This chapter addresses cases reported in 1982 involving aspects of school board governance. Topics covered include powers of state boards of education; powers and duties of local boards; open meeting laws; school boards and conflicts of interest; school district and board members' election, appointment, and recall; school district organization;…

The author begins this chapter by noting that the governance of the public schools has become increasingly complex and that evidence from 1978 supports the premise that the competence of boards of education is being tested. He then goes on to examine court cases and legislation relating to a number of specific areas of governance--the state board…

Chapter 1 of a book on school law, this chapter summarizes 1979 cases related to school governance in several areas: authority of state boards of education and other governmental agencies, authority of state superintendents of education, powers and duties of school boards, open meeting laws, constitutional matters, conflicts of interest on the…

Site-based management has failed to generate change significant enough to increase student learning even where principals, leadership teams, and faculties have had extensive Organizational Development training. The problem may lie in the nature of the workplace rather than in the reasonableness of the theory. This work presents a structure of…

Decisions made by federal and state courts during 1983 concerning school board and school district governance are reported in this chapter. Topics addressed include the powers and responsibilities of state and local boards of education; public access to board meetings; school boards' rights to make campaign contributions; the election,…

Chapter 9 of a book on school law traces court rulings concerning the liability of school board members. Political and governmental functions performed by school officers have generally been held immune from liability. In Wood v. Strickland, a school case, the U.S. Supreme Court held that while public officials are generally entitled to immunity…

Reflecting widespread unhappiness with the growing tax burdens in this country, the most active area of litigation reported in the property chapter this year involves various attempts by taxpayers to prevent the construction or remodeling of public school facilities. While some taxpayers fought to keep schools from being built, others in New York…

Chapter 7 of a book on school law, this chapter deals with 1979 cases involving disputes over property. Cases involving taxpayer attempts to prevent the construction of school buildings dominate this year's property chapter, as they did last year's. Yet, paradoxically, there is also a significant increase in cases in which taxpayers tried to…

This comprehensive reference reviews court decisions affecting the operation, management, and governance of public schools. This edition analyzes all public school cases decided during the 1982 calendar years and reported in West's Regional, Federal, and Supreme Court Resports, through the December 1982 advance sheets. Included as well are 1981…

This volume continues the series that for 29 consecutive years has given a concise reference to the latest court decisions affecting the operation of elementary and secondary schools in the United States. This "yearbook" summarizes and analyzes all of last year's state appellate court and federal court decisions and holdings that affect schools,…

This chapter reviews 1982 cases related to school property. Cases involving citizen efforts to overturn school board decisions to close schools dominate the property chapter, and courts continue to uphold school board authority to close schools, transfer students, and sell or lease the buildings. Ten cases involving detachment and attachment of…

This thirty-first edition of the "Yearbook" is a comprehensive reference to recent state appellate and federal court decisions affecting the operation and governance of public elementary and secondary schools in the United States. This edition includes all reported cases relevant to public schools decided during the 1980 calendar year as well as…

In its thirtieth year of publication, this volume is a comprehensive reference to state appellate and federal court decisions affecting the operation and governance of public elementary and secondary schools in the United States. This edition includes all cases relevant to public schools decided during the 1979 calendar year and reported in West's…

This book identifies factors, structures, and procedures contributing to effective statewide coordination and governance of public colleges and universities. The heart of the book consists of descriptions of representative structures in 4 states, where interviews were conducted with 114 individuals--legislators, gubernatorial staff, system heads,…

A model for improving school and classroom effectiveness must pay attention to: (1) leadership; (2) school climate; (3) supervision; (4) teacher behaviors; (5) student behaviors; and (6) student achievement. Chapter 1 of this book on effective schools and classrooms introduces these important issues and describes a model incorporating these…