education
Left for the Future, Solved in the Past: A Test for School’s Ability to Regulate Student Speech Off-Campus
Feb. 2, 2024—By Monica Miecznikowski In 2021, the Supreme Court of the United States released on opinion regarding the First Amendment rights of a high school student, Brandi Levy, who had been suspended from the school’s junior varsity cheer team.[1] The suspension came after she posted a photo on snapchat depicting her flashing the middle finger and...
Breaking the Fourth’s Wall: The Implications of Remote Education for Students’ Fourth Amendment Rights
Nov. 27, 2023—Sallie Hatfield | 26 Vand. J. Ent. & Tech. L. 179 (2023) As the COVID-19 pandemic forced both public K-12 and higher education institutions to transition to exclusively provide remote education, students’ homes and personal lives were exposed to the government like never before. Zoom classes and remote proctoring were suddenly the norm. Students and...
“Wi-Fi on Wheels”: Shrinking the Homework Gap
Nov. 17, 2023—In Madeline Strasser's ('25) new blog post, read about the Federal Communications Commission's new plan to close the homework gap and its potential impact. The agency recently announced that it will allow E-Rate funds to be used for providing Wi-Fi on school buses starting in funding year 2024, with the expansion estimated to benefit millions of students, particularly in rural areas, who have long commutes on school buses every day.