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No Right to Bear Cell Phones

A New York judge has upheld a ban on cell phones at public schools. Judge Lewis Bart Stone said the ban was reasonable and did not violate the Constitution, according to the New York Times. “Neither the state nor federal constitutions include any express constitutional right to bear cell phones,”…

May 8, 2007 2:17 PM CDT

A School Desegregated Is Still Divided

A judge’s ruling in February freeing Little Rock, Ark., schools from oversight has not ended longstanding racial resentments. Fifty years ago, angry whites protested desegregation at Central High School as Army soldiers escorted nine black students into the school for the first time. Now whites are supporting an embattled black…

May 8, 2007 1:17 PM CDT

White House Nixed Student Loan Reform

The Bush administration nixed a 2001 proposal to tighten restrictions on the student loan industry. Since then, the loan industry has come under investigation for paying universities and school officials for loan referrals. The Education Department’s draft 2001 policy shows awareness of the issue and a perceived need to act,…

May 1, 2007 5:12 PM CDT

Conduct Uncensored in 4th Circuit’s Ruling

An “adults only” en banc opinion by a federal appeals court says a college soccer coach’s comments may violate Title IX’s ban on sexual discrimination in public schools. The opinion contains many uncensored examples of coach Anson Dorrance’s alleged comments about his women players’ sex lives and physical appearances, according…

Apr 20, 2007 2:58 PM CDT

Laws Restrict Actions Against Troubled Students

Federal laws generally prevent universities from placing students on involuntary medical leave for mental illness and from informing their parents of their problems without consent, the New York Times reports.

Apr 19, 2007 1:34 PM CDT

Judge Backs Ban of Anti-Gay Shirt

A federal judge in Chicago has sided with a suburban school that banned anti-gay T-shirts. A student wanted to wear a shirt that read “Be Happy, Not Gay” as part of a Christian campaign this week to oppose gay rights issues, the Chicago Tribune reports. The school district thought the…

Apr 18, 2007 3:47 PM CDT

April 20, 1971

School Busing Gets the Green Light

Apr 2, 2007 6:12 AM CDT

See You in 18 Months

Education Department puts ABA accreditation role on ‘a short leash’

Feb 13, 2007 1:08 AM CST

Ever True to Brown?

Two Public School Cases Raise the Legacy of the Famed Desegregation Ruling

Dec 25, 2006 8:31 AM CST

Vouchers Tested

School Vouchers Are Facing a Different Set of Legal Challenges in State Courts

Jun 24, 2006 6:31 AM CDT

An Evolving Conflict

Intelligent-Design Proponents May Have Lost a Battle, but They’ll Continue the Fight

Mar 21, 2006 11:16 AM CST

A Record High on the Hill

Ninth Annual ABA Day Focuses on Issues of Concern to the Profession

Jun 28, 2005 4:34 PM CDT

Shear Outrage

School District Gets Clipped by Angry Mom After Teachers Get Snippy With Her Son

Jun 28, 2005 4:05 PM CDT

The Court Comes Together

A New Chief Justice Led a Fractious Supreme Court to Unanimity in Overturning Segregation

Apr 1, 2004 9:37 PM CST

Making Brown Real

A North Carolina Family Fought Threats and Intimidation After Suing to Integrate Schools

Apr 1, 2004 9:25 PM CST

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