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Author: David Lim

Does your teacher make the grade?

News
March 2, 2016September 5, 2018 David Lim

Parents and educators debate the balance between the public's right to know and privacy when it comes to releasing teacher evaluation data.

Tagged fall-2015, magazine, recent-news, report, reports, teacher evaluations

Free speech, behind the line

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January 20, 2016September 5, 2018 David Lim

Several colleges across the country have attempted to restrict students' speech to "free speech zones," which have been ripe for lawsuits.

Tagged fall-2015, free speech zones, recent-news, reports

40 years later, Still Captive?

Uncategorized
January 8, 2016December 4, 2018 David Lim

The most recent review of the state of high school journalism showed the latest struggles, and the progress made, since the first review in 1974.

Tagged Captive Voices, fall-2015, high school journalism, recent-news, reports, student journalism

Ill. bill to increase transparency at private university police departments has stalled

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August 10, 2015September 5, 2018 David Lim

After the University of Chicago announced measures to make its police department more transparent, legislators opted to stall the bill that would have required private campus police departments to be more transparent. 

Tagged campus police, Illinois, private university police, Private university police departments, recent-news, University of Chicago

Pennsylvania legislature works to introduce expanded salary data for public universities

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July 10, 2015September 5, 2018 David Lim

The Pennsylvania legislature is working to expand the number of disclosed salaries at large public universities by 8 times as much as the current requirement. 

Tagged Pennsylvania, recent-news

Both a lawsuit and a legislative resolution are trying to open university board meetings in Michigan

News
July 9, 2015September 5, 2018 David Lim

A state House bill as well as a lawsuit are both trying to make Michigan public university governing boards subject to the state's open meetings law. 

Tagged access to open meetings, Michigan, recent-news

Calif. district installs safeguards for student press freedom, but protests over censorship continue

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June 30, 2015September 5, 2018 David Lim

In response to an ACLU letter that called for an investigation into the alleged censorship of an article in The Matador student newspaper, a California school district announced plans to better protect the student press, but critics have called the district's actions inadequate.

Tagged California, recent-news, The Matador

Two Kansas universities are in legal dispute over supervising student speech off campus

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June 24, 2015September 5, 2018 David Lim

Kansas State University and Kansas University are involved in a legal dispute regarding how heavily universities can and should supervise student speech off campus under the guidelines set by Title IX.

Tagged recent-news, Title IX

NYC to appeal ruling opening schools' leadership meetings to public

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June 17, 2015September 5, 2018 David Lim

The New York City Department of Education has directed school principals to ignore a state court decision holding that schools' decision-making bodies are subject to the state's open meetings law.

Tagged New York City, open-meetings, recent-news

Judge rules school security videos subject to FERPA protections

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June 15, 2015September 5, 2018 David Lim

Security video footage of a public school should remain classified as an educational record under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, Judge Michele Christiansen of the Utah Court of Appeals ruled May 29.

Tagged Bryner, Butler Middle School, Christiansen, FERPA, recent-news, Security video, Utah

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