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The constitutional right to education is long overdue

  • Written by Derek W. Black, Professor of Law, University of South Carolina
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Public school funding has shrunk over the past decade. School discipline rates reached historic highs. Large achievement gaps persist. And the overall performance of our nation’s students falls well below our international peers.

These bleak numbers beg the question: Don’t students have a constitutional...

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