Former UVA Law Student Challenges Sexual Assault Processes
(Photo: Wikimedia, Creative Commons) A former University of Virginia School of Law student has filed a federal lawsuit that challenges the U.S. Department of Education’s unlawful mandate that colleges abandon due process procedures and try sexual misconduct incidents with the lowest standard of evidence. The Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE), a civil liberties […]
States Considering Strengthening Teacher Screening Processes
Education policymakers and lawmakers nationwide are vowing to strengthen teacher screening procedures in light of an investigation conducted by USA Today. Investigators revealed that the nation’s database of disciplined teachers, coordinated by the nonprofit National Association of State Directors of Teacher Education and Certification (NASDTEC), cannot find the missing names of thousands of educators who have […]