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(tentative)| Eductn Law (LAW-690-001) There are no notices at
this time. Education plays a crucial role in sustaining a
democratic society. As such, it is critical that we understand
and are able to critique the legal and public policy choices
that shape our education system. This course will examine the
right to equal educational opportunity and will consider the
various state and federal legal efforts to improve K-12
education. These include school desegregation, school finance
litigation, and school choice. We will scrutinize a variety of
reform efforts, which may include the federal government’s
expanding role in education, federal and state standards,
single-sex education, and charter schools. In addition to
examining legal authority and the work of legal scholars, we
will examine the writings of historians, social scientists, and
education policy experts. Scholars and practitioners who work
directly with these issues will also address the c