Abstract
In the pivotal decision of Brown v. Board of Education, the Supreme Court of the United States noted that “education is perhaps the most important function of state and local governments” and that “it is doubtful that any child may reasonably be expected to succeed in life if he is denied the opportunity of an education . . . [which] is a right [that] must be made available to all on equal terms.” Yet nearly seventy years later, our nation’s education system is far from equal, with a number of reports across the country finding dismal conditions in many public schools. These underachieving schools are disproportionately found in low-income areas and are a major contributor to rising inequality, a wrong that the law-and-political-economy (“LPE”) movement is trying to right. …
Recommended Citation
Jonathan Brooks,
Maximizing Student Achievement: Shifting From a Neoliberal Philosophy of Education to a "Well-Educated Voter and Juror" Model,
59
U. Rich. L. Rev.
827
(2025).
Available at:
https://scholarship.richmond.edu/lawreview/vol59/iss4/5
