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Legal experts weigh in on the implications of the 2025 Supreme Court term for K-12 education

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By Robert Kim, Derek Black, Suzanne Eckes, Preston Green III
| Brookings Institution
The 2024-2025 Supreme Court term was a consequential one for K-12 public education. The Court considered the legality of religious charter schools (Oklahoma Statewide Charter School Board v. Drummond), the rights of students with disabilities to access a public education (A. J. T. v. Osseo Area Schools), and whether parents should be allowed to opt their children out of lessons or access to curriculum material that conflicts with their religious beliefs (Mahmoud v. Taylor).
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A Framework for Evaluating and Reforming School Vouchers

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By Derek Black, Joshua Cowen, Preston Green, Jennifer Jennings
| edworkingpapers.com
Following the 2002 work of economist Henry Levin, who laid out a framework for evaluating school vouchers, we provide an updated framework involving four major goals: equity, effiency, accountability and democratic goals. We review what is known from recent research around these four major areas under today’s voucher programs. We raise questions that policymakers and advocates should ask when considering these programs.
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Trump Wants to Leave Schools to the States. That Has Never Been the American Way.

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By Derek Black
| Slate Verified
Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. In recent years, American conservatives have railed against the supposed encroachment of the federal government on what—and who—schools teach. President Donald Trump and his inner circle have taken that even further.
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