This dissertation explored the constitutionality of a Georgia law, under both the Georgia Constitution and the United States Constitution, which allows for the removal of elected school board members based on threatened loss of district accreditation. The problem is that elected board members are being removed from office based on district…

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.…

A comprehensive summary and analysis of all state and federal court cases involving higher education reported during the year of 1980 is provided in this fifth annual volume. The document constitutes an annual reference to higher education law for those interested in both public and private institutions of higher education. Each chapter has been…

In this second annual volume is a comprehensive summary and analysis of all state and federal court cases involving higher education reported during 1977. The chapters have been authored by individuals who are experts in higher education law and specialists in their topics. Chapter topics include governance and finance, property, liability,…

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…

Judicial decisions affecting educational policy and management that were handed down in 1985 by state appellate courts and federal courts are summarized and analyzed in this volume. The book is divided into eight topical chapters, each written by one or more experts in education law. The chapters are "Employees" (Gail Paulus Sorenson);…

Decisions made by federal and state courts during 1983 concerning school board and school district governance are reported in this chapter. Topics addressed include the powers and responsibilities of state and local boards of education; public access to board meetings; school boards' rights to make campaign contributions; the election,…

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…

This thirty-second edition of the "Yearbook" is a comprehensive reference to recent state appellate and federal court decisions that affect the operation, management, and governance of public elementary and secondary schools and higher education institutions in the United States. This edition includes all reported cases relevant to public schools…

This volume summarizes and analyzes judicial decisions affecting educational policy and management that were handed down in 1986 by state appellate courts and federal courts. The book is divided into the following eight topical chapters, each written by one or more experts in education law: (1) "Employees" by Gail Paulus Sorenson; (2) "Bargaining"…

This comprehensive reference reviews court decisions affecting the operation, management, and governance of public schools. This edition analyzes all public school cases decided during the 1982 calendar years and reported in West's Regional, Federal, and Supreme Court Resports, through the December 1982 advance sheets. Included as well are 1981…