This report provides the historical background and interpretive analysis needed to understand controversies surrounding Common Core and its associated tests. In this report, Williamson M. Evers presents a revised and expanded version of his expert report for "Jindal v. United States Department of Education et al.," No. 14-CV- 534 (M.D.…

Included in this compendium are fifteen documents pertaining to cable television for New York State. Two of the documents deal with the relationships between school districts and the cable operators. The arrangements discussed are from the experiences of the Michigan State School System and the Pasadena, California School District. These reveal…

THE QUESTIONS OF THE GOVERNOR'S POWER REGARDING CIVIL RIGHTS ISSUES WAS DISCUSSED. THROUGH THE "GOVERNOR'S CODE OF FAIR PRACTICES," WHICH BRIEFLY STATED THAT THE STATE'S BASIC POLICY WAS AGAINST DISCRIMINATION, THE GOVERNOR AS WELL AS ALL STATE OFFICIALS HAD SUFFICIENT POWER TO FIGHT DISCRIMINATION. THE OFFICIALS HAD FURTHER POWER WITH…

After reviewing the results of local regulation of cable television, the author feels that local governments are not fully capable of properly administering and regulating a cable system. (The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) agrees that this job should be the states' responsibility.) The article then reviews the structure of the current…

In enacting federal age discrimination legislation, Congress has not preempted the ability of the states to afford more protection to employees from forced retirement than the federal act provides. States with and without age discrimination laws and other sources of law are briefly discussed. (MLW)