Education Law,
Legal Education
Jan. 30, 2023
Law schools continue to fall on the wrong side of the curve
If law schools are serious about recruiting students from diverse backgrounds and those who come from low socio-economic backgrounds, the grading system as it currently stands must be the next piece to fall.
Top-tier law schools have been in the news recently, as they - like a fall of dominoes - toppled the U.S. News and World Report law school ranking system. Led by Yale Law School, the collective deans cited to U.S. New's reliance - in determining rankings - on grades and test scores that allegedly provide an incentive to law schools to use financial aid to recruit high-scoring students, rather than those in need. In trying to rebuild its credibility, U.S. News release...
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