The Edjurist Accord
Educational law scholars blogging on recent developments at the intersection of law and education.
Author: Two lawyer-blawggers: Jesulon Gibbs is an assistant professor of educational leadership at South Carolina State University; Justin Bathon is an associate instructor at Indiana University in the educational policy studies department and the owner-operator of Bathon Educational Services in Bloomington, Ind.
Blawg Related Categories: Education Law • Consultant
Recent Posts from The Edjurist Accord
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My Favorite Holiday
Just wishing everyone a spectacular July 4. It's pouring down rain right now here in Illinois, but it doesn't spoil my enthusiasm at all. I got a little fishing planned for later today and fireworks…
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Bankrupt Schools - Implications
Until this year, I have never really heard of a school district going bankrupt. It's an extremely rare event. But, Detroit may be left no other option and several schools in California (2) are telling…
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Do Students Dislike Education Law Classes? Evidence from Twitter
Playing around with Twitter tonight. Signed up even (you can follow me at edjurist and/or if you are reading this I should probably be following you, so please tell me you handle in way or…
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ELA's Perspective
This is encouraging from ELA. Administrator, Attorney and Professor perspective on Forest Grove. Ditto for Safford v. Redding.
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A Symbolic End to Bush Era Symbolism
Something about this just makes me feel good inside and I thought I would share: I hated those damn schoolhouses. Nothing says "we're a joke over here" like fabricating symbolism and the Bush Administration was…
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Discrimination is Delicate - Leave This One to Lawyers
Today we got the ruling from the Supreme Court in Ricci v. DeStefano - the case that people only really care about because the Supreme Court overturned the Second Circuit panel on which nominee J.…
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Edjurist TV Episode 5: Initial Thoughts on Safford Unified School District v. Redding
The Redding case is out today (so is Horne v. Flores, but I'll address that later). Basically, my thoughts on Redding are ... Wahoo ... as I articule in Episode 5. Here are some other…
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Interesting Short Article on Parents Involved
A good deal of scholarship has been published in the legal and educational communities since the Supreme Court decided the Parents Involved case. In that case, the Court struck down the student assignment systems of…
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Board Certification for Education Lawyers in Florida
Yesterday, I received the following message from the Florida Bar (of which I am a member). It announces the approval of board certification procedures for education law and adoption law. For those unfamiliar, board certification…
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Blogging Teacher Correctly Demoted
The Ninth Circuit has held in Richerson v. Beckon that a teacher who uses her blog to post comments about other employees can have adverse employment consequences taken against her. The teacher, an instructional coach…