| Abandoning the federal role in education: The every student succeeds act DW Black California Law Review 105 (5), 1309-1374, 2017 | 202 | 2017 |
| The constitutional compromise to guarantee education DW Black Stan. L. Rev. 70, 735, 2018 | 129 | 2018 |
| The fundamental right to education DW Black Notre Dame L. Rev. 94, 1059, 2018 | 110 | 2018 |
| Reforming school discipline DW Black Nw. UL Rev. 111, 1, 2016 | 97 | 2016 |
| Unlocking the Power of State Constitutions with Equal Protection: The First Step Toward Education as a Federally Protected Right D Black Wm. & Mary L. Rev. 51, 1343, 2009 | 91 | 2009 |
| The constitutional limit of zero tolerance in schools DW Black Minn. L. Rev. 99, 823, 2014 | 85 | 2014 |
| Middle-Income Peers as Educational Resources and the Constitutional Right to Equal Access DW Black BcL Rev. 53, 373, 2012 | 85 | 2012 |
| Averting educational crisis: Funding cuts, teacher shortages, and the dwindling commitment to public education DW Black Wash. UL Rev. 94, 423, 2016 | 67 | 2016 |
| The case for the new compelling government interest: Improving educational outcomes D Black NCL Rev. 80, 923, 2001 | 67 | 2001 |
| Ending zero tolerance: The crisis of absolute school discipline DW Black Ending Zero Tolerance, 2016 | 62 | 2016 |
| The constitutional challenge to teacher tenure DW Black Calif. L. Rev. 104, 75, 2016 | 61 | 2016 |
| Taking teacher quality seriously DW Black Wm. & Mary L. Rev. 57, 1597, 2015 | 61 | 2015 |
| Charter schools, vouchers, and the public good DW Black Wake Forest L. Rev. 48, 445, 2013 | 59 | 2013 |
| Federalizing education by waiver DW Black Vand. L. Rev. 68, 607, 2015 | 57 | 2015 |
| The Congressional failure to enforce equal protection through the Elementary and Secondary Education Act DW Black BUL Rev. 90, 313, 2010 | 51 | 2010 |
| Schoolhouse burning: Public education and the assault on American democracy DW Black PublicAffairs, 2020 | 46 | 2020 |
| Freedom, democracy, and the right to education DW Black Nw. UL Rev. 116, 1031, 2021 | 35 | 2021 |
| Educational gerrymandering: Money, motives, and constitutional rights DW Black NYUL Rev. 94, 1385, 2019 | 35 | 2019 |
| Civil rights, charter schools, and lessons to be learned DW Black Fla. L. Rev. 64, 1723, 2012 | 35 | 2012 |
| The contradiction between equal protection's meaning and its legal substance: How deliberate indifference can cure it DW Black Wm. & Mary Bill Rts. J. 15, 533, 2006 | 35 | 2006 |