Oklahoma Education Association (OEA)
Amicus Curiae
Richard B. Wilkinson, Counsel of RecordFounded in 1889, OEA is a nonprofit association that represents approximately 40,000 public school employees in Oklahoma. It is an affiliate of the 2.6 million-member National Education Association. Richard B. Wilkinson has served as general counsel for OEA since 1996. He is a 1983 graduate of Tulsa University Law School. The following is excerpted from the Amicus Curiae Brief for the Petitioners as submitted to the U.S. Supreme Court on August 23, 2001.Evaluation of students through grading, testing, and ability grouping remains an important aspect of the American educational system. Educators throughout the Nation employ…
