NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Showing all 4 results Save | Export
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Lewis, Maria M.; Kern, Sarah – Educational Administration Quarterly, 2018
Purpose: A significant and growing body of LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer) research examines the experiences of students, employees, and the substance of leadership training. This project aims to complement this work by taking a macro-level look at the broader legal and policy issues that may constrain or enhance a school…
Descriptors: School Law, Court Litigation, Freedom of Speech, Public Schools
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Welner, Kevin – Review of Research in Education, 2010
The call for American students to meet world-class standards in the federal Goals 2000: Education America Act (1994) and No Child Left Behind legislation, as well as state standards and accountability legislation, has been explicitly inclusive: All students must be held to these high standards. Litigation offers the potential to leverage…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, State Standards, Academic Standards, Court Litigation
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Elwood, Jannette; Lundy, Laura – Research Papers in Education, 2010
The linkage between the impact of assessment and compliance with children's rights is a connection, which although seemingly obvious, is nonetheless rarely made, particularly by governments, which, as signatories to the relevant human rights treaties, have the primary responsibility for ensuring that educational practice is compatible with…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Childrens Rights, Educational Practices, Educational Policy
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Pittman, Andrew T. – Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance (JOPERD), 2005
The author presents the case: Jackson v. Birmingham Board of Education. Roderick Jackson, a physical education teacher, had been an employee of the Birmingham school district for over 10 years. His duties included coaching the girls' basketball team. After being transferred to Ensley High School in August 1999, Jackson complained that his team was…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Physical Education Teachers, Athletic Coaches, Team Sports