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Southern Methodist's Bush-Library Deal Mollifies Some Critics, but Doubts Persist about Think Tank
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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
How Liable Are Trustees in Affirmative-Action Suits?
Hebel, Sara – Chronicle of Higher Education, 1999
With legal threats against them mounting, trustees of public and private colleges alike are hearing mixed and vague messages about how much they personally have at stake in lawsuits aimed at their institutions' affirmative-action policies. Few cases in either federal or states courts provide guidance on trustees' potential individual liability.…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Affirmative Action, Court Litigation, Federal Courts
Collective Bargaining in Catholic Schools: What Does Governance Have to Do with It?
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James, John T. – Catholic Education: A Journal of Inquiry and Practice, 2004
This article outlines the significant legal decisions regarding collective bargaining in Catholic schools, identifies the governance structures employed in Catholic schools and the methods of translating these governance structures into documents required by civil law, and concludes with the citation of two recent court decisions that demonstrate…
Descriptors: Collective Bargaining, Teaching (Occupation), Unions, Catholic Schools
Governance of Public Education.
Moran, K. D.; Martinez, Robert P. – 1974
Two basic questions underlie school law battles: Who governs public education? What are the limits of the school board's power? Examples can be seen in litigation regarding questions such as State-local responsibility in school finance and assessment, the public release of district-wide test scores, the authority of arbitrators to make educational…
Descriptors: Board of Education Role, Boards of Education, Contracts, Court Litigation
The Yearbook of School Law--1977.
Piele, Philip K., Ed. – 1977
This edition of the yearbook includes all cases relevant to elementary and secondary education decided during the 1976 calendar year and reported in the General Digest as of March 1977, as well as any 1975 cases that were not reported in the 1976 yearbook. The book provides a comprehensive and objective summary and analysis of state supreme court…
Descriptors: Boards of Education, Collective Bargaining, Court Litigation, Due Process
Federal Judge Orders Overhaul to End Segregation at Louisiana's Colleges.
Jaschik, Scott – Chronicle of Higher Education, 1992
A federal court ruling to desegregate Louisiana state colleges and universities would require substantial changes, including creation of a single governing board and system, designation of Louisiana State University as a selective flagship institution, creation of a community college system, reduction of program duplication, and affirmative…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Affirmative Action, Change Strategies, College Admission
The Yearbook of School Law, 1984.
Piele, Philip K., Ed. – 1985
Decisions made by federal and state courts during 1983 concerning education are reported in this compilation of eight independently authored chapters. The first chapter focuses on governance, examining the organizational and authority relationships among state and local boards of education and the general public. The chapter on employees considers…
Descriptors: Board of Education Role, Collective Bargaining, Court Litigation, Disabilities