This issue of CLIENT (Communication Law Information: Edited Notes by Topic) contains the following features: a recent listing of topics related to telecommunications studies in legal journals; an article by Stuart Brotman on financial self-sufficiency for the public interest communication law movement; a selected annotated bibliography of 1974-75…

This search cites three kinds of resources: (1) those that describe what has been done or is being done in the area of counselor licensure and certification, (2) those that provide information that can be used in drafting licensure and certification legislation, and (3) those that describe what related professionals have accomplished in this area.…

This book gives a general explanation of, and information about, the laws and how they work, and is written very simply and clearly with numerous examples and illustrations. It was written by students and staff in the eighth-grade social studies class of Miles City Junior High School, Montana, with the assistance and advice of members of the…

One of the training materials prepared for paralegals, or legal assistants, by the National Paralegal Institute under a Federal grant, the document presents legal interviewing techniques by focusing on an analysis of a particular legal interview conducted by a paralegal on a hypothetical case. From the analysis of the case, a number of problems,…

This book examines the balance in the education of teachers, between the federal and state interest and parent, community, and the individual interest. Chapter one, "The Future of Schools and Children: Education of Teachers as a Community Activity," deals with arguments defining the need to pay close attention to the health of the community;…

This comprehensive description of the overall situation and development of the Austrian institutions of higher learning contains a description of the major legal provisions. It provides the background for a policy review of Austrian higher education by the Education Committee of the OECS, meeting in Paris, in May 1975. It also deals with the…

School board members anticipating being sued for damages are advised to "keep cool, collected, quiet and inconspicuous." Publicly, a school board facing suit should employ an attorney for procedural matters, and announce intentions to fully investigate the problem. Privately, school board members must avoid making any statements that reflect bias,…

Rapid social changes, political turmoil, and the expanded body of school legislation indicate the need for school districts to have access to competent legal services. A permanent position of school attorney is recommended to prevent legal entanglements for the school district. A school attorney would provide routine legal services, legal counsel,…

The child is scapegoat in the struggle between varying forces--political, professional, or ideological--in the effort to establish services on his behalf. Faddism, political mottoes, and professional cliches are overdetermining service planning for children. The child has become the victim of his rescuers. Illustrations are given from national and…

This pamphlet gives an overview of the legal resources currently available to academic women, both for individuals who have experienced discrimination and for groups organizing to deal with patterns of discrimination in educational institutions. The law is discussed in relation to discrimination in employment and admissions. Emphasis is placed on…

In this report, the author discusses public employee negotiation legislation, issues and the basic law in negotiations, approaches and alternatives to bargaining, the negotiation process, and areas of special concern in negotiation. He concludes that one of the most important skills an administrator of the future might possess is a skill in…

This essay attempts to assist the educational administrator with race relations problems. By tracing the legal implications, judicial support for school desegregation is placed in perspective. Potential financial incentives for communities desegregating their school system are then discussed. Illustrations of communities' transportation and school…

Reported were analyses of 71 tri-county Michigan contracts with teachers formulated as a result of collective bargaining, and of the impact of the collective bargaining process on special education. Findings concerned identification, referral of students for special services, preparation for substitute teacher, implementation of programs and…

Legal problems of the rural poor in 2 counties of southern Colorado (Conejos and Costilla) are examined in this 1970 report. The empirical research for this project consisted of 3 phases: (1) determination (by questionnaire) of attitudes of rural Colorado attorneys toward the legal problems of the indigenous poor; (2) the use of unstructured…

The civil rights of American Indians, guaranteed by the Federal Constitution and the 1968 Indian Bill of Rights, are discussed in this handbook. The 3 kinds of rights discussed are (1) the freedom of religion, speech, press, and assembly; (2) the right to due process of law; and (3) the guarantee of equal protection under the laws, or freedom from…