New State Laws Reflect The Rethinking Of Excessive Mandated Standardized Testing In America's Public Schools, 2015 Florida A&M University College of Law
New State Laws Reflect The Rethinking Of Excessive Mandated Standardized Testing In America's Public Schools, Renalia Smith Dubose
Florida A & M University Law Review
The largest standardized testing cheating scandal in American history has caused many to question the practice of excessive standardized testing in America’s public education system. In the spring of 2013, thirty-five educators in Atlanta, Georgia, including the former superintendent, principals, teachers, and testing coordinators were indicted for cheating on statewide-standardized tests. The situation in Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, triggered a conversation about excessive mandated standardized testing in America’s public schools and caused public outcry against the negative impact of standardized testing. As a result, new state laws are being passed throughout the United States to not only end the rapid …
Selecting Instructional Materials, 2015 University of Dayton
Selecting Instructional Materials, Charles J. Russo
Educational Leadership Faculty Publications
A recent dispute from Columbus, Ohio, that made some national headlines dramatically illustrates what can happen to teachers who fail to preview materials and consequently show inappropriate films or use other media unsuited for student instruction.
The outcome of that case was more dramatic and unusual than in similar cases. Even so, this incident demonstrates that educators in K–12 schools can lose their jobs if they fail to use their discretion and comply with board policies in selecting appropriate materials and subjects for their classes and previewing materials before using them in instructional settings.
Understanding The History Of Institutionalization: Making Connections To De-Institutionalization And The Olmstead Act For Persons With Intellectual Disabilities In The State Of Illinois, 2015 National Louis University
Understanding The History Of Institutionalization: Making Connections To De-Institutionalization And The Olmstead Act For Persons With Intellectual Disabilities In The State Of Illinois, Nancy A. Cheeseman
Dissertations
What is the historical connection between deinstitutionalization and the Olmstead decision? The purpose of this study was to examine and analyze policy within a historical perspective the connections between institutional care, deinstitutionalization, the Olmstead decision, and the effect on persons with intellectual disabilities lived experience, in the state of Illinois.
The data collected include, the transcripts of interviews with four participants, artifacts from policy documents and historical papers accessed from the Disability Museum online journals. The creation of a table for use in coding themes as associated with 5 (out of 18) core concepts for disability policy.
The Olmstead decision …
Are Food Subsidies Making Our Kids Fat? Tensions Between The Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act And The Farm Bill, 2015 Selected Works
Are Food Subsidies Making Our Kids Fat? Tensions Between The Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act And The Farm Bill, Melissa D. Mortazavi
Melissa Mortazavi
On December 15, 2010, President Obama signed the Healthy Hunger- Free Kids Act of 2010 (HHFKA)1 into law. It was hailed as a bipartisan success and a significant reform of childhood nutrition policy. Indeed, on its surface the law appears to make a significant shift away from the food paradigm of the past. However, upon closer examination, it fails to unwind the tangled connections between domestic eating habits and longstanding farm subsidies. This Article breaks new ground in several ways: First, it is one of the first essays in the emerging and underexplored field of food law, a crosssection of …
House Bill 1219: A Study, 2015 The University of Akron
House Bill 1219: A Study, Paul M. Scott
Akron Law Review
Because H.B. 1219 does raise certain constitutional questions which will soon come before the courts, and because of its potential impact on higher education in Ohio, a complete study of it is in order. This Comment seeks to do that by analysis of the background events leading up to the bill's introduction, its legislative history, a summary and explanation of the act's important provisions, an analysis of potential constitutional infirmities in view of current court decisions, and a discussion of relevant policy considerations. The purpose of this Comment is not to assess the wisdom or desirability of the statute, but …
The "Compulsory School Attendance" Case: Wisconsin V. Yoder, 2015 The University of Akron
The "Compulsory School Attendance" Case: Wisconsin V. Yoder, Michael Buchicchio
Akron Law Review
It is an important constitutional doctrine that a law generally constitutional "on its face," may be unconstitutional "as applied" in specific instances. The Amish case marks the first occasion that the Court has clearly articulated that exception in favor of a minority religious group. It would appear that compulsory education laws are-"on their face"--within a state's constitutional powers, but under the facts of this case, the First Amendment requires that the Amish be exempt.
The Death Of Academic Support: Creating A Truly Integrated, Experiential, And Assessment Driven Academic Success And Bar Preparation Program, 2015 Indiana Tech Law School
The Death Of Academic Support: Creating A Truly Integrated, Experiential, And Assessment Driven Academic Success And Bar Preparation Program, Adam Lamparello, Laura Dannebohm
Adam Lamparello
For too long, academic support programs have been viewed as the unwanted stepchild of legal education. These programs have existed in the dark shadows of legal education, reserved for students deemed “at risk” for satisfactorily completing law school or successfully passing the bar examination, and focused on keeping students above the dreaded academic dismissal threshold. The time has arrived for the remedial – and stereotypical – character of academic support to meet its demise, and to be reborn as a program that helps all students to become better lawyers, not just better law students.
