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Oct 26

Nomos and Narrative: Using Narrative Political Framework and Discursive Violence Analysis to Contextualize Historical Jurisprudence and Education Reform Policy in the United States

October 26, 2023 @ 1:45 PM - 2:45 PM PDT

Public education has primarily been the responsibility of the states, and litigation relative to students’ right to education has traditionally been remanded to the states and lower courts. On April 23, 2020, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled—in the case of Gary B. v. Whitmer—that, according to the United States Constitution, students have “a fundamental right” to a “basic minimum education.” This decision sets resounding precedence across other court circuits. Similarly, cases such as A.C. by Waithe v. McKee and Williams et al. v. Reeves et al. have also centered on a vital, constitutional, and sociocultural query—do American students have a constitutional right to education? This paper argues that claims outlined in Gary B. v. Whitmer, A.C. by Waithe v. McKee and Williams et al. v. Reeves et al. are not aberrations but are inextricably coupled to historical and contemporary American narratives. Employing Narrative Political Framework (NPF) and Discursive Violence Analysis (DVA), this paper presents empirical qualitative data to illustrate the similarities and dissimilarities across the three lawsuits and how NPF and DVA can be used as tools to contextualize the social and political pretexts of educational policy and jurisprudence. This study contributes to the literature by contextualizing educational jurisprudence relative to these cases and expanding our knowledge of the current condition of public education and democracy in America.

Details

Date:
October 26, 2023
Time:
1:45 PM - 2:45 PM PDT
Event Category:

Venue

Redwood 3, 2nd Floor, Resort Tower, Nugget Casino Resort
1102 Nugget Ave
Sparks,NV89431

Organizer

Education Law Association
Phone
(833) 352-1954
Email
support@educationlaw.org

Other

Practice Area:
K12
Session:
Session 1. Thur. 10/26 at 1:45 PM

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