Students who finished 8th grade this year need 7.4 months to catch up (to where they were pre-COVID) in reading and 9.1 months in math. And “pandemic recovery has pretty much stalled” according to NWEA data. the74million.org/article/educat…

Hilarious way to misframe that former *law clerks* to Thomas covered share of expenses of Christmas party. Just wait until reporter learns about clerk reunions. Lawyers with supreme court business paid Clarence Thomas aide via Venmo theguardian.com/us-news/2023/j…

⁦My review of Fr. Pat Reidy’s cool forthcoming Virginia Law Review⁩ article. ⁦Notre Dame Law SchoolRLI⁩ ⁦@NDLaw⁩ property.jotwell.com/can-property-l…

⁦Incredibly proud of my former student Joe Connor⁩. Mission-focused entrepreneurs like Joe are critical to the success of parental choice as states implement ESAs. He is truly a different kind of lawyer. ⁦Odyssey⁩ ⁦Notre Dame Law School⁩ law.nd.edu/news-events/ne…

Amen. Thanks, Derrell Bradford!

⁦Mike McShane⁩ and I discuss the importance of getting the school-choice moment right. nationalreview.com/magazine/2023/…

At 17th St. Joe Grade School back-to-school night (fourth for 5th grade), big news and true sign of progress: THE SCIENCE FAIR IS CANCELED. Thanks be to God.

My boys

My essay reviewing ⁦Frederick M. Hess⁩’s latest book and reflecting on the incredible wave of recent ed policy developments. (Go Texas.) “Maybe this is American education’s iPhone moment. Let’s hope so.” lawliberty.org/book-review/ov…

I haven’t posted lately, but had to share this adorable, joyful window into the Sisters of Life, the order that our Maggie (now Sr. Abigail Margaret) joined). The Sisters of Life Answer the Internet's Top Questions About Nuns youtu.be/3cnsBDtcsOg?si… via YouTube

The Notre Dame Law Review is soliciting proposals for its annual symposia - one focused on a general-interest topic and a second on a topic related to federal courts. See here for more information: ndlawreview.org/volume-100-sym…

Notre Dame's Institute for Educational Initiatives is hiring a director of communications. If you would like to learn more, here's the posting: jobs.nd.edu/postings/33500 You can learn more about IEI here: iei.nd.edu

Notre Dame Law School is hiring! If you are interested in joining our amazing faculty, check out these Interfolio postings: Tenure track: apply.interfolio.com/144535 Tenured: apply.interfolio.com/144540

For the second consecutive year, ND Law ranks 4th in placing graduates in federal judicial clerkships! Congrats to our exceptional students and thank you to our dedicated Career Development Office and faculty for supporting them throughout the process. law.nd.edu/news-events/ne…