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Saturday, November 21, 2009
 
 
EVENTS
From Brown to "Bong Hits": Assessing a Half-Century of Judicial Involvement in Education
the Thomas B. Fordham Institute
Date: Wednesday, October 15, 2008
Time: 9:00 AM — 4:30 PM
Location: Wohlstetter Conference Center, Twelfth Floor, AEI 1150 Seventeenth Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20036
 
 
About This Event

Online registration for this event is closed. Walk-in registrations will not be accepted.

From Brown v. Board of Education to “Bong Hits 4 Jesus,” the past fifty years have seen a striking rise in judicial supervision of education. From race to speech, from religion to school funding, from discipline to special education, few realms of education policy have escaped the courtroom. Predictably, much controversy has ensued. Supporters of education litigation contend that the courts are essential to secure student (and civil) rights and needs, while critics insist that the courts distort policy and that the mere threat of litigation undermines the authority of teachers and administrators.

Please join us at this landmark conference, where a distinguished cast of scholars and panelists will appraise the judiciary’s role in K–12 education and discuss the implications for policymakers, scholars, jurists, and education reformers. This conference is cosponsored by the Thomas B. Fordham Institute.

 
Agenda
 
 
 
 
 
 
8:30 a.m.
Registration and Breakfast
 
9:00
Welcome:
Chester E. Finn, Jr., Thomas B. Fordham Institute
 
 
 
 
 
 
9:05
Panel I:  School Desegregation and Civil Rights
 
 
 
 
 
Presenters:
Shep Melnick, Boston College
 
 
James Ryan, University of Virginia School of Law
 
 
 
 
Discussants:
 
 
 
Peter Schuck, Yale Law School
 
 
 
 
Moderator:
Joshua Dunn, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs 
 
 
 
10:25
Break
 
 
 
 
10:35
Panel II: Testing, School Finance, and No Child Left Behind
 
 
 
 
 
Presenters:
Martha Derthick, University of Virginia
 
 
John Dinan, Wake Forest University
 
 
Michael Heise, Cornell Law School
 
 
 
 
Discussants:
Robert Gordon, Center for American Progress
 
 
Ross Weiner, Education Trust
 
 
 
 
Moderator:
Martin West, Brown University 
 
 
 
12:15 p.m.
Luncheon
 
 
 
 
1:15
Panel III: Discipline, Special Education, and District Management
 
 
 
 
 
Presenters: 
Richard Arum, New York University
 
 
Samuel Bagenstos, Washington University School of Law
 
 
Frederick M. Hess, AEI
 
 
 
 
Discussants: 
Alan Bersin, California State Board of Education
 
 
Paul Hill, University of Washington
 
 
 
 
Moderator:
Michael J. Petrilli, Thomas B. Fordham Institute
 
 
 
2:55
Break
 
 
 
 
3:05
Panel IV: Religion, Free Speech, and School Choice
 
 
 
 
 
Presenters: 
Joshua Dunn, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs
 
 
Martin West, Brown University
 
 
 
 
Discussants: 
Clint Bolick, Goldwater Institute
 
 
Jonathan Zimmerman, New York University
 
 
 
 
Moderator:
Chester E. Finn, Jr., Thomas B. Fordham Institute 
 
 
 
4:30 
Adjournment and Reception
 
 
 
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