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Kathryn Watson – Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University, 2024
This instrumental case study explores 31 Iowan educators' and board of education members' perceptions of the ways the state's book ban law, Senate File 496 influenced school information systems. Mathisen's (2015) informational justice conceptual framework guided data analysis. The three key findings of this study were Senate File 496 was…
Descriptors: State Legislation, Teacher Attitudes, Boards of Education, Constitutional Law
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Eckes, Suzanne E. – Educational Researcher, 2021
A 2020 lawsuit involves a public school teacher who refused to address transgender students by their preferred names because of his religious beliefs. This case is particularly significant because it is the first K-12 decision that analyzes this matter. This issue has important policy implications for schools and students.
Descriptors: Form Classes (Languages), LGBTQ People, Sexual Identity, Teacher Attitudes
Guanci, Sin R.; Blackburn, Mollie V. – Equity Assistance Center Region III, Midwest and Plains Equity Assistance Center, 2022
The purpose of this "Equity by Design" brief is to aid administrators in protecting sexual and gender minority students from discrimination and harassment. Specifically, this Brief presents Title IX's conceptualizations of sex and harassment to identify who is protected, and from what. Further, it discusses how to navigate backlash…
Descriptors: Educational Legislation, Federal Legislation, Gender Discrimination, Sex Fairness
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Welner, Kevin G. – National Education Policy Center, 2022
This policy memo examines some fundamental shifts, along with their real-world implications, within the past 60 years of Supreme Court jurisprudence, up to and including the current "Carson v. Makin" case. The Supreme Court is just a few small steps away from transforming every charter school law in the U.S. into a private-school voucher…
Descriptors: Court Litigation, State Courts, Charter Schools, Federal Legislation