I teach undergraduate and graduate courses in educational law and policy. My research interests relate to various legal issues that arise in schools with a specific focus on sexual orientation, race, and disability law.

UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN LAW SCHOOL AND GRADUATE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION, Madison, WI
J.D.: May 2001, Ph.D.: May 2002

HARVARD UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION, Cambridge, MA
Ed.M. in Administration, Planning, and Social Policy: May 1998

UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON, Madison, WI
B.A. (3 majors) in Political Science, International Relations, French: May 1994

INSTITUT D'ETUDES SCIENCE POLITIQUES/FACULTE DES LETTRES, France
Student at French University for one year: 1992 - 1993

• A590 IND STUDY IN EDUC LEADERSHIP
• A308 LEGAL ISSUES SECONDARY TEACHRS
• A608 LEGAL PERSPECTVS ON EDUCATION
• E310 LEGAL/ETHICAL ISSUES
• A695 PRACTICUM IN EDUC LEADERSHIP
• A508 SCHOOL LAW AND THE TEACHER

• Eckes, S. (2008). Tort law and public schools. In C. Russo (Ed.), The yearbook of education law, (pp.139-156). Dayton, OH: Education Law Association.
• Eckes, S. (2008). Significant legal issues for inclusion in preservice teacher preparation programs. Action in Teacher Education, 30(2), 25-35.
• Eckes, S. & McCarthy, M. (2008). GLBT teachers: The evolving legal protections. American Educational Research Journal, 45(3), 530-554.
• Eckes, S. (2008). Public school integration and ther cruel irony of the decision in Parents Involved in Community Schools v. Seattle School District No. 1, Education Law Reporter, 228(3), 1-18.
• Eckes, S. & Thompson, D. (2008). Retlational lawsuits in public schools: What impact has the Jackson v. Birmingham decision had on school personnel? Education Law Reporter, 232(2), 557-569.
• McCarthy, M., & Eckes, S. (2008). Silence in the hallways: The impact of Garcetti v. Ceballos on public school educators. Boston University Public Interest Law Journal,17(2), 209-235.
• Cheslock, J. & Eckes, S. (2008). Statistical evidence and compliance with Title IX. In A. Luna (Ed.). Legal Applications of data for institutional research, (pp. 31-45). San Francisco: Jossey Bass.
• Fossey, R., DeMitchell, T., & Eckes, S. (2007). Sexual orientation, public schools, and the law. Dayton, OH: Education Law Association, No. 77.
• Eckes, S., & Trotter, A. (2007). Are charter schools using recruitment strategies to increase student body diversity? Education and Urban Society, 40(1), 62-90.
• Rapp, K., & Eckes, S. (2007). Dispelling the myth of ‘white flight’: An examination of minority enrollment in charter schools. Educational Policy, 21(4), 615-661.
• Eckes, S. (2007). Desegregation decrees versus the NCLB choice provision: Implications for resegregated schools. The Journal of School Choice, 1(3), 63-76.
• Plucker, J., Eckes, S. Rapp, K. Benson, S., & Simmons A. (2007). University sponsorship of charter schools. Charter School Review, 1(2), 17-38.
• Eckes, S. (2007). Title IX and high school opportunities: Issues of equity on and in the court. University of Wisconsin Law Review for Women, 21(2), 175-194.
• Trotter, A., Eckes, S. & Plucker, J. (2006). Education management organizations and charter schools: Serving all students. Education Law Reporter, 213(3), 935-949.
• Eckes, S. (2006). Barriers to integration in the Mississippi Delta: Could charter schools be the new vehicle for desegregation? Analysis of Social Issues & Public Policy, 6(1), 15-31.
• Eckes, S. & Toutkoushian, R. (2006). Legal and statistical issues on reverse pay discrimination in higher education, Research in Higher Education, 47(8), 957-984.
• Eckes, S. (2006). From bakes sales to ballot initiatives and beyond: How opponents of affirmative action are fighting back. Howard University Journal of Social Justice, 8(1), 1-36.
• Eckes, S. & Rapp, K. (2006). Charter schools: Trends and implications. In E. St. John (Ed.), Readings on Education, Vol. 19 (pp. 1-26). New York, NY: AMS Press.
• Eckes, S. (2005). Diversity in higher education: The consideration of race in hiring university faculty. B.Y.U. Education and Law Journal. 2005(1), 33-51.
• Eckes, S. (2005). The perceived barriers to educational integration in the Mississippi Delta. Journal of Negro Education, 74(2), 159-173.
• Ochoa, T. & Eckes, S. (2005). Urban youth in correctional facilities: Segregation based on disability and race. The Journal of Education and Urban Society, 38(1), 21-34.
• Eckes, S. & Ochoa, T. (2005). Students with disabilities: Transitioning from high school to higher education. American Secondary Education, 33(3), 6-20.
• McCarthy, M. & Eckes, S. (2005). Sexual harassment in academe: An overview of the legal standards. Contemporary Issues in Higher Education, Education Law Association, 277-295.
• Eckes, S. (2007). Segregation and the ongoing saga: How unitary status impacts charter schools. The Journal of School Choice, 1-18.

• Elected to Board of Directors Education Law Association
• Trustees Teaching Award - 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
• Culbertson Award - This award is presented annually to an outstanding junior professor of educational administration in recognition of his/her contributions to the field. from the University Council of Educational Administration.