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Cascio, Elizabeth; Gordon, Nora; Lewis, Ethan; Reber, Sarah – University of Kentucky Center for Poverty Research, 2007
An extensive literature debates the causes and consequences of the desegregation of American schools in the twentieth century. Despite the social importance of desegregation and the magnitude of the literature, we have lacked a comprehensive accounting of the basic facts of school desegregation. This paper uses newly assembled data to document…
Descriptors: Educational History, School Desegregation, Busing, School Districts
Cascio, Elizabeth; Gordon, Nora; Lewis, Ethan; Reber, Sarah – National Bureau of Economic Research, 2007
An extensive literature debates the causes and consequences of the desegregation of American schools in the twentieth century. Despite the social importance of desegregation and the magnitude of the literature, we have lacked a comprehensive accounting of the basic facts of school desegregation. This paper uses newly assembled data to document…
Descriptors: School Desegregation, Federal Courts, School Districts, Educational History
Carnevale, Dan – Chronicle of Higher Education, 2007
Many college officials have criticized Blackboard Inc. for its patent on its course-management system, arguing that the patent is overly broad and seems to cover the entire concept of online learning. Critics of Blackboard and other companies that have patents on learning technology are welcoming a recent Supreme Court ruling that they hope may…
Descriptors: Intellectual Property, Court Litigation, Information Technology, Educational Technology
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Mora, Jill Kerper – Educational Leadership, 2009
From 1998 to 2008, voters in California, Arizona, and Massachusetts passed anti-bilingual education ballot initiatives that required English-only instruction for the vast majority of the states' English language learners. The contentious political discourse leading up to the votes largely ignored the research on best practices for educating…
Descriptors: English Only Movement, Political Attitudes, Voting, Federal Courts
Sneed, Maree – School Administrator, 2007
This article discusses the interpretations of the court's ruling in "Parents Involved in Community Schools v. Seattle School District 1." The decision handed down June 28, the last day of the Supreme Court's term, does not prohibit school districts from voluntarily integrating schools as long as the school district meets certain legal…
Descriptors: Race, Voluntary Desegregation, Interests, School Districts
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McCarthy, Martha – Journal of Education Finance, 2007
Allowing public funds to be used for tuition and other expenses in private schools through a voucher system has been the source of debate in legislative and educational forums for almost half a century, but only recently have school vouchers become a serious school reform strategy. This article provides a brief overview of the voucher plans…
Descriptors: Educational Vouchers, Court Litigation, State Courts, Constitutional Law
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McAdams, Charles R.; Foster, Victoria A.; Ward, Thomas J. – Counselor Education and Supervision, 2007
Counselor educators today are faced with a difficult dilemma. They are mandated to dismiss students they judged to be unfit and irremediable, yet they risk legal action whenever executing a student dismissal decision. Their duty to protect the public must be weighed against the liabilities of costly litigation to institutions, programs, and…
Descriptors: Counselor Training, Remedial Instruction, Federal Courts, Counselor Educators
Glenn, David – Chronicle of Higher Education, 2008
Southern Methodist University has released the terms of its agreement with the George W. Bush Presidential Library Foundation to house the president's official library and museum. To some faculty members, the most troubling element of the project is a conservative policy institute that will be affiliated with the library and museum. Unlike similar…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Federal Courts, Museums, Fund Raising
Mattox, Kari Ann – ProQuest LLC, 2009
Despite the precedent established in the "University of California Board of Regents v. Bakke," that race may be used as a factor in admissions policies at state institutions of higher education, state and federal court decisions were divided over whether the use of race in admissions decisions was a violation of the Equal Protection…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Federal Courts, Comparative Analysis, Policy Analysis
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Whitehouse-Strong, Derek – Great Plains Quarterly, 2007
In December 2005, a Canadian federal court justice dismissed a six-hundred-million-dollar claim by the Samson Cree related to alleged mismanagement of its energy royalties. In newspaper interviews, a lawyer for the Samson Cree expressed disbelief that the justice discounted the testimony of our elders and followed essentially the written word of…
Descriptors: Federal Courts, Treaties, Canada Natives, Court Litigation
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Mawdsley, Ralph D.; Cumming, J. Joy – Education and the Law, 2008
The extent to which educational institutions and their teachers in the USA, England, and Australia should bear legal responsibility in damages for ineffective classroom teaching is the subject of this article. At the heart of the controversy regarding educational malpractice is the issue of remedies. Federal and state courts in the USA have…
Descriptors: Negligence, Schools, State Courts, Foreign Countries
Rahdert, Mark C. – Chronicle of Higher Education, 2007
Since President Bush named Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. and Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. to the Supreme Court, speculation has run high as to where the new court may be headed. Citing three recent cases ("Morse v. Frederick", "Rumsfeld v. Forum for Academic and Institutional Rights, Inc." and "Garcetti v.…
Descriptors: Academic Freedom, Court Litigation, Federal Courts, Higher Education
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Landman, James H., Ed. – Social Education, 2007
This article is adapted from "Chew Heong v. United States: Chinese Exclusion and the Federal Courts", written by Lucy Salyer, associate professor of history at the University of New Hampshire, for inclusion in the Federal Judicial Center's project, "Federal Trials and Great Debates in United States History." In 1882, Congress…
Descriptors: United States History, Federal Courts, Laborers, Public Policy
Trotter, Andrew – Education Week, 2006
The U.S. Supreme Court appeared sharply divided over the question of whether the main federal special education law allows parents to be reimbursed for the costs of experts when they prevail in legal proceedings. The case argued on April 19, 2006, asks whether a court may require a school district to pay the fees of an expert who assists parents…
Descriptors: Special Education, Federal Legislation, Court Litigation, Federal Courts
Maydosz, Ann S. – ProQuest LLC, 2009
Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 is a broadly worded statement that addresses discrimination in schools and other settings. Enacted at about the same time as the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), Section 504 has been used sparingly in elementary and secondary schools. Section 504 presents an opportunity to redress…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Student Rights, Secondary Schools, Civil Rights
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