<p><em>Education Policy and the Law: Cases and Commentary</em> provides a comprehensive case and problem-based approach to studying the cases, statutes, and developments that shape education law and policy. The Second Edition brings up-to-date the major themes of education law - the First, Fourth, Fifth, Eighth, and Fourteenth Amendments to the U.S. Constitution with a particular focus on the Equal Protection and Due Process guarantees of the Fourteenth Amendment. It highlights reforms in education law that forcefully shape education policy today - school choice, homeschooling, special needs education, educational malpractice, school safety law, school police, and restorative justice school discipline reform.</p><p>The Second Edition has three distinguishing characteristics: </p><p><strong>Cases and Statutes</strong>. The book is organized to provide an overview of the major cases from both federal courts and state courts as well as instructive federal and state legislation.</p><p><strong>Commentary and Narratives</strong>. The Second Edition contains a compelling compendium of notes, comments, and stories about how the legal system and policymakers are responding to legal duties and policy constraints.</p><p><strong>Hypothetical Policy Problems</strong>. Drawing on the success of the problem-based sections used in the First Edition textbook, the Second Edition contains problems designed to help learners apply legal principles to policy fact patterns.</p><br><br><b>Author:</