30th that local bond issues requiring two-thirds voter approval for passage violated the equal protection clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. (Westbrook v. Mihaly). (MF)

Reviews, within the context of the one man, one vote principle, the recent Supreme Court decisions that bear on school district elections in three areas: (a) representative elections for governing boards, (b) selective voter qualifications for participation in school district elections, and (c) super majority vote requirements on school finance…

Court decisions on educational issues are often based on an interpretation of the due process or equal protection clauses of the Fourteenth Amendment. This paper provides educators with a better understanding of the continuing development of this important amendment. (Author)

Since 1954 school children have sought and secured constitutional protection -- primarily under the First Amendment and the due process and equal protection clauses of the Fourteenth Amendment. Outlines some of the constitutional developments and recurring issues in education under (1) exclusion, (2) functional exclusion, (3) free expression, (4)…

Discusses recent court cases involving the issues of school finance and equal educational opportunity, emphasizing the emerging judicial requirement of "minimal educational adequacy" for all students. (JG)