Once again Halperin's article does not reveal all the facts. For example, many states have a process called "State's Court of Claims". Guess what, there is no jury and liability is strictly limited. This is political arena that state colleges resolve disputes with students.
Nothing personal against him. He just needs to balance out his reporting. There are big issues in all of education today. However, he has a very slanted lens to his reporting that is influenced by his liberal ideology. This is even further endorsed via his involvement in various other interests. Meaning, he has large conflicts of interest that he very seldom discloses.