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Beg, Borrow, Or Steal: Ten Lessons Law Schools Can Learn From Other Educational Programs In Evaluating Their Curriculums, Debra Curtis Jan 2014

Beg, Borrow, Or Steal: Ten Lessons Law Schools Can Learn From Other Educational Programs In Evaluating Their Curriculums, Debra Curtis

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INDISPUTABLY, LAW SCHOOLS are under attack.' Because of concerns about the legal field and legal education's responsibility in the crisis of new graduates without jobs, law schools are clamoring to respond by seeking and working toward curriculum change. Generally, higher education institutions acknowledge a "responsibility to endeavour to prepare graduates who are able to manage and respond effectively to change and its inherent demands challenges and tensions." However, there are questions about law schools' ability to do just that. There have been many years of repeated criticisms of the case method and active discussions regarding curriculum reform.


Barking Dogs: Code Enforcement Is All Barkand No Bite (Unless The Inspectors Have Assult Rifles), Marilyn Uzdavines Jan 2014

Barking Dogs: Code Enforcement Is All Barkand No Bite (Unless The Inspectors Have Assult Rifles), Marilyn Uzdavines

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In Detroit, Michigan, in 2014, 1 broken windows, a roof caving in, and a yard that had not been maintained for years is the view for its residents in a blighted and unstable neighborhood. Code enforcement inspectors are nowhereto be found. The local code enforcement department lacks the resources, manpower, and strategic plan to deal with blight on a massive scale