Describes the Missouri Sunshine Law; discusses a Missouri appellate court decision indicating that the sunshine law may prohibit the electronic exchange (voice or email) of information concerning public matters among a quorum of school board members. (PKP)

Reviews the historical background of teacher tenure and discusses, using state court decisions, the bases for teacher dismissal, including insubordination, moral misconduct, disability, job elimination, and incompetence. Notes seven types of incompetence warranting dismissal, involving discipline, scholastic ability, pupil performance, and other…

Home instruction issues involve state laws' implicit or explicit allowance or disallowance of alternative instruction as well as their procedural requirements and their criteria for academic equivalence. Attempts to change laws are being made in Nebraska and Indiana. South Carolina and New Jersey have developed guidelines for home schooling. (RW)