John Dayton

John Dayton is a Professor of Education Lawand Policy, Adjunct Professor of Higher Education, Editor-in-Chief of the Education Law & Policy Review, andthe Director of the Education Law Consortium (see, www.edlawcon.org), anon-partisan pro bno research group dedicated to advancing knowledge andpractice in education law. Professor Dayton is an internationally recognizedexpert on law and policy. He is a lawyer with experience in public and privatelegal practice. He has also served as a judicial clerk, and as a public schooleducator and program director. In recognition of his academic achievements hewas offered academic scholarships from many outstanding law schools includingthe Indiana University-Bloomington School of Law in his home state. ProfessorDayton holds both a law degree and a doctoral degree in educational administrationand policy from Indiana University. Dr. Dayton has taught law and policycourses for three decades including education law; higher education law;special education law; medical law; and professional ethics. Dr. Dayton iscurrently a professor at the University of Georgia where he was the firstrecipient of the Glickman Award for excellence in research and teaching. He isa member of the prestigious University Teaching Academy and serves on theeditorial boards of the leading scholarly journals in education law, policy, and finance. Dr. Dayton is the author of over a 100 law review articles, books, and other publications on law and policy. He is an internationally recognizedauthor and speaker on law and policy issues.