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Direct linkRebell, Michael A. – University of Chicago Press, 2018
The 2016 presidential election campaign and its aftermath have underscored worrisome trends in the present state of our democracy: the extreme polarization of the electorate, the dismissal of people with opposing views, and the widespread acceptance and circulation of one-sided and factually erroneous information. Only a small proportion of those…
Descriptors: Democracy, Citizenship Education, Best Practices, Civics
Rebell, Michael A. – University of Chicago Press, 2009
Over the past thirty-five years, federal courts have dramatically retreated from actively promoting school desegregation. In the meantime, state courts have taken up the mantle of promoting the vision of educational equity originally articulated in "Brown v. Board of Education". "Courts and Kids" is the first detailed analysis…
Descriptors: Equal Education, School Desegregation, State Courts, Federal Courts
Russo, Charles, Ed. – Education Law Association, 2008
The Yearbook of Education Law contains analyses of the previous year's federal and state court decisions that affect private and public elementary and secondary schools and higher education. The Yearbook provides summaries and analyses of relevant state appellate and federal trial and appellate court cases. Contents include: (1) Employees; (2)…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Public Schools, Private Schools
Fawcett, Richard G., Ed. – 1983
Intended to assist debaters and coaches who will be debating the 1983-84 national high school debate topic, this booklet combines discussion of general debate theory, and information specific to the topic: "What changes are most needed in the procedures used in the United States justice system?" The eight chapters of the booklet contain…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Competition, Debate, Federal Courts
Bouchard, Robert F., Comp.; Franklin, Justin D., Comp. – 1980
To help individuals, groups, and organizations obtain federal government records on themselves and others, this guidebook interprets the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and the Privacy Act. The acts provide access to government data, personal records, and business information. The guidebook presents the texts of both acts, with…
Descriptors: Confidentiality, Court Litigation, Federal Courts, Federal Legislation
Thompson, David P.; Hartmeister, Fredric J. – 2001
This is the 22nd in a series of yearly updates of judicial decision summaries for case law related to elementary and secondary education issues. One can use previous and future editions to track decisions on appeal or to see trends in case law. With few exceptions, the cases were selected from court decisions found in federal and regional…
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Courts, Federal Legislation
Thompson, David P.; Hartmeister, Fredric J. – 2000
This is the 21st in a series of yearly updates of judicial decision summaries for case law related to elementary and secondary education issues. One can use previous and future editions to track decisions on appeal or to see trends in case law. The cases included, with a few exceptions, were selected from court decisions found in federal and…
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Courts, Federal Legislation
Thompson, David P.; Hartmeister, Fredric J. – 2002
This is the 23rd in a series of yearly updates of judicial decision summaries for case law related to elementary- and secondary-education issues. One can use previous and future editions to track decisions on appeal or to spot trends in case law. With few exceptions, the cases were selected from court decisions found in federal and regional…
Descriptors: Administrators, Court Litigation, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Courts
Borkowski, John W.; Brown, Lisa A.; Dodge, Jean Arnold; Ford, Tonya L.; Hoffman, Adam; Jacobs, Jennifer W.; Jaffe, Geraldine; Krent, Nancy Fredman; Schwartz, Richard A.; Shaw, Brian C.; Sneed, Maree – 2001
This monograph was designed to assist school attorneys, school board members, and administrators in their efforts to prevent, respond to, and defend against claims of sexual harassment by employees. It includes discussion of the law relating to harassment of employees by other employees and employee harassment of students. Practical advice is…
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Courts, Legal Aid
Young, D. Parker, Ed. – 1981
A comprehensive summary and analysis of all state and federal court cases involving higher education reported during the year of 1980 is provided in this fifth annual volume. The document constitutes an annual reference to higher education law for those interested in both public and private institutions of higher education. Each chapter has been…
Descriptors: Collective Bargaining, College Administration, College Faculty, College Students
Edwards, Harry T.; Nordin, Virginia Davis – 1980
As a supplement to the basic text, "Higher Education and the Law," this book briefly describes the American legal system for scholars, students, and administrators in the field of higher education who have had little or no legal training. The following topics are addressed: The United States Courts, the process of judicial review, reading and…
Descriptors: Codification, Compliance (Legal), Constitutional Law, Court Litigation
Young, D. Parker, Ed. – 1978
In this second annual volume is a comprehensive summary and analysis of all state and federal court cases involving higher education reported during 1977. The chapters have been authored by individuals who are experts in higher education law and specialists in their topics. Chapter topics include governance and finance, property, liability,…
Descriptors: Collective Bargaining, College Administration, College Faculty, College Students
PDF pending restorationThurston, Paul W. – 1984
Decisions made by federal and state courts during 1983 concerning the liability of schools, school districts, school boards, or school employees in tort cases are reported in this chapter. Torts are civil causes of action based on noncontractual legal responsibilities that individuals have to avoid harming or injuring another's person, property,…
Descriptors: Constitutional Law, Court Litigation, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Courts
Download full textMarvell, Thomas; And Others – 1981
This book is a study of civil cases, filed in court after 1976, involving students in elementary and high schools. The number of cases comes to 1,632, of which 769 are concerned with special education, 290 with disciplinary matters, and 248 with sports. The remaining cases deal with racial and sex discrimination, freedom of religion, establishment…
Descriptors: Athletics, Court Litigation, Disabilities, Discipline
Frels, Kelly, Ed.; Horner, Jeff, Ed.; Camp, Bill, Ed.; Robinson, Vianei Lopez, Ed. – 1996
Intended as a practical legal guide for Texas educators and lawyers, this book contains three major sections dealing with several chapters on various school law topics, each prepared by Texas attorneys. Section 1, "School Boards and Superintendents," includes chapters on school board members authority and relationship with staff, the…
Descriptors: Boards of Education, Constitutional Law, Copyrights, Court Litigation
