This sixth chapter of "The Yearbook of School Law, 1986" identifies 354 state and federal court decisions handed down in 1985 affecting local district boards of education or the property of institutions of elementary, secondary, and higher education. Topics involve the relative power of school boards of education and state officials; school board meetings, elections, and recall; and student transportation. Cases concerning real property dealt, in 1985, with the boundaries of school property, annexation, eminent domain, zoning, development, roads, property taxes, property sales and leases, and utilities. Building design and construction cases involved bonds, funding, competitive bidding, prevailing wages, roofs, asbestos, design and performance, architect fees, contractor claims, and arbitration. Facility maintenance, operation, and use cases touched on the use of facilities and on personal injuries and property crimes as well. Other cases affecting public school district business related to school desegregation and school closures. The chapter also cites higher education business cases that dealt with state agencies, board authority, desegregation, real property, building design and construction, and facility operation. (PGD)