Luke Stedrak, a distinguished researcher in K-12 school finance and law, gave an exclusive interview recently with Brainz Magazine about his new book.

NEW ORLEANS, LA, USA, September 12, 2023/EINPresswire.com/ -- Luke Stedrak, a faculty member at Southeastern Louisiana University, is excited to announce that he has been featured in an exclusive article in Brainz Magazine. As an associate professor of educational leadership -- and a distinguished researcher in K-12 school finance and law -- Luke Stedrak shared his insights about his book “Legal Literacy for Public School Teachers.”

Stedrak shared that the inspiration for his book came while he was speaking to colleagues at the Education Law Association’s annual conference. There, he realized that teacher preparation programs often don’t cover in-depth some of the legal requirements that teachers need to understand. So, he wrote his book as a resource for teachers to avoid potential litigation, helping them recognize what they need to focus on in the classroom.

As the book’s description points out:

“Teachers are trained in pedagogy, child development, and subject areas, but they do not receive extensive training in school law. At the same time, they are often the frontline responders to situations that pose potential legal dilemmas.”

Since the audience of the book is primarily educators who don’t have a legal background, Luke Stedrak explained that he wrote the book in a way that they could understand the important things they need to know and how that looks in practice.

Along with his co-author, Dr. Jennifer Mezzina -- who’s a practicing administrator in New Jersey -- Luke Stedrak collaborated with professionals in the field to gain insights into various areas of expertise. This included insights into topics such as special education and freedom of speech.

Luke Stedrak said he and Jennifer Mezzina analyzed some of the most common legal challenges that teachers face in their work, specifically in special education. While most teacher preparation programs include a few courses in special education, very few of them cover the law component of special education in-depth, especially for undergraduate students, he said.

In his interview with Brainz Magazine, Luke Stedrak also discussed what he hopes that educators will gain from reading his book and what impact he envisions it might have on improving the confidence of teachers to navigate legal issues in the classroom.

He said that the goal of the book was to help teachers gain a better understanding of the classroom from a legal perspective.

“Teachers are focused on all types of things and face many challenges,” Luke Stedrak said. “This book is geared towards giving them what they need to know legally in terms of their role as a teacher.”

To read Luke Stredak’s full interview with Brainz Magazine, please visit brainzmagazine.com.

About Dr. Luke Stedrak

Dr. Luke Stedrak, Associate Professor of Educational Leadership at Southeastern Louisiana University, is renowned for K-12 school finance research, emphasizing constitutional rights in public schools. Stedrak’s impactful work features in outlets such as The Wall Street Journal. He’s earned the National Education Finance Academy Fellowship for distinguished research and is on the Education Law Association’s Board of Directors.

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