Derek W. Black

Publications

• Localism, Pretext, and the Color of School Dollars
  Minnesota Law Review Vols. 106:2 onward (2021-present) · 2023
• Freedom, Democracy, and the Right to Education
  116 NW. U. L. REV. 1031 (2022) · Northwestern University Law Review · 2022
• Breaking the Norm of School Reform
  72 ARK. L. REV. 307 (2020) · Arkansas Law Review · 2020

• The Fundamental Right to Education
  94 NOTRE DAME L. REV. 1059 (2019) · Notre Dame Law Review · 2019
• Equality of Opportunity and the Schoolhouse Gate
  128 YALE L.J. 2302 (2019) · Yale Law Journal · 2019
• Preferencing Educational Choice: The Constitutional Limits
  103 CORNELL L. REV. 1359 (2018) · Cornell Law Review · 2018
• The Constitutional Compromise to Guarantee Education
  70 STAN. L. REV. 735 (2018) · Stanford Law Review · 2018
• Averting Educational Crisis: Funding Cuts, Teacher Shortages, and the Dwindling Commitment to Public Education
  94 WASH. U. L. REV. 423 (2017) · Washington University Law Review · 2017
• Abandoning the Federal Role in Education: The Every Student Succeeds Act
  105 CAL. L. REV. 1309 (2017) · California Law Review · 2017
• Reforming School Discipline
  111 NW. U. L. REV. (2016) · Northwestern University Law Review · 2016
• Taking Teacher Quality Seriously
  57 WM. & MARY L. REV. 1597 (2016) · William & Mary Law Review · 2016
• The Constitutional Challenge to Teacher Tenure
  104 CAL. L. REV. 75 (2016) · California Law Review · 2016
• Federalizing Education by Waiver?
  68 VAND. L. REV. 607 (2015) · Vanderbilt Law Review · 2015
• The Constitutional Limit of Zero Tolerance in Schools
  99 MINN. L. REV. 823 (2015) · Minnesota Law Review · 2015
• Education's Elusive Future, Storied Past, and the Fundamental Inequities Between
  46 GA. L. REV. (2012) · Georgia Law Review · 2012
• Civil Rights, Charter Schools, and Lessons to be Learned
  64 FLA. L. REV. 1723 (2012) · Florida Law Review · 2012
• Cultural Norms and Race Discrimination Standards: A Case Study in How the Two Diverge
  Connecticut Law Review · 2010
• Accounting for Historical Forces in the Effort to Align Law with Science
  54 ST. LOUIS U. L.J. (2010) · Saint Louis University Law Journal · 2010
• Unlocking the Power of State Constitutions With Equal Protection: The First Step Toward Education as a Federally Protected Right
  51 WM. & MARY L. REV. 1343 (2010) · William & Mary Law Review · 2010

• The Uncertain Future of School Desegregation and the Importance of Goodwill, Good Sense, and a Misguided Decision
  57 CATH. U. L. REV. 947 (2008) · Catholic University Law Review · 2008
• The Mysteriously Reappearing Cause of Action: the Court’s Expanded Concept of Intentional Gender and Race Discrimination in Federally Funded Programs
  67 MD. L. REV. 358 (2008) · Maryland Law Review · 2008
• Turning Stones of Hope into Boulders of Resistance: The First and Last Task of Social Justice, Curriculum, Scholarship, and Practice
  86 N. C. L. REV. 673 (2008) · North Carolina Law Review · 2008
• The Contradiction Between Equal Protection's Meaning and Its Legal Substance: How Deliberate Indifference Can Cure It
  15 WM. & MARY BILL RTS. J. 533 (2006) · William & Mary Bill of Rights Journal · 2006
• The Power of Small Schools: Achieving Equal Educational Opportunity through Academic Success and Democratic Citizenship
  82 NEB. L. REV. (2003) · Nebraska Law Review · 2003
• Picking up the Pieces after Alexander v. Sandoval: Resurrecting a Private Cause of Action for Disparate Impact
  81 N. C. L. REV. 356 (2002) · North Carolina Law Review · 2002
• The Case for the New Compelling Government Interest: Improving Educational Outcomes
  80 N. C. L. REV. 923 (2002) · North Carolina Law Review · 2002