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Education International, Brussels (Belgium). – 1998
This report, based on a conference of international lecturers and academics and organized by Education International, notes that the number of college students has significantly increased over the last 2 decades while spending on almost every aspect of higher education has declined over the same time period. It warns that standards could plummet…
Descriptors: Accountability, College Faculty, Distance Education, Educational Finance
Shaughnessy, M. Angela – 1986
Except in matters of obvious race and/or sex discrimination, teachers in Catholic and other private schools have fewer Constitutional rights than public school teachers have. Contract law, rather than Constitutional law, governs most teacher employment situations in Catholic schools. An awareness of its implications, together with pastoral (moral…
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Catholic Schools, Contracts, Elementary Secondary Education
Canadian Education Association, Toronto (Ontario). – 1987
This publication consists of papers delivered at a 1986 preconference workshop of the Canadian Education Association. "Recent Legislation and Emerging Trends," by Duncan Green, identifies common themes in three recent pieces of school legislation in Ontario. The second paper, by Judith Anderson, assesses "Trends and Implications for…
Descriptors: Board of Education Role, Court Litigation, Educational Legislation, Educational Policy
Legal Memorandum, 1987
A number of legal issues are involved in conducting a drug testing program to determine whether students--and occasionally teachers--are using illegal drugs. Two legal issues have been raised concerning the accuracy of the urinalysis test: whether it is chemically accurate and whether appropriate procedures have been followed to make certain that…
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Athletes, Chemical Analysis, Court Litigation
Hendrickson, Robert M. – 1987
This chapter reviews litigation in higher education for 1986. The first section discusses the relationship between postsecondary institutions and various governmental agencies, in which litigation covers questions on the authority of boards, access to information through sunshine laws, questions of tax exempt status, and issues of accreditation.…
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Collective Bargaining, Compliance (Legal), Constitutional Law
Garner, Dana R. Monts – 2000
For public school student teachers and teachers, many situations can result in judicial proceedings. Educators must understand requirements mandated upon them by the country's courts and legislatures. Student teachers must learn about the numerous legal issues possible in order to protect themselves against becoming involved in court cases. The…
Descriptors: Accountability, Civil Rights, Court Litigation, Educational Legislation
Anderson, Lara A.; Miller, Michael – 1997
By analyzing contemporary literature, this paper posits a federal role in what is seen as a trend toward "normalizing" college faculty positions and shifting control away from state and local jurisdictions. Three factors are seen as contributing to this shift. The first is the government's role in funding the hard sciences which has, in…
Descriptors: Academic Freedom, College Governing Councils, Compliance (Legal), Diversity (Institutional)
Shaughnessy, Mary Angela – 1991
The laws affecting education in the United States today can generally be classified according to four categories: (1) Constitutional law (both state and federal); (2) statutes and regulations; (3) common law principles; and (4) contract law. Students and teachers in private schools are not protected by federal Constitutional law because they are…
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Catholic Schools, Confidential Records, Court Litigation
Lewis, John F.; And Others – 1987
This manual focuses on legal issues confronting schools in the area of substance abuse and provides practical policy guidance to public school managers in enforcing a substance abuse policy. After a brief introduction, section 2 examines barriers to action, commenting on several myths affecting drug abuse policy. Section 3 deals with substance…
Descriptors: Alcoholism, Civil Rights, Discipline Policy, Drinking
Gregory, Gwendolyn H. – 1987
Supreme Court decisions made during the previous and present terms as well as some that will be rendered next term are discussed. Among the cases, the following are of particular relevance to school board members. In "Memphis Community Schools v. Stachura" the Court declared that damages based on the "value" of constitutional…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Court Litigation
Oregon Univ., Eugene. Center for Educational Policy and Management. – 1983
This guide for school district administrators presents workshop materials for administrators' mutual training. The guide assists administrators in preventing lawsuits by teachers against the district for violations of the First Amendment right to freedom of speech. Section 1, the introduction, offers two objectives: to acquaint administrators with…
Descriptors: Academic Freedom, Administrator Guides, Administrator Role, Court Litigation
Smith, Margaret D.; Zirkel, Perry A. – 1987
This chapter reviews collective bargaining cases in education during 1986. Although the courts addressed a broad range of topics, no new legal principles were applied in these cases. The courts relied on traditional labor law concepts and applied them to the specific statutes and policies of the applicable jurisdiction. The review addresses the…
Descriptors: Arbitration, Collective Bargaining, Compliance (Legal), Constitutional Law

Ghimpu, Sanda – Higher Education in Europe, 1985
The provisions of Romanian law regarding college faculty employment policy, rights and responsibilities, leaves of absence, governance, development opportunities, resignation and dismissal, remuneration, discipline, awards, and social security are summarizd. (MSE)
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Awards, College Faculty, Compensation (Remuneration)
Welner, Kevin – 2002
Classroom speech of public-school teachers is a messy subject with regard to the tension between various societal demands and basic rights of students, teachers, and others at school sites. The demands are not always consistent, and rights are subject to different interpretations depending on which court decision forms the underlying basis for a…
Descriptors: Academic Freedom, Civil Liberties, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law
Frels, Kelly; Horton, Janet L. – 2003
This short monograph details a simple system of documentation that can be used with any school district's personnel evaluation process. The goal of the monograph is to help supervisors, especially principals, accord fair treatment to employees who are systematically evaluated. The documentation system is founded on the concept of communication.…
Descriptors: Behavior Standards, Codes of Ethics, Discipline Policy, Dismissal (Personnel)