UCEA Program Center for the Study of Leadership and the Law

Center directors

Kevin P. Brady, Director 
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Center purpose/vision

The primary focus and theme of the UCEA Program Center for the Study of Leadership and the Law is to increase legal literacy to inform school leadership professional practice. Ensuring that today's school leaders understand how the law affects their daily professional practice is critical.

Center research project(s) abstract/summary and/or list of related pubs

The Center's current project is a nationally representative survey of school leader legal literacy in the U.S.  

Center advisory board 

1. Suzanne Eckes, University of Wisconsin
2. Preston Green Ill, University of Connecticut 
3. Martha McCarthy, Loyola Marymount University
4. Mario Torres: University of Texas at San Antonio 

Opportunities or collaborations

In 2024, we plan to develop a collaboration with the Education Law Association (ELA).