The Ins and Outs of School Choice: An Overview of the Most Pressing Legal Challenges

This lecture, presented by education attorney Bonnie Spiro Schinagle, will review the various statutes and regulations governing school choice. The program will begin by providing a history of public education in the United States and an overview of the school choice movement.

The program will then review relevant case law concerning school choice. Ms. Spiro Schinagle will review the Supreme Court’s ruling in Zelman v. Simmons-Harris, 536 U.S. 639 (2002) and will also review litigation in various jurisdictions throughout the country. Other topics to be discussed include tax credits, establishment clause concerns, and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, as it relates to school choice.

1. Gain familiarity with the concept of school choice in the United States
2. Review the history of public education in the U.S. and the rise of the school choice movement
3. Examine the various authority governing school choice, including relevant statutes and leading case law