From schoolhouse to courthouse : the judiciary's role in American education / Joshua M. Dunn and Martin R. West, editors.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextPublication details: Washington, D.C. : Thomas B. Fordham Institute : Brookings Institution Press, c2009.Description: xii, 275 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9780815703075 (pbk. : alk. paper)
  • 0815703074 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Other title:
  • Judiciary's role in American education
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • KF 4119 .F76 2009
Contents:
The Supreme Court as school board revisited / Martin R. West and Joshua M. Dunn -- Taking remedies seriously : can courts control public schools? / R. Shep Melnick -- School superintendents and the law : cages of their own design? / Frederick M. Hess and Lance D. Fusarelli -- The real lessons of school desegregation / James E. Ryan -- School finance litigation : the third wave recedes / John Dinan -- The judiciary's now-limited role in special education / Samuel R. Bagenstos -- Pass or fail? Litigating high-stakes testing / Michael Heise -- School choice litigation after Zelman / Martin R. West -- Talking about religion : separation, freedom of speech, and student rights / Joshua M. Dunn -- Litigation under No Child Left Behind / Martha Derthick -- Still judging school discipline / Richard Arum and Doreet Preiss.
Summary: "Law, political science, and education policy experts test supporters' and critics' claims about education litigation concerning judicial efforts promoting school desegregation and civil rights; high-stakes testing and school finance in NCLB era; school discipline, special education, and district management; and the relationship between religious freedom, student speech, and school choice"--Provided by publisher.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

The Supreme Court as school board revisited / Martin R. West and Joshua M. Dunn -- Taking remedies seriously : can courts control public schools? / R. Shep Melnick -- School superintendents and the law : cages of their own design? / Frederick M. Hess and Lance D. Fusarelli -- The real lessons of school desegregation / James E. Ryan -- School finance litigation : the third wave recedes / John Dinan -- The judiciary's now-limited role in special education / Samuel R. Bagenstos -- Pass or fail? Litigating high-stakes testing / Michael Heise -- School choice litigation after Zelman / Martin R. West -- Talking about religion : separation, freedom of speech, and student rights / Joshua M. Dunn -- Litigation under No Child Left Behind / Martha Derthick -- Still judging school discipline / Richard Arum and Doreet Preiss.

"Law, political science, and education policy experts test supporters' and critics' claims about education litigation concerning judicial efforts promoting school desegregation and civil rights; high-stakes testing and school finance in NCLB era; school discipline, special education, and district management; and the relationship between religious freedom, student speech, and school choice"--Provided by publisher.

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