Exploring How Laws Shape Education in the U.S.

Objective: This assignment aims to explore the impact of the U.S. legal system on education.

As you gather information, focus on understanding how the U.S. legal system influences education. This includes considering topics like:

• Constitutional principles that impact education, such as freedom of speech and equal protection.
• Specific laws governing schools, teachers, students, and curriculum.
• Important legal cases that have shaped education policies.
• Ongoing debates and challenges related to education law.
• The role of government agencies in enforcing educational laws.

Organize your findings into clear sections, each addressing a different aspect of the relationship between law and education. You may want to use subheadings to help organize your and guide the reader through your analysis.

Support your points with examples and case studies. These could be real-life examples of how laws have affected schools or instances where legal decisions have changed educational practices.

Darden, E. C. (2014). Ethics at school: Let your conscience be your guide. Phi Delta Kappan, 95(5), 70-71.

FindLaw. (2018). The roles of federal and state governments in education. https://www.findlaw.com/education/curriculum-standards-school-funding/the-roles-of-federal-and-state-governments-in-education.html

Ireland International Conference on Education (IICE). (2017). Ethical issues in education: Barriers to learning in schools. https://www.iicedu.org/ethical-issues-education-barriers-learning-schools/

USA.gov (2021, January). Branches of the U.S. government. https://www.usa.gov/branches-of-government