Chapter 1
History of Education in the United States (Wikipedia) -
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_education_in_the_United_States
Historical Timeline of Public Education in the U.S. -
https://www.raceforward.org/research/reports/historical-timeline-public-education-us
The Struggle for Public Schools (Digital History) -
http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/disp_textbook.cfm?smtid=2&psid=3535
State Constitution Education Clause Language -
https://edlawcenter.org/assets/files/pdfs/State%20Constitution%20Education%20Clause%20Language.pdf
Tinker v. Des Moines Independent School District (Podcast) -
http://www.uscourts.gov/about-federal-courts/educational-resources/supreme-court-landmarks/tinker-v-des-moines-podcast
Tinker - Bill of Rights Institute -
http://billofrightsinstitute.org/educate/educator-resources/lessons-plans/landmark-supreme-court-cases-elessons/tinker-v-des-moines-1969/
Tinker v. Des Moines Independent School District (Oyez) (link to
Supreme Court oral argument) -
http://www.oyez.org/cases/1960-1969/1968/1968_21
The Schoolhouse Gates (Make No Law - The First Amendment Podcast)
(Legal Talk Network) - -
https://legaltalknetwork.com/podcasts/make-no-law/2018/01/the-schoolhouse-gates/
What A Black Armband Means, Forty Years Later by Mary Beth Tinker
-
https://www.aclu.org/blog/free-speech/what-black-armband-means-forty-years-later
Supreme Decision (icivics.org) - game to decide a student free
speech case -
https://www.icivics.org/games/supreme-decision
Tinker Slide Show -
https://prezi.com/hrczhd2u71hz/tinker-vs-des-moines-1969/
Tinker v. Des Moines - Landmark Cases - Episode #4 - Think
LegalEase -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=27M3BO69ZCs&list=PL7G2tXf3ndnMMejGSmWA5GPn8lyiPyIOh
Tinker Tour (description by Mary Beth Tinker) (project of the
Student Press Law Center) -
http://tinkertourusa.org/about/tinkertour/
Bethel School District No. 403 v. Fraser (summary of facts and
decision) -
http://www.phschool.com/atschool/ss_web_codes/supreme_court_cases/bethel.html
Matthew Fraser Speaks Out on 15-Year-Old Supreme Court
Decision (Freedom Forum Institute) -
https://www.freedomforuminstitute.org/2001/04/17/matthew-fraser-speaks-out-on-15-year-old-supreme-court-free-speech-decision/
Bethel School District No. 403 v. Fraser (Oyez) (link to Supreme
Court oral argument) -
http://www.oyez.org/cases/1980-1989/1985/1985_84_1667
Matt Fraser's Speech (animated YouTube video) -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eKiT5C3afhQ
Kuhlmeier v. Hazlewood School District (Podcast) -
http://www.uscourts.gov/about-federal-courts/educational-resources/supreme-court-landmarks/hazelwood-v-kuhlmeier-podcast
Bong Hits 4 Jesus (CNN) -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6x5hLOd-vUU
Supreme Court Oral Argument in Morse v. Frederick (Oyez) -
http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2006/2006_06_278/
Morse v. Frederick - Bill of Rights Institute -
http://billofrightsinstitute.org/educate/educator-resources/lessons-plans/landmark-supreme-court-cases-elessons/morse-v-frederick-2007/
Student Speech Rights in the Digital Age by Mary-Rose Papandrea
(60 Florida Law Review 1027-1102 (2008)) - https://lawdigitalcommons.bc.edu/lsfp/215/
Tinker After 50: Still Relevant After All These Years (Freedom
Forum Institute) - https://www.freedomforuminstitute.org/2019/01/30/tinker-after-50-a-historic-ruling-still-relevant-after-all-these-years/
Freedom Forum Institute's First Amendment Center -
https://www.freedomforuminstitute.org/first-amendment-center/
First Amendment Schools -
http://www.firstamendmentschools.org/
Court Cases Involving School Uniforms -
http://www.ehow.com/info_7895468_court-cases-involving-school-uniforms.html
Chapter 2
Brown v. Board of Education (PBS - Landmark Cases) -
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/supremecourt/rights/landmark_brown.html
Brown v. Board of Education (Street Law) -
http://www.streetlaw.org/en/landmark/cases/brown_v_board_of_education
Brown v. Board of Education -quimbee.com video case brief on
YouTube -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-Pe3BTa1O8
Brown v. Board at Fifty - A Century of Racial Segregation,
1849-1950 (Library of Congress) -
http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/brown/brown-segregation.html
Brown v. Board of Education - Bill of Rights Institute -
http://billofrightsinstitute.org/educate/educator-resources/lessons-plans/landmark-supreme-court-cases-elessons/brown-v-board-of-education-1954/
Plessy v. Ferguson - quimbee.com video case brief on YouTube -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vsDTqtyiNZk
Beyond Brown (PBS) -
http://www.pbs.org/beyondbrown/history/fullhistory.html
Little Rock School Desegregation (1957) (Martin Luther King, Jr.
