La. judge won’t block charter school payments yet
A Louisiana judge denied a preliminary injunction that would have stopped the diversion of state ed $$ away from public schools and into charters.
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Sometimes legitimately, fears of Ebola disrupt school
Right or wrong, schools have made a few minor changes in response to the entry of the Ebola virus into the US earlier this year.
Suit seeks to allow distribution of religious materials
Whether students can distribute religious materials on school grounds may depend on whether anti-religion groups can distribute their own flyers.
DNA exonerates 2 men convicted of murder in N.C.
DNA evidence was used to clear two convicted rapists and murderers in September. How does that work, and what should we do to fix the problem?
AP U.S. history fight reaches a boil in Colo.
A debate over the AP US history course is reaching a critical mass in one Colo. county school district. Students are protesting with teachers in the street.
Same-sex marriages have similar longevity
The US Supreme Court declined to hear same-sex marriage ban appeals. Time to move on to a real defense of marriage and children.
State-mandated child-abuse reporter case before SCOTUS
A case from Ohio will ask the Supreme Court whether state-mandated reporters of child abuse (e.g., teachers) are acting as law enforcement.
A possible heckler’s veto stands on Cinco de Mayo
A heckler's veto is allowed to stand in a California case before the Ninth Circuit: student speech would cause a disruption, so it can be banned.
Boy who posted nude photos of a girl sues school
A Miss. boy is suing his high school over the punishment imposed for his posting of nude pictures of a fellow student, a minor girl.
Cellphone search violated 4th Amendment rights
If school officials are looking for drugs, they don't have an automatic right to search a student's cellphone, since there's no way drugs could be hidden in the device.