Equity and Access Part 1
Case Assignment
Your learning objectives:
- Discuss the role of the 14th amendment in education.
- Analyze key legal cases that impact equal protection in education.
- Reflect on how equal protection influences your day-to-day work.
Read:
Brown v. Board (p. 86-87)
Title IX (p. 800-802)
Ainsworth, J. (2013). Sociology of Education: An A-to-Z Guide. Thousand Oaks, California: SAGE Publications, Inc.
Chapter 1: Barriers to Desegregation (p. 15 – 35)
Hockett, J. D. (2013). A Storm Over This Court: Law, Politics, and Supreme Court Decision Making in Brown V. Board of Education. Charlottesville, VA: University of Virginia Press.
U.S. Department of Education (2015, April). Title IX Resource Guide. Retrieved from https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/docs/dcl-title-ix-coordinators-guide-201504.pdf
Bilingual Education (p. 96-100)
Lau v. Nichols (p. 510 -512)
School Finance (p. 789-794)
Serrano v. Priest (p. 812-813)
Hunt, T. C. (2010). Encyclopedia of Educational Reform and Dissent. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc.
Use the readings to write a 3- to 5-page paper that includes the following components:
- How have court decisions shaped the law regarding equal protection of students in schools?
- Discuss at least three cases or laws from the reading list as you answer this question.
- Briefly discuss how one of the cases has directly impacted your work as an educator or educational leader.
Assignment Expectations
Your paper should be 3-5 pages in length excluding the title page and reference page.
This assignment is designated as a Signature Assignment to assess the Institutional Learning Outcome (7):
Function with integrity and make ethical decisions in their workplaces and fields of study
The rubric for this assignment is modified to accommodate the assessment of ILO 7.
Ethical Self-Awareness: Understanding Different Ethical Perspectives/Concepts: Student discusses in detail/analyzes both core beliefs and the origins of the core beliefs and discussion has greater depth and clarity.
Different Perspectives: Understanding Different Ethical Perspectives/Concepts: Student can state the many possibilities in difference of beliefs and work to include all understandings.
Ethical Issue Recognition: Student can recognize ethical issues when presented in a complex, multilayered (gray) context AND can recognize cross-relationships among the issues.
Application of Ethical Perspectives/Concepts: Student can independently apply ethical perspectives/concepts to an ethical question, accurately, and is able to consider full implications of the application.
Evaluation of Different Ethical Perspectives/Concepts: Student states a position and can state the objections to, assumptions and implications of and can reasonably defend against the objections to, assumptions and implications of different ethical perspectives/concepts, and the student's defense is adequate and effective.
Professionalism/Timeliness: Demonstrates excellence in taking responsibility for learning, adhering to course requirement policies and expectations. Assignment submitted on time or collaborated with professor for an approved extension on due date.