From schoolhouse to courthouse
Subtitle: the judiciary's role in American education
By: Joshua M. Dunn and Martin R. West, editors.
Contributors: Dunn, Joshua M.; West, Martin R.
Publisher: Brookings Institution Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Washington, D.C
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780815703075
Subjects: Educational law and legislation -- United States; Political questions and judicial power -- United States
Description: "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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The Supreme Court as school board revisited / Martin R. West and Joshua M. Dunn; title: Taking remedies seriously : can courts control public schools? / R. Shep Melnick; title: School superintendents and the law : cages of their own design? / Frederick M. Hess and Lance D. Fusarelli; title: The real lessons of school desegregation / James E. Ryan; title: School finance litigation : the third wave recedes / John Dinan; title: The judiciary's now-limited role in special education / Samuel R. Bagenstos; title: Pass or Fail? Litigating high-stakes testing / Michael Heise; title: School choice litigation after Zelman / Martin R. West; title: Talking about religion : separation, freedom of speech, and student rights / Joshua M. Dunn; title: Litigation under No Child Left Behind / Martha Derthick; title: Still judging school discipline / Richard Arum and Doreet Preiss.