Mark Walsh

The U.S. Supreme Court will take up a key issue arising in lawsuits that challenge school district efforts to use race-neutral methods to boost racial and socioeconomic diversity in selective programs. In a case involving student selection to magnet schoo... See more

The power of teachers' unions in school board politics may be on the decline, as parents, advocacy groups, and even political parties exert more influence in the highly local races, according to a new academic article. 'Some traditionally held beliefs abo... See more

When the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in June that states may bar transgender girls from female athletics , it made clear it was not deciding the flip side of that issue—whether Title IX and the Constitution allow states and schools to permit transgender girl... See more

The first Monday in October brings the new Supreme Court term and, with it, the first day of oral arguments. The opening case is Suncor Energy Inc. v. County Commissioners of Boulder County, on whether state-tort claims against energy companies brought by... See more

Supreme Court begins new term on a quieter note than last, but that could change The new U.S. Supreme Court term opens next week with a lower-temperature docket compared with last term, which saw blockbuster rulings on voting rights, immigration, transgen... See more