In this article, we propose a …
Is It Unconstitutional To Prohibit Faith-Based Schools From Becoming Charter Schools?, 2015 University of California, Berkeley
Is It Unconstitutional To Prohibit Faith-Based Schools From Becoming Charter Schools?, Stephen D. Sugarman
Stephen D Sugarman
This article argues that it is unconstitutional for state charter school programs to preclude faith-based schools from obtaining charters. First, the “school choice” movement of the past 50 years is described, situating charter schools in that movement. The current state of play of school choice is documented and the roles of charter schools, private schools (primarily faith-based schools), and public school choice options are elaborated. In this setting I argue a) based on the current state of the law it would not be unconstitutional (under the First Amendment’s Establishment Clause) for states to elect to make faith-based schools eligible for …
A Jurisprudence Of Equality: The Fourteenth Amendment And School Desegregation, 2015 The University of Akron
A Jurisprudence Of Equality: The Fourteenth Amendment And School Desegregation, Stewart Graham
Akron Law Review
This paper will deal with the meaning of equality in legal discourse and the social context which underlies that meaning.
Is A Paid Idea Tuition Reimbursement Case Moot? The Intersection Of Pendency, Tuition Reimbursement, And Mootness, 2015 Brigham Young University Law School
Is A Paid Idea Tuition Reimbursement Case Moot? The Intersection Of Pendency, Tuition Reimbursement, And Mootness, Daniel W. Morton-Bentley
Brigham Young University Education and Law Journal
No abstract provided.
For-Profit Schools: A History Of Abuse And The Need For Reform, 2015 Brigham Young University Law School
For-Profit Schools: A History Of Abuse And The Need For Reform, Stephanie N. Morse
Brigham Young University Education and Law Journal
No abstract provided.
Prohibition Of Indoctrination In Education — A Look At The Cse Law Of The European Court Of Human Rights, 2015 Brigham Young University Law School
Prohibition Of Indoctrination In Education — A Look At The Cse Law Of The European Court Of Human Rights, Fernando Méndez Powell
Brigham Young University Education and Law Journal
No abstract provided.
The Key To Equality: Why We Must Prioritize Summer Learning To Narrow The Socioeconomic Achievement Gap, 2015 Brigham Young University Law School
The Key To Equality: Why We Must Prioritize Summer Learning To Narrow The Socioeconomic Achievement Gap, Simon Leefatt
Brigham Young University Education and Law Journal
No abstract provided.
The False Choice Between Race And Class And Other Affirmative Myths, 2015 Universit of California, Davis
The False Choice Between Race And Class And Other Affirmative Myths, Lisa R. Pruitt
Buffalo Law Review
No abstract provided.
Not All Non-Discrimination Policies Are Created Equal: Analyzing Public Universities' Attempts To Regulate Membership Requirements Of Officially Recognized Student Organizations, 2015 Brigham Young University Law School
Not All Non-Discrimination Policies Are Created Equal: Analyzing Public Universities' Attempts To Regulate Membership Requirements Of Officially Recognized Student Organizations, James Heilpern
Brigham Young University Education and Law Journal
No abstract provided.
Higher Education Governance: Proposals For Model Child Protection Governance Policy, 2015 Brigham Young University Law School
Higher Education Governance: Proposals For Model Child Protection Governance Policy, Seletha R. Butler, Valerie Njiiri
Brigham Young University Education and Law Journal
No abstract provided.
Freedom Of Speech In Schools And The Right To Participation: When The First Amendment Encounters The Convention On The Rights Of The Child, 2015 Brigham Young University Law School
Freedom Of Speech In Schools And The Right To Participation: When The First Amendment Encounters The Convention On The Rights Of The Child, Lotem Perry-Hazan
Brigham Young University Education and Law Journal
No abstract provided.
Mergens V. Westside Community Schools At Twenty-Five And Christian Legal Society V. Martinez: From Live And Let Live To My Way Or The Highway?, 2015 Brigham Young University Law School
Mergens V. Westside Community Schools At Twenty-Five And Christian Legal Society V. Martinez: From Live And Let Live To My Way Or The Highway?, Charles J. Russo
Brigham Young University Education and Law Journal
No abstract provided.
Arming The Good Guys: School Zones And The Second Amendment, 2015 Brigham Young University Law School
Arming The Good Guys: School Zones And The Second Amendment, Grant Arnold
Brigham Young University Education and Law Journal
No abstract provided.
A Need For Reform — In The Wake Of The Penn State Scandal: In Higher Education And K–12 Schools, 2015 Brigham Young University Law School
A Need For Reform — In The Wake Of The Penn State Scandal: In Higher Education And K–12 Schools, Victoria Carlton
Brigham Young University Education and Law Journal
No abstract provided.