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From Schoolhouse to Courthouse : The Judiciary's Role in American Education

From race to speech, from religion to school funding, from discipline to special education, few aspects of education policy have escaped the courtroom over the past fifty years. Predictably, much controversy has ensued. Supporters of education litigation contend that the courts are essential to secu...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Dunn, Joshua M.
Other Authors: West, Martin R.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Washington : Brookings Institution Press, 2010.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Front Matter; Table of Contents; The Supreme Court as School Board Revisited; Taking Remedies Seriousl: Can Courts Control Public Schools?; School Superintendents and the Law: Cages of Their Own Design?; The Real Lessons of School Desegregation; School Finance Litigation: The Third Wave Recedes; The Judiciary's Now-Limited Role in Special Education; Pass or Fail? Litigating High-Stakes Testing; School Choice Litigation after Zelman; Talking about Religion: Separation, Freedom of Speech, and Student Rights; Litigation under No Child Left Behind; Still Judging School Discipline.