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Direct linkSchmidt, Peter – Chronicle of Higher Education, 2012
The author reports on the ruling of a divided appellate court that held that the state law unconstitutionally made it harder for minorities to seek preferences than for other groups. The court struck down a voter-passed ban on the use of race-conscious admissions by Michigan's public colleges, holding that the measure had unconstitutionally put…
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Federal Courts, Constitutional Law, State Legislation
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Download full textSedler, Robert A. – Forum on Public Policy Online, 2007
Blackstone's Commentaries stated that the common law imposed a duty on parents to provide for the maintenance, protection, and education of their children, and of these, the duty to provide an education was "of far the greatest importance." Early on American courts cited Blackstone for the proposition of the common law duty of parents…
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Laws, Parent Rights, Parent Responsibility
O'Reilly, Robert C.; Fellman, Beverly – 1982
State regulation of nonpublic schools in Nebraska is the topic addressed in this paper. The paper examines recent court decisions in the state relating to this issue and also traces the progress and eventual fate of several bills introduced in the Nebraska legislature concerning waiving requirements for nonpublic schools. Nonpublic schools in…
Descriptors: Church Role, Constitutional Law, Court Litigation, Elementary Secondary Education
Nebraska State Dept. of Education, Lincoln. Div. of Instructional Services. – 1974
The information presented here describes the Federal and State Laws that school officials must adhere to with respect to student records. The sections of the Education Amendment Act of 1974 that deals with the maintenance and release of student records, protection of the rights and privacy of parents and students, protection of pupil rights, and…
Descriptors: Academic Records, Civil Rights Legislation, Confidential Records, Confidentiality
Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity International, Washington, DC. – 1993
Designed for middle school through high school students, this unit contains eight lesson plans that focus on Nebraska state law. The state lessons correspond to lessons in the volume, "Antidote: Civic Responsibility. Drug Avoidance Lessons for Middle School & High School Students." Developed to be presented by educators, law student,…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law, Drug Education
Trani, Eugene P. – 1978
A brief description of the state of Nebraska introduces a detailed discussion of its system of higher education. The institutions are described: the state university, four state colleges, and technical community colleges in six districts. The history of postsecondary coordination in the state is outlined, with reference to the early lack of a…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Administrative Policy, Community Colleges, Constitutional Law
