The Oxford Handbook of U.S. Education Law

Kristine L. Bowman, a leading scholar of education law, is jointly appointed as a Professor of Law and Professor of Education Policy at Michigan State University, where she also serves as Associate Dean for Academic and Student Affairs in the top-ranked College of Education. Bowman is a prolific scholar with expertise in free speech, racial/ethnic equity, and governance in in the K-12 context. She has published widely in prominent law reviews, journals for multi-disciplinary audiences, and edited volumes. In addition to presenting regularly throughout the country, Bowman has taught or lectured in nine countries. Prior to teaching, Bowman practiced at Franczek Sullivan, P.C. (now Franczek), in Chicago, where she represented school districts, and clerked on the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. During law school she worked at the United States Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights. In 2001, Bowman graduated magna cum laude from the Duke University Law School, having served as both the Articles Editor of the Duke Law Journal and the Associate Executive Editor of the Duke Journal of Gender Law and Policy. She simultaneously received her M.A. in Humanities and Graduate Certificate in Women's Studies from Duke University. Bowman earned her B.A. summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, from Drake University.

Part I: Foundational Ideas and Fundamental Debates 1. The Role of Lawyers in Education Reform Chiara Parisi and Christopher Edley, Jr. 2. Education in Context: Schools and Their Connections to Societal Inequalities Kevin Welner and Sarah LaCour 3. Schooling for Democracy: Past, Present, and Future Michael A. Rebell 4. The Constitutionally Anomalous Right to Education Joshua E. Weishart 5. Developing the Free Mind Emily Buss Part II: Educational Governance, Regulation, and Finance 6. The Shifting Landscape of Education Governance Jeffrey W. Snyder and Sarah Reckhow 7. Education Federalism: Why It Matters and How the United States Should Restructure It Kimberly Jenkins Robinson 8. Fiscal Compliance Rules for Federal Funding of Elementary and Secondary Education: Transparency, Reason-Giving, and Agency Accountability Nora Gordon and Eloise Pasachoff 9. How States Fund Education Ajay Srikanth, Michael Atzbi, Bruce D. Baker, and Mark Weber 10. State Constitutional Analysis in School Finance Litigation William E. Thro 11. Standards-Based Reform and Accountability Law and Policy: History, Implementation, and Outcomes Benjamin Michael Superfine, Craig De Voto, and Andria Shyjka Part III: Students and Anti-Discrimination in Education 12. Contested Meanings of Equality: The Unrealized Promise of the Anti-discrimination Principle and the Uncertain Future of a Right to Education Rachel F. Moran 13. The Past, Present, and Future of Race-Conscious Policies for Addressing Racial Segregation in K-12 Schools Chloe Latham Sikes and Liliana M. Garces 14. The Muddled Distinction Between De Jure and De Facto Segregation Elise C. Boddie 15. School District Boundaries: Consequences and Challenges Erica Frankenberg, Genevieve Siegel-Hawley, and Sarah Diem 16. The School-to-Prison Pipeline: How Federal Anti-Discrimination Law Fails to Protect Equal Educational Opportunity Erik J. Girvan 17. Closing Achievement Gaps Through Socioeconomic Integration Derek W. Black 18. Educating English Learners Madeline Mavrogordato and Rachel S. White 19. Challenges Facing Immigrant Students Matthew Patrick Shaw 20. Sex Discrimination and the Transformation of U.S. Education Erin E. Buzuvis 21. Transgender Students Suzanne Eckes and Maria M. Lewis 22. Students with Disabilities: A Half-Century of Progress Laura Rothstein 23. Students with Disabilities and School Choice Robert Garda, Jr., Wendy Hensel, and Paul O'Neill 24. Least Restrictive Environment and the Education of Children with Disabilities Mark C. Weber Part IV: Students' Individual Rights 25. Students' Individual Rights: Safety and Privacy Martin Gardner 26. Surveillance and Security Practices in Schools Jason P. Nance 27. Student Privacy and the Law in the Internet Age Leah Plunkett, Urs Gasser, and Sandra Cortesi 28. Eighty Years of Students' Free Speech in Public Schools Kristine L. Bowman 29. School Jurisdiction Over Online Speech Emily Gold Waldman 30. Religion in the Schools John E. Taylor 31. School Vouchers and Student Rights: Trading Constitutional Protections for Contractual Obligations Julie F. Mead Part V: Education Law in 2030 32. Education in Virtual Environments Aaron Saiger 33. Universal Pre-Kindergarten: Supporting High Quality and Broad Access at a Time of Federal Disengagement and "School Choice" Natalie Gomez-Velez 34. Parental Choice and the Future of Faith-Based Schools Nicole Stelle Garnett 35. Teacher Labor Market Reforms: A Look Ahead to the Next Decade Joshua M. Cowen and Katharine O. Strunk 36. Racial and Ethnic Equity in American Public Schools: Looking Ahead Kristine L. Bowman, Preston Green III, Shajuti Hossain, Michael A. Olivas, and Siri Warkentien 37. Equality, Liberty, and Education Daniel Kiel