Volume 2014

VOLUME 2014
THE LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO
EDUCATION LAW AND POLICY INSTITUTE FORUM

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1. Online Bullying Doesn’t Stop At The Schoolhouse Gates: Schools, Cyberbullying, and Restorative Justice
   by: Joan A. Akalaonu
2. Rethinking Technology's Impact on Empathy
   by: Rachel Bonnette
3. Tennessee Promise: Why Tennessee is making community colleges free and why Illinois should do the same
   by: Amy Broglioli
4. Getting to the Core: Examining the Opposition to the Common Core Standards and the Potential for Successful Reform
   by: Matt Brothers
5. Eliminating Schools as a Point of Entry into the Juvenile Justice System
   by: Calli Leigh Burnett
6. Enriching the Poor – The Effects of Poverty on Early Childhood Development
   by: Courtney Carroll
7. Substantial Disruption: An Inside Look at Cyberbullying and First Amendment Rights in Public Schools
   by: Robert Castle
8. Housing Policy Meets Education Policy: How Education Choice Policies Exacerbate the Need for Integrated and Healthy Housing
   by: Emily Coffey
9. Prioritizing Transition Plans: Small Changes That Will Yield Large Benefits
   by: Margaret Condit
10. How to Reform School Financing in Illinois
    by: Daniel Davis
11. Protecting the Learning Environment Against Cyber bullies: The Need for Federal and State Action
    by: Magda Derisma
12. Cyberbullying: School Administrations Stuck Between a Rock and Cyberspace
    by: Amelia Canham Eaton
13. Enhancing Youths’ Ability to Learn: Addressing Exposure to Violence through Yoga in Public Schools
    by: Amy Gilbert
14. Making School Districts Follow the Rules: The Role of Courts in Reviewing School Closing Decisions
    by: Katherine Gladson
15. The BENCHmark of Education: State Courts’ Responsibility to Effectively Mandate Constitutional Educational Funding
    by: Adam Goldman
16. A Little Extra: The hidden success behind extracurricular involvement and availability in less affluent schools
    by: Kevin Griffin
17. Response to Intervention
    by: Bradley Hamblock
18. Social Impact Bonds: An explanation, an application, and cautions.
    by: Margaret Hansbrough
19. Illinois Need For a Model Bullying Policy
    by: Deanna Hoyt
20. The Treatment of the “Model Minority” as a Monolithic Ethnic Group: The Reason Why Affirmative Action is Causing Problems for Asian Americans
    by: Sarah Jin
21. Becoming an Educational Superpower: Obama’s Overhaul of No Child Left Behind and Its Potential For Success
    by: Maggie Jones
22. Homeschool v. Public School: The Battle for Access to Public School Athletics
    by: Shane Keane
23. Bullying In Schools: The Challenges of Creating Administrative Accountability in the School Setting
    by: Emily Kesler
24. The 2013 Chicago Public School Closures: An Illustration of Resegregation
    by: John Klinker
25. Krol.pdf
    by: Joanne M. Krol
26. The Importance of Diversity in Primary and Secondary School
    by: Sarah Kroll
27. Lane v. Franks: Public Employee Testimony and the First Amendment
    by: Michael Lorden
28. “B is for ‘Bang, Bang’” An Analytical Look at Gun Violence in Schools and Proposals for Change
    by: Keemya Maghsoudi
29. Single-Sex Education: Is it enough?
    by: Katherine Oswald
30. Child Left Behind: The Reality of Special Education for Youth in Detention Facilities
    by: Rupa Ramadurai
31. Homeschooling: A Restriction on Socialization for Children
    by: Ashleigh Ricardo 
32. Keep Students off the School-to-Prison Pipeline: Replace Zero-Tolerance Policies with Restorative Justice Practices
    by: Theresa Schmall
33. Here to Stay: A Place for Special Education in Illinois Charter Schools
    by: Laura Smith
34. In Search of a Lasting Solution: Breitenfeld v. School District of Clayton and the Future of the Missouri Transfer Crisis in St. Louis
    by: Abraham J. Souza
35. TECHNOLOGY IN THE CLASSROOM: A LOOK AT THE POSITIVE WAYS TECHNOLOGY CAN INFLUENCE CHILDREN’S EDUCATION
    by: Samantha Voss
36. Teachers Can Be Bullies, Too
    by: Elizabeth Youakim