Former UNC-Chapel Hill adviser sues for hostile work environment
Mary Willingham’s research showing serious academic deficiencies among the university’s student-athletes has resulted in a bitter fallout between herself and her former employer.
Education
Articles focusing on education law and policy.
Are women’s colleges necessary—or even legal?
Now that more than fifty percent of undergraduate students are women, what is the purpose of female-only higher education?
Let’s Reframe The Blame Game
In the context of sexual assault, meaningful change requires a shift in the way society views its victims.
Federal Laws Protect Students Against Sexual Assault on Campus
Title IX and the Clery Act give rise to a federal investigation into colleges’ policies and procedures for handling complaints of sexual violence.
Wake County Schools face lawsuit over policing practices and “school-to-prison pipeline”
After experiencing consequences of the school-to-prison pipeline in the Wake County Public School System, students have decided to fight back.
It was the best of times; it was the worst of times.
The mixed messages of today’s legal market
NCAA’s March [Legal] Madness
The NCAA faces yet another legal battle brought by current student athletes.
SAT changes may translate into better opportunities for all students
The College Board’s overhaul of the SAT hopes to encourage high-achieving students from low socioeconomic backgrounds to apply to selective universities.
Virtual Charter Schools Earn a Failing Grade
Despite guiding principles from the State Board of Education, virtual charter schools have not met academic expectations.
Pay-For-Play: The inevitable professionalization of college athletics
The Louisville Cardinals men’s basketball team’s 2013 national championship run had all of the drama of a Hollywood movie. After
Why are all of the teachers so mad?
North Carolina educators are upset about the state of their profession, and they are taking their concerns from classroom to courtroom to get their voices heard.
Show Me The Money: The increasingly complex laws of collegiate athletics
It all started with a football player’s tweet. In the early morning hours of May 29, 2010, Marvin Austin, then a
Kansas lawsuit aims to remove evolution from science standards
A new lawsuit filed by Citizens for Objective Public Education (COPE) aims to remove evolution from the curriculum in Kansas public schools.
Leandro III: An end to this long-running litigation? [Updated]
The “Leandro” line of cases was yet again before the North Carolina Supreme Court.
The (negative) impact on boys in public education
Mounting evidence shows that boys, when compared to girls, are underachieving beginning at the early stages of education.