For 10 weeks last fall, Mary Beth Tinker and Mike Hiestand traveled the country in an RV, talking with students about free speech. They found an audience of teens “hungry for support and encouragement.”
Author: Sara Tirrito
Closed presidential searches proliferate among colleges across the country
Even in states where public records and open meetings laws make college president searches public, schools have found ways to keep the search secret, much to the chagrin of open government advocates.
Goldstein celebrates 10 years as SPLC attorney
Student Press Law Center Attorney Advocate Adam Goldstein has taken more than 13,000 calls to help student journalists fight for their work. And he’s still not tired of it.
Student journalists work around Internet filters to reach audiences
Learning to use social media is a crucial skill for student journalists in the digital age, advisers say. At many schools though, school district-imposed Internet filters block most or all of the websites students need.
Subpoenas served against three Calif. student journalists withdrawn
Subpoenas served against three high school journalists by the family of a classmate who killed herself were withdrawn earlier this week.
No First Amendment right to wear 'Boobies' bracelets at school, Indiana court says
Students at an Indiana school district do not have a First Amendment right to wear breast cancer awareness bracelets proclaiming “I <3 boobies (Keep a Breast),” according to a ruling handed down Tuesday.
Calif. school district now considering three potential social media guidelines
A school district scrutinized for asking students to sign a social media contract or forfeit participation in extracurricular activities is now considering three altered versions of what it's calling social networking guidelines.
Compliance board finds problems with Maryland regents' closed meetings
The University System of Maryland’s Board of Regents needs to be more discerning about when and why they hold private meetings, the state’s Open Meetings Compliance Board said.
LSU found in contempt for failing to release presidential search records
A Louisiana university was found in contempt of court Wednesday for its failure to produce records related to its recent presidential search.
Illinois appeals court: Documents related to coaches' resignations private under state law
An Illinois appeals court partially overturned a trial court’s decision that said documents related to the resignation of a trio of college coaches could be kept private because of a federal education privacy law, according to an opinion released Thursday.