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The Common School Before And After Brown: Democracy, Equality, And The Productivity Agenda, Rosemary C. Salomone
The Common School Before And After Brown: Democracy, Equality, And The Productivity Agenda, Rosemary C. Salomone
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In recent years, economic forces of global magnitude have placed the substance and value of education in the national spotlight. With jobs for college graduates in short supply, political pundits and news commentators have placed different estimates on the worth of a college degree and the continued utility of the liberal arts. Economists tie specific educational factors to future income. A high school diploma, we are told, can translate into an additional $300,000 in lifetime salary. A highly effective kindergarten teacher likewise carries a value-added benefit of $320,000, the additional income that a classroom of today’s students may earn …
The Curious Life Of In Loco Parentis At American Universities, Philip Lee
The Curious Life Of In Loco Parentis At American Universities, Philip Lee
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In this article I trace the legal history, through court opinions, of in loco parentis (Latin for “in the place of the parent”) as applied to the relationship between American universities and their students. I demonstrate that until the 1960s, the in loco parentis doctrine allowed universities to exercise great discretion in developing the “character” of their students without respect to their students’ constitutional rights. The demise of this doctrine forced courts, and universities themselves, to redefine the relationship of universities with their students in important ways.