Encyclopedia) -
http://kingencyclopedia.stanford.edu/encyclopedia/encyclopedia/enc_little_rock_school_desegregation_1957/
National Coalition on School Diversity -
http://school-diversity.org
Parents Involved in Community Schools v. Seattle School District
(oral argument before Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals) -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VZoG8MInBb0
Guidance on the Voluntary Use of Race to Achieve Diversity and
Avoid Racial Isolation in Elementary and Secondary Schools (U.S.
Department of Justice Civil Rights Division and U.S. Department of
Education Office for Civil Rights) -
https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/docs/guidance-ese-201111.pdf
Stories of School Integration - New York City Public Schools:
Small Steps in the Biggest District (Century Foundation) (October
14, 2016) -
https://tcf.org/content/report/new-york-city-public-schools/
Choosing a School for my Daughter in a Segregated City (Nikole
Hannah-Jones) (New York Times) (June 12, 2016) -
https://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/12/magazine/choosing-a-school-for-my-daughter-in-a-segregated-city.html?_r=0
Grutter v. Bollinger - quimbee.com video case brief on YouTube -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p27w_vE9wwM
Grutter v. Bollinger (excerpt from Supreme Court oral argument on
behalf of the law school) - Supreme Court Clips - UMKC School of
Law -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VCI0LC3EVmk
Grutter v. Bollinger - Bill of Rights Institute- YouTube -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cEzSvagZ_60
United States v. Virginia (excerpt from Paul Bender's oral
argument on behalf of the Department of Justice) - Supreme Court
Clips - UMKC School of Law -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dah63csj7F4
U.S. Department of Education Office of Civil Rights: Questions and
Answers on Title IX and Single-Sex Elementary and Secondary
Classes and Extracurricular Activities (December 1, 2014) -
https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/docs/faqs-title-ix-single-sex-201412.pdf
Single Sex Education: Pros and Cons (UCLA) -
http://smhp.psych.ucla.edu/pdfdocs/singleeduc.pdf
Department of Education Issues New Interim Guidance on Campus
Sexual Misconduct (Sept. 22, 2017) -
https://www.ed.gov/news/press-releases/department-education-issues-new-interim-guidance-campus-sexual-misconduct
and
https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/letters/colleague-title-ix-201709.pdf
and
https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/docs/qa-title-ix-201709.pdf
Withdrawn U.S. Department of Education Questions and Answers on
Title IX and Sexual Violence (April 29, 2014) -
http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/docs/qa-201404-title-ix.pdf
New York State Department of Education - Guidelines to School
Districts for Creating a Safe and Supportive Environment for
Transgender and Gender Nonconforming Students (July 2015) -
http://www.p12.nysed.gov/dignityact/documents/Transg_GNCGuidanceFINAL.pdf
NYC Department of Education - Transgender Student Guidelines -
https://www.schools.nyc.gov/school-life/policies-for-all/transgender-and-gender-nonconforming-student-guidelines
Protection for Public Education in the States
Education Commission of the States - 50 State Review -
https://www.ecs.org/wp-content/uploads/2016-Constitutional-obligations-for-public-education-1.pdf
State Constitution Education Clause Language - Education Law
Center -
http://www.edlawcenter.org/assets/files/pdfs/State%20Constitution%20Education%20Clause%20Language.pdf
Educational Rights in the States - September 26, 2018 - Trish
Brennan-Gac - ABA Human Rights Magazine -
https://www.americanbar.org/groups/crsj/publications/human_rights_magazine_home/2014_vol_40/vol_40_no_2_civil_rights/educational_rights_states/
Title IX
Clarification of Intercollegiate Athletics Policy Guidance:
The Three Part Test (Department of Education Office of Civil
Rights) -
http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/docs/clarific.html
2008 Letter Reaffirming Application of Three-Part Test to High
School Athletics (2008 U.S. Department of Education Office of
Civil Rights) -
http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/letters/title-ix-2008-0327.pdf
Title
IX - Women's Athletic Programs
U.S. Department of Education Office of Civil Rights Reading Room
(scroll down for links to Title IX documents) -
http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/publications.html#TitleIX
