Unpaid Internships Continued
The obvious fact that unpaid internships create opportunities for exploitation raises the equally obvious question of how exploitation should be defined.
Amicus, Education & Youth, Labor and Employment
Education & Youth
Amicus, Education & Youth
Measuring Creativity in the Public Schools
Though there may be much to be said for the axiom that creativity can’t be quantified, at least three states have been working to develop something akin to an objective measure of imagination.
Amicus, Courts & Judicial Interpretation, Education & Youth, Freedom of Expression, Labor and Employment
Employment Discrimation and Who is a "Minister"?
In a unanimous decision, the Supreme Court held on Wednesday that a “ministerial exception” barred a parochial school teacher from pursuing an employment discrimination claim against the church that runs the school. This opinion dramatically limits the scope of protection provided to religious employees under the “primary duties” test, the standard previously used by several federal circuits. Although lower courts can continue to carve out areas in which exceptional circumstances may compel the conclusion that the ministerial exception need not apply, “ministers” now receive no protection under civil rights or other discrimination statutes.
Amicus, Education & Youth, Freedom of Expression, LGBTQ Rights
Resolving Conflicts Between Professional Ethics, Religious Beliefs, and Free Speech
For the last seventy-five years, Augusta, Georgia has predominantly been known for its connection to the Masters, one of the
Amicus, Education & Youth, Freedom of Expression
Taking Cheap Shots at Occupy Harvard
On Monday, November 28, a group of 20 to 30 Occupy Harvard protesters attempted to disrupt a Goldman Sachs recruiting session being hosted by Harvard’s Office of Career Services. Three days later, the Crimson ran an editorial reprimanding the protesters’ behavior.
Amicus, Education & Youth, Poverty and Economic Justice
New York Nonprofit Builds Calm in the Classroom
Turnaround for Children, a New York-based nonprofit, has been partnering directly with high-poverty schools and districts to transform the physical and emotional environments in which children spend the school day.
Amicus, Education & Youth
Is Necessity the Mother of Advertisements?
In an attempt to offset fiscal woes, Pennsylvania’s Pennsbury School District recently contracted to allow extensive advertising in its schools. The ads—the district plans to install over 200—will be located on the walls, floors, lockers, and cafeteria tables of Pennsbury’s 16 primary, middle, and high schools.
Amicus, Education & Youth, Freedom of Expression
Cyberbullying and the Tinker Standard
In the wake of several recent high-profile tragedies, several states have enacted or toughened laws aimed at suppressing the phenomenon
Amicus, Education & Youth, Freedom of Expression, Labor and Employment
Employment Discrimination Law in Parochial Schools
“[T]his is tough and I’m stuck on this.” Justice Breyer expressed the prevailing theme of the oral arguments before the Supreme Court in Hosanna-Tabor v. EEOC. The oral arguments demonstrated that the justices are having a difficult time delineating the boundaries of the ministerial exception. Professor Laycock sketches out a broad ministerial exception that would prevent judges from interpreting religious doctrines where a church’s interpretation could reasonably vary […]
Amicus, Education & Youth, Poverty and Economic Justice
High School-College Hybrids on the Way in Chicago
A significant part of the challenge of preventing “at-risk” high school students from dropping out involves providing these students with
Education & Youth, Events
Colloquium: Live Blog: The Right to Comprehensive Educational Opportunity
In his article forthcoming in Volume 47:1 of the Harvard Civil Rights-Civil Liberties Law Review, “The Right to Comprehensive Educational Opportunity,” Michael A. Rebell, a professor at Columbia University Teachers College, argues for the recognition of a constitutional right to quality education for all children. The author was joined by Dean Martha Minow, Chair of the Institute for Educational Leadership Marty Blank, and Massachusetts Secretary of Education Paul Reville for a panel discussion of his article.