CG PUblicationsCommon Good op-eds on how legal fear and bureaucratic micromanagement have undermined
the ability of educators to do their jobs effectively. Polls suggest that educators cannot be effective when schools become a battleground for individual rights and entitlement, rather than a common endeavor. Polls also demonstrate that educators and parents are open to a wide range of solutions, including changes to the legal context.
CG talks about how law is undermining our common institutions--including our
public schools--and our freedom to use common sense. Common Good's resource binder, "The Effects of Law on Public Schools," is a guide
to persuasive scholarship and statistics demonstrating that lawsuits and legal
fear are undermining educators' authority. Compelling facts on the role of law in public education. | 