A Title IX Primer (Women's Sports Foundation) -
http://www.womenssportsfoundation.org/home/advocate/title-ix-and-issues/what-is-title-ix/title-ix-primer
Title IX Blog (Erin Buzuvis and Christine Newhall) -
http://title-ix.blogspot.com
U.S. Department of Education Office of Civil Rights: Questions and
Answers on Title IX and Single-Sex Elementary and Secondary
Classes and Extracurricular Activities (December 1, 2014) -
https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/docs/faqs-title-ix-single-sex-201412.pdf
Department of Education Issues New Interim Guidance on Campus
Sexual Misconduct (Sept. 22, 2017) -
https://www.ed.gov/news/press-releases/department-education-issues-new-interim-guidance-campus-sexual-misconduct
and
https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/letters/colleague-title-ix-201709.pdf
and
https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/docs/qa-title-ix-201709.pdf
Withdrawn U.S. Department of Education Questions and Answers on
Title IX and Sexual Violence (April 29, 2014) -
http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/docs/qa-201404-title-ix.pdf
Chapter 3
New Jersey v. T.L.O. (podcast) -
http://www.uscourts.gov/about-federal-courts/educational-resources/supreme-court-landmarks/new-jersey-v-tlo-podcast
Your 4th Amendment Rights -
http://judiciallearningcenter.org/your-4th-amendment-rights/
Search and Seizure, Due Process, and Public Schools (Center for
Public Education) -
http://www.centerforpubliceducation.org/Main-Menu/Public-education/The-law-and-its-influence-on-public-school-districts-An-overview/Search-and-seizure-due-process-and-public-schools.html
Supreme Court Oral Argument in Safford Unified School District v.
Redding (Oyez) -
http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2008/2008_08_479
C-Span Interview with Dahlia Lithwick of Slate Magazine After Oral
Argument in Safford Unified School District v. Redding -
http://www.c-span.org/video/?285417-3/safford-unified-school-district-v-redding-reaction
Establishment Clause vs. Free Speech Clause
Elk Grove v. Newdow (excerpt from argument by Mr. Newdow) -
Supreme Court Clips - UMKC School of Law -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BGcVrainpWU
Brittany McComb's Valedictorian Speech (Religious Speech Censored
by High School) -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kqzfIitfHjU
Brittany McComb on Hannity and Colmes -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E0qgG6aV1HA
More Graduation Speech Controversies:
http://dfw.cbslocal.com/2013/06/13/texas-valedictorian-retains-counsel-after-speech-censoring/;
http://www.coloradoindependent.com/153682/lessons-learned-censorship-of-a-gay-valedictorian
and
http://www.dailycamera.com/boulder-county-schools/ci_28541114/investigation-finds-no-discrimination-twin-peaks-blocked-grad?source=pkg;
Chapter 5 - Free Exercise Clause
Religious Exemptions to Immunization Requirements -
http://www.ncsl.org/research/health/school-immunization-exemption-state-laws.aspx
Home Schooling
A to Z of Home Schooling -
http://a2zhomeschooling.com/laws/homeschool_laws_legalities_overview/
New York Home School Laws -
http://a2zhomeschooling.com/laws/united_states/new_york_home_school_laws/
(requires submission and approval of IHIP (Individualized Home
Instruction Plan), quarterly reports and an annual assessment
including achievement tests)
Home School Legal Defense Association (about:
http://www.hslda.org/about/)
-
https://www.hslda.org/laws/
Home Schooling Laws by State -
http://education.uslegal.com/homeschooling/homeschooling-laws-by-state/
Time 4 Learning -
https://www.time4learning.com/homeschool/state_homeschooling_info.shtml
Bullying
The Bully Project -
http://www.thebullyproject.com/bullying_the_law
stopbullying.gov -
https://www.stopbullying.gov/laws/
New York Anti-Bullying Laws and Policies -
https://www.stopbullying.gov/laws/new-york.html
Rights of Transgender Students
Another Court Upholds Transgender Students' Bathroom Rights
(Title IX Blog) (July 28, 2118) -
http://title-ix.blogspot.com/2018/07/another-court-upholds-transgender.html
The Discrimination Administration - National Center for
Transgender Equality -
https://transequality.org/the-discrimination-administration
https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/letters/colleague-201702-title-ix.pdf
Court Rejects Parents' Arguments That Privacy Requires Transgender
Students' Exclusion from Bathrooms (Title IX Blog) (Jan. 13, 2018)
-
http://title-ix.blogspot.com/2018/01/court-rejects-parents-arguments-that.html
