First Feature Session
Charter Schools Panel
This interactive panel will focus on a broad range of legal questions related to charter schools and their role in public education. The panel and its moderators represent a wide range of experiences with charter schools and will be discussing current issues. |
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Andrew Broy, J.D.: President of the Illinois Network of Charter Schools, Chicago, IL
Renita Thurkal, J.D.: Senior Director of Legal Affairs at the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools, Washington, DC
Regina Umpstead, J.D., Ph.D. : Assistant Professor of the College of Education and Human Services at Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant, MI
Kevin McKenna, J.D.: Attorney for Latsha Davis & McKenna, PC, Exton, PA
Presiders:
Stephanie Klupinski: Vice President of Government and Public Relations, The Ohio Alliance for Public Charter Schools, Columbus, OH
Preston C. Green: Professor of Education and Law, Pennsylvania State University, State College, PA
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Second Feature Session
Fighting Education Inequality: Segregation in K-12 Schooling and Legacy Preferences in Higher Education
Richard Kahlenberg will discuss efforts in about 80 districts to integrate public schools by socioeconomic status as well as ongoing efforts in higher education to outlaw admissions preferences for the children of alumni. |
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Richard D. Kahlenberg, J.D.
Attorney Kahlenberg is a Senior Fellow at The Century Foundation where he writes about education, equal opportunity, and civil rights. He is also a nonresident senior fellow at Education Sector and serves on the advisory board of the Pell Institute. Previously, Kahlenberg was a Fellow at the Center for National Policy, a visiting professor of constitutional law at George Washington University, and a legislative assistant. He graduated from Harvard Law School. |
Third Feature Session
The Rights of Students, the Duties of Schools
The Supreme Court has bestowed constitutional rights, notably to free speech, on students in public schools; but those rights must be balanced against the duties of public schools, which include maintaining discipline, maintaining an atmosphere conducive to learning, protecting students against harassment, and subsuming these duties--educating. And these duties, though not mentioned in the Constitution (which preceded public education) have the same constitutional dignity as student rights.
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The Honorable Richard A. Posner, A.B., LL.B.
Judge Posner, a renowned and distinguished legal scholar, is currently serving the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit and is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Chicago Law School. He was nominated by President Ronald Reagan in 1981 and is an influential figure on the intersection of law and economics. Judge Posner has written nearly 40 books on legal philosophy and jurisprudence, and the New York Times has referred to Posner as one of the most well-respected judges in the country. |
Fourth Feature Session
Supreme Court Update
Get an overview of recent and upcoming cases, as well as other important legal issues and national trends, and their impact on education. |
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Norma V. Cantu, J.D.
Professor Cantu, who teaches in both the School of Education and School of Law at the University of Texas Austin, will present the annual U.S. Supreme Court Update. Prior to her post at UT, she served for eight years as Assistant Secretary of Education for Civil Rights in the Clinton Administration and also served as the regional counsel and education director for the Mexican-American Legal Defense and Educational Fund. |
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