Industry and the Academic Researcher

Addressing the School-to-Prison Pipeline Through Three Nontraditional Pathways
Gerard Robinson
He who opens a school door, closes a prison. – Victor Hugo Analogous to Nathaniel Hawthorne’s critique of his leaders’ decision to use punishment as... MORE
Reactions to the Biden administration’s proposed Title IX changes from education law scholars
Kimberly J. Robinson
On June 23, 1972, President Nixon signed the Education Amendments Act of 1972. Title IX of the Act has become one of the most important, yet... MORE
Title IX and the Future of Education: Reform or Overhaul?
Julia D. Mahoney
In “A Tale of Two Statutes,” Elizabeth Kaufer Busch takes a hard look at Title IX on its fiftieth anniversary. Her conclusion? That the landmark... MORE

From “Undeserving Criminals” to “Second Chance Students”: Pell Grant Eligibility and Incarcerated Students
Gerard Robinson
Between 1994 and 2021, the battle in Washington to strip and then reinstate Federal Pell Grant Program eligibility for students inside U.S. prisons... MORE
Strengthening Educational Equity through the Federal Response to the Pandemic
Kimberly J. Robinson
Strengthening the Federal Approach to Educational Equity During the Pandemic provides a timely analysis of three issues of great national... MORE
Gender Differences in Law School Classroom Participation: The Key Role of Social Context
Molly Bishop Shadel

J. H. Verkerke
Even though women make up roughly half of the students enrolled in law school today, they do not take up roughly half of the speaking time in law... MORE

The Gender Participation Gap and the Politics of Pedagogy
Molly Bishop Shadel

Anne M. Coughlin
“Speak Up” and similar studies documented something that many thought they already knew about large law school classes: Male students talk a heck of... MORE
Protecting Education as a Civil Right: Remedying Race Discrimination and Ensuring a High-Quality Education
Kimberly J. Robinson
Education has long stood at the epicenter of the battle for civil rights. More than half a century after the U.S. Supreme Court declared racially... MORE
Empirically Validating Citation Metrics for Legal Scholars: A Market Approach
Joshua Fischman

Michael A. Livermore
Citation counts are a common quantitative metric used by researchers and analysts to assess scholarly output. When U.S. News & World Report... MORE

The Children's Services Act, Petitions for Services, and Other Proceedings
Crystal Shin
CHAPTER 19 19.1 THE CHILDREN’S SERVICES ACT 19.101 Background and Importance 19.102 Structure 19.103 Eligibility for Services 19.104... MORE
Using Educational Law to Create Better Outcomes in Juvenile Cases
Crystal Shin
CHAPTER 18 18.1 INTRODUCTION 18.2 COMMUNICATION BETWEEN SCHOOL AND COURT 18.3 INTAKE, DETENTION, AND OTHER PRELIMINARY MATTERS... MORE
Basic Educational Law
Crystal Shin
CHAPTER 17 17.1 INTRODUCTION 17.2 ACCESSING STUDENTS’ EDUCATIONAL RECORDS 17.3 STANDARDS OF LEARNING AND EVERY STUDENT SUCCEEDS... MORE

A Constitutional Right to Education Fulfills Our Democratic Promise
Kimberly J. Robinson
Somewhere in inner-city Detroit, a seventh grader, whose school is closed due to the ongoing pandemic, stares blankly at her science worksheets.... MORE
Designing the Legal Architecture to Protect Education As a Civil Right
Kimberly J. Robinson
Although education has always existed at the epicenter of the battle for civil rights, federal and state law and policy fail to protect education as... MORE

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