Constitutional Law. Schools and School Districts. Religious Exercises. People v. Board of Education, 95 N. E. 251 (Ill.)

Despite strong progress toward school desegregation in the late 20th century, many locations in the Upper South have recently experienced school resegregation. The articles in this issue investigate similarities and differences across this region in attitudes underlying these developments. Individual papers treat factors including resident location within and across school districts, as well as the role of school choice. Papers also advocate for combining the results of case studies and opinion polls in elucidating these dynamics. The issue concludes with a look forward regarding the social and political forces that will contribute to whether or not the Supreme Court’s mandate, based on Brown v. Board of Education, will be realized by its 100th anniversary in 2054.

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Under the Law: Segregation and secession

Phi Delta Kappan ◽

10.1177/0031721719827557 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 100 (5) ◽

pp. 74-75 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Julie Underwood

Keyword(s):

School Districts ◽

Cultural Landscape ◽

Board Of Education ◽

School Segregation ◽

Racial Isolation ◽

Predominately White ◽

Diverse Student ◽

The Face ◽

The Law ◽

Student Bodies

Although Brown v. Board of Education was supposed to end the practice of school segregation, the current legal and cultural landscape makes it difficult for schools to remain diverse in the face of continued and growing racial isolation of U.S. neighborhoods. In fact, some predominately White communities are creating their own school districts, intentionally separating themselves from districts with more diverse student bodies. Julie Underwood explains where the law stands today and discusses the secession movement in Gardendale, Ala.

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The Toronto Board of Education's Benchmarks in Mathematics

The Arithmetic Teacher ◽

10.5951/at.39.6.0051 ◽

1992 ◽

Vol 39 (6) ◽

pp. 51-55

Author(s):

John L. Clark

Keyword(s):

Elementary Schools ◽

School Districts ◽

Secondary Schools ◽

Board Of Education ◽

Achievement In Mathematics

Today, most school districts are increasingly being held accountable for the quality of their programs. The Toronto Board of Education, which has 114 elementary schools with approximately 41,000 students and 39 secondary schools with approximately 30,000 students, is no exception. In May 1987, the board mandated the development of s tandards for students' achievement in mathematics and language at the end of grades 3, 6, 8, and 10. Until this time no systemwide testing or standards had existed. Guidelines had been established for evaluating students and reporting to parents, but schools and teachers were left to work out their own procedures.

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Linkages Between International Human Rights and U.S. Constitutional Law

The American Journal of International Law ◽

10.2307/2202678 ◽

1985 ◽

Vol 79 (1) ◽

pp. 158-163

Author(s):

Richard B. Lillich ◽

Hurst Hannum

Keyword(s):

Human Rights ◽

Constitutional Law ◽

School Curriculum ◽

Law School ◽

Law Students ◽

International Human Rights Law ◽

Human Rights Law ◽

Law Schools ◽

International Human Rights ◽

International Human

While many law schools now offer separate courses or seminars on international human rights law, the number of students exposed to such specialized study remains relatively small. Human rights law is relevant to many other segments of the law school curriculum—in particular, to courses on constitutional law and individual rights—although little scholarly attention has been devoted to date to integrating appropriate human rights issues into the “bread and butter” courses that all law students take. To begin to address this lacuna, the Procedural Aspects of International Law (PAIL) Institute has undertaken to develop a human rights component or module designed to supplement leading constitutional law course books and present methods of teaching constitutional law.

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