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Direct linkGraca, Thomas J. – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2009
Like most issues in higher education, the accreditation paradigm in the United States is defined in large measure by the legal and political climate in which the academy finds itself. In the case of accreditation in particular, the legal substrate is of particular importance given the central role of accreditation in a college's ability to receive…
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Institutional Evaluation, State Federal Aid, Educational Policy
Osborn, John E. – American School & University, 2006
Colleges and universities face a wide range of environmental risk. In spite of this, with proper planning, they can avoid emergencies or surprises. Advanced planning, coupled with strategic, technical environmental and legal advice, enable higher-education institutions to keep their environmental budgets under control and predictable. This article…
Descriptors: Hazardous Materials, Risk Management, Risk, Higher Education
Robelen, Erik W. – Education Week, 2004
The Department of Education's announcement of new leeway in meeting federal teacher-quality demands was praised as welcome relief by many education leaders. But others, including two pivotal congressional Democrats, charged that the action would lower expectations for teachers in rural communities. Facing widespread complaints about the…
Descriptors: Federal Regulation, State Schools, Science Teachers, Rural Schools
Download full textSorenson, Gail Paulus – 1985
The Supreme Court, in the case of "Grove City College v. Bell," ruled that federal regulation and enforcement activities designed to eliminate discrimination based on sex are triggered by indirect federal aid and are program specific. The Court's program-specific conclusion was immediately applied to federal statutory language that…
Descriptors: Civil Rights, Compliance (Legal), Court Litigation, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedRusso, Charles J.; Massucci, Joseph D. – Education and Urban Society, 1999
Examines the legal issues that may have impacts on charter schools. Considers the results of a study of the impact of charter school laws on urban schools (E. Rofes, 1998). Questions whether charter schools are public institutions and examines the key constitutional issues they face. Also reflects on labor issues and dealing with teachers' unions.…
Descriptors: Charter Schools, Constitutional Law, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Legislation
McCarthy, Martha M.; Deignan, Paul T. – 1982
While the law governing the definition of educational adequacy is still evolving, partial definitions can be gleaned from various state and federal laws and regulations prescribing standards for schools and from judicial interpretations of constitutional and statutory provisions. This document presents the results of such an analysis. After…
Descriptors: Compulsory Education, Constitutional Law, Court Litigation, Definitions
Goorian, Brad – 2001
Four subjects are the focus of this discussion of school law: sexual harassment, the copyright act, school discipline, and religion and the schools. In cases of sexual harassment of students by school personnel, a criterion for determining whether a school is liable involves the standard of "actual knowledge" in which school officials…
Descriptors: Copyrights, Court Litigation, Disability Identification, Discipline
Kaplin, William A.; Lee, Barbara A. – 1998
This 1997 supplement to "The Law of Higher Education: A Comprehensive Guide to Lead Implications of Administrative Decision Making, Third Edition" (1995) (ED 383 256), includes discussions of court opinions, statutes, regulations, and related developments, and cites selected law journal articles, books, and other resources concerning the legal…
Descriptors: Academic Freedom, Accreditation (Institutions), Activism, Administrator Responsibility
PDF pending restorationKelly, Fred J. – Office of Education, Federal Security Agency, 1952
The land-grant colleges and universities in the United States are the result of a partnership of the States and the Federal Government. They represent an effort to provide a type of higher education within the reach of, and adapted to the needs of, the agricultural and industrial people of this country. They have played a very important part in…
Descriptors: Educational History, Financial Policy, Access to Education, State Federal Aid
