All Articles tagged sound basic education

• State Constitutional Commentary
  October 12, 2018 EDT
  GIDEON GOES TO SCHOOL: AN ARGUMENT FOR A RIGHT TO APPOINTED COUNSEL IN SCHOOL DISCIPLINARY PROCEEDINGS
  Eric Weinhold

  To fulfill NY’s constitutional mandate to provide a sound basic education, NY should enact a constitutional amendment creating a right to appointed civil representation when students face school-disciplinary actions.

• New York Appeals
  May 05, 2017 EDT
  A LESSON FROM THE NEW YORK TEACHER TENURE CHALLENGE: DISTINGUISHING LEGISLATIVE ACTION FROM INACTION WITHIN POSITIVE RIGHTS ANALYSIS
  Cadesby B. Cooper

  This article analyzes the constitutional issues that the Davids court will face in deciding the reach of the Education Clause and briefly notes the evidentiary obstacles to the plaintiffs’ claim.