The Yearbook of Education Law contains analyses of the previous year's federal and state court decisions that affect private and public elementary and secondary schools and higher education. The Yearbook provides summaries and analyses of relevant state appellate and federal trial and appellate court cases. Contents include: (1) Employees; (2)…

Discusses Section 1983 of the Civil Rights Act of 1871, focusing on "Gonzaga University v. Doe" (2001). Reviews the Supreme Court's decision, analyzes the decision as it applies to federal statutes such as the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, and discusses future implications of the decision. (Contains 91 endnotes.) (WFA)

Examines the work of administrative agencies and courts in processing discrimination claims under Title VII (equal employment opportunity) of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, concluding that the common law rule of employer discretion has been superseded by the principle of just cause in personnel decisions. (MF)

This review article examines judicial pronouncements on the law of higher education during 1993. It focuses on cases addressing institutional powers, the First Amendment, invasion of privacy, tort liability, immunities, access to records and meetings, funding, employment, adverse disciplinary decisions, and student discrimination. (MDM)

Sixth in a series providing a scope treatment of case law on a wide range of public school issues, this monograph reviews selected federal and state decisions handed down between June 30, 1982 and June 30, 1983. School board issues covered include at-large election, open meeting laws, and authority to close schools, reduce slaries, interpret…