http://education.findlaw.com/discrimination-harassment-at-school/title-ix-protections-for-transgender-students.html
https://transequality.org/know-your-rights/schools
New York State Department of Education - Guidelines to School
Districts for Creating a Safe and Supportive Environment for
Transgender and Gender Nonconforming Students (July 2015) -
http://www.p12.nysed.gov/dignityact/documents/Transg_GNCGuidanceFINAL.pdf
NYC Department of Education - Transgender Student Guidelines -
http://schools.nyc.gov/RulesPolicies/TransgenderStudentGuidelines/default.htm
NYC Department of Education Transgender and Gender Nonconforming
Student Guidelines (March 1, 2017) -
https://www.schools.nyc.gov/school-life/policies-for-all/transgender-and-gender-nonconforming-student-guidelines
http://www.nclrights.org/cases-and-policy/cases-and-advocacy/student-v-arcadia-unified-school-district/
http://title-ix.blogspot.com/2015/11/round-up-gender-and-locker-roombathroom.html
Chapter 6 - Teacher Free Speech Rights
On the Job
(Make No Law - The First Amendment Podcast)
(Legal Talk Network) (about Garcetti v. Ceballos) -
https://legaltalknetwork.com/podcasts/make-no-law/2018/02/on-the-job-free-speech-government-workplace/
Chapter 7 - Procedural and Substantive Due Process
Corporal Punishment in Schools -
http://www.nospank.net/sam.htm
Corporal Punishment in Public Schools: Is the United States Out of
Step? (Martha McCarthy) -
http://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ781980.pdf
School Financing Litigation
Gary B. v. Snyder (claiming a fundamental right to literacy and
relying on Plyler v. Doe) - How a Lawsuit Filed Today in Michigan
Could have Consequences for Schools Across the Country - Chalkbeat
(Sept. 13, 2016) -
https://www.chalkbeat.org/posts/detroit/2016/09/13/how-a-lawsuit-filed-today-in-michigan-could-have-consequences-for-schools-across-the-country/
Resource for School Funding Litigation (including state by state
information) -
http://schoolfunding.info
Ohio School Financing Litigation (history of litigation) -
http://schoolfunding.info/litigation-map/ohio/#1485193513647-0438df80-558d
Chronology of Ohio Litigation in
DeRolph v.
State of Ohio (1991-2003) - http://www.bricker.com/resource-center/derolph/key-resources/resource/chronology-of-the-derolph-v-ohio-school-funding-litigation-412
New York School Financing (developments before and after
decision in Campaign for Fiscal Equity, Inc. v. State of New York)
-
http://schoolfunding.info/litigation-map/new-york/
and
http://schoolfunding.info/litigation-map/new-york/#1483935373027-36380f69-4a8a
and
http://schoolfunding.info/litigation-map/new-york/#1483935373027-3dbbdb06-bbb7
Marrero v. Commonwealth (history of Philadelphia litigation
challenging inequality in the Pennsylvania school system) (Public
Interest Law Center of Philadelphia) -
http://www.pilcop.org/marrero-v-commonwealth/#sthash.48YSEFdd.dpbs
Federal Education Laws
Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) (reauthorized in
2002 as the No Child Left Behind Act and in 2015 as Every Student
Succeeds Act (ESSA)) -
http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/oese/legislation.html
No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) -
http://www2.ed.gov/policy/elsec/leg/esea02/index.html
Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) -
http://www.ed.gov/esea
Title IX -
http://www.titleix.info
Title IX -
http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/docs/tix_dis.html
Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) - Department
of Education -
https://www2.ed.gov/policy/gen/guid/fpco/ferpa/index.html
Clery Act (applies to colleges and universities) -
https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/20/1092
Clery Act - Clery Center for Security on Campus -
http://clerycenter.org
IDEA (Individuals with Disabilities Education Act) -
http://www.parentcenterhub.org/repository/idea/
General Links
Freedom Forum Institute -
https://www.freedomforuminstitute.org/about/
Freedom Forum Institute's First Amendment Center -
https://www.freedomforuminstitute.org/first-amendment-center/
First Amendment Schools -
http://www.firstamendmentschools.org/
Center for Public Education -
http://www.centerforpubliceducation.org
FIRE - Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (free speech
rights on college and university campuses) -
https://www.thefire.org
and FIRE's 2017 year in review -
https://www.thefire.org/fires-2017-year-in-review-for-student-and-faculty-rights-on-campus/