Education, Law, and Policy

Module 1 – Case

Education, Law, and Policy

Case Assignment

​Your learning objectives:

· Explain the intersection of law and education

· Discuss how educational law and policy impacts your day-to-day work in education

· Evaluate the leadership challenges to the implementation of changes in educational law

Read:

Chapter 1: Introduction (p. 1 – 8) Palestini, R. H., & Palestini, K. F. (2012). Law and American Education: A Case Brief Approach (Vol. 3rd ed). Lanham, Md: R&L Education.

Chapter 7: Higher Education Rulemaking Context (p. 111 – 129) Natow, R. S. (2017). Higher Education Rulemaking: The Politics of Creating Regulatory Policy. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. 

U.S. Department of Education. Every Student Succeeds Act. Retrieved from https://www.ed.gov/essa?src=policy

U.S. Department of Education. Higher Education Opportunity Act. Retrieved from https://www2.ed.gov/policy/highered/leg/hea08/index.html

Use the readings to write a 3- to 5-page paper that includes the following components:

1. Discuss the intersection between law and education in the United States

2. Explain how the following impacts your day-to-day practice:

a. PK-12 Concentration students: Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA)

3. What school site, district or campus-based protocols or administrative leadership are required to comply with the policy?

a. Why is this important? Explain.

4. How does your own knowledge of the educational law impact your day-to-day practice?

5. What are the challenges to effective implementation (write from a leadership perspective) of law or policy?

Assignment Expectations

Your paper will be assessed on the following criteria:

Your paper should be 3-5 pages in length excluding the title page and reference page.

Assignment-driven criteria: Demonstrates mastery covering all key elements of the assignment in a substantive way.

Critical thinking/Application to professional practice: Demonstrates mastery conceptualizing the problem and viewpoints. Assumptions of experts are analyzed, synthesized, and evaluated thoroughly. Conclusions are logically presented and applied to professional practice.

Scholarly writing: Demonstrates mastery and proficiency in scholarly written communication to an appropriately specialized audience.

Quality of references and organization: Demonstrates mastery using relevant and quality sources and uses appropriate, relevant, and compelling content to support ideas, and convey understanding of the topic and shape the work.

Citing sources: Demonstrates mastery using in-text citations or sources and properly uses APA format including a full reference list.

Timeliness/Professionalism: Demonstrates excellence in taking responsibility for learning, adhering to the course requirement policies and expectations. Assignment submitted on time or collaborated with professor for an approved extension on due date.