This readable introduction to American public education law is designed to assist practicing educators, college and graduate students, parents, and the public in acting on everyday legal issues such as student expression, church/state separation, student and teacher discipline, curriculum, legislating and lobbying, parent associations, discrimination, special education, No Child Left Behind, student privacy, and more. Unique features include practical situations, the "Facts and Find" research method, and the "Cascade" approach to understanding the American legal system.
David Bloomfield, Esq. is Professor of Educational Leadership, Law, and Policy at Brooklyn College and the CUNY Graduate Center. He also serves as Head of the Master's Program in Educational Leadership at Brooklyn College.
Prof. Bloomfield served as law clerk to Hon. Robert L. Carter (USDJ, SDNY) prior to joining Hogan & Hartson, a prominent Washington, DC law firm, where he practiced Education Law. He also served as an Assistant Corporation Counsel for New York City before becoming General Counsel to the New York City Board of Education. He was also General Counsel and Senior Education Adviser to the Manhattan Borough President and Executive Director for public education initiatives at the New York City Partnership.
He is the author of American Public Education Law (Peter Lang, 2007) and many chapters and articles on education law, urban school policy, finance, and instructional technology. His education commentary has been published by the New York Times, The Economist, and other national and local media, including television and radio. His work in New York City school governance was praised in New York Newsday as "the single most substantial improvement in the governance of this city in decades." Honors include an African-American Institute Fellowship for curriculum development, the first Paul Robeson Prize in Minority Legal Studies from Columbia Law School, and New York State Distinguished Educator for school redesign. He is named in Who's Who in America and Who's Who in the World.
A parent activist, Bloomfield is former President of New York's Citywide Council on High Schools, an elected advisory body. He is a Board Member of the Literacy Assistance Center of New York, Inc.
