Various legal issues associated with teacher evaluation and significant court decisions are summarized in this handbook. Three major legal issues are defined: (1) failure of the school district to follow due process when terminating tenured and non-tenured teachers, or when abolishing positions; (2) discrimination in employment and promotion, or…

While the nature of disputes between school employees and employers remained constant in 1977, the number of cases increased to 300. This chapter discusses some of those cases including Mt. Healthy Community School District v. Doyle, a key decision on employee substantive constitutional rights. General topics covered include discrimination in…

Dealing specifically with custodial, treatment, parole, and executive personnel, this report on correctional personnel is one of eight volumes which comprise the full report of the National Manpower Survey of the Criminal Justice System. Chapter and section titles include the following: (1) executive summary; (2) current manpower assessment (an…

Based upon a literature review and interviews with selected criminal justice educators, this critique of criminal justice or police education attempts to explore some of the criticisms being leveled against community college criminal justice education and certain issues and trends related to the field that are becoming evident. To place this…

This book is the product of an international symposium on the child in the world of tomorrow which took place in Athens the first week of July 1978. Contributors come from more than 10 scientific disciplines, among them pediatricians, architects and town planners, sociologists, economists, teachers, and politicans. Participants came from all five…

In recognition of the fact that it is important to understand the contributions of the minority groups to the culture of the United States, this booklet presents the major political and governmental philosophies of the Iroquois League as practiced by the original League, and as practiced by the Mohawk and Seneca Nations today. The booklet may be…

This supplement to ED 086 806 discusses developments in the field of equal employment opportunity (EEO). A section on recent developments under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, covers the American Telephone and Telegraph Consent Decree, other conciliation and consent agreements, labor relations aspects, individual suits,…

The intention of this manual is to inform school board members of the duties and responsibilities incurred with their election or appointment to a board of education. Specific reference is made to New Jersey; however, the general admonitions are applicable to board members from other states. Information and guidelines deal with the structure of…

Passage of the Higher Education Technical Amendments of 1979 (H.R. 4476) is recommended in this report submitted to the House of Representatives by the Committee on Education and Labor. This legislation would make technical and conforming changes in the student financial assistance programs and provide a one year extension of those programs that…

This state of the art report examines the postsecondary educational opportunities of Canadian police officers, specifically within the context of Canadian community colleges. The purpose of the project was to provide police executives with adequate information about the advantages and outcomes of higher education in general and about law…

The report examines law-related education materials and programs in the United States and evaluates roles played by various agencies and institutions in law-related education. The document consists of an introductory summary and six subsequent chapters. Chapter I defines the purpose of the Study Group on Law-Related Education as summarizing the…

Five hundred and three dissertations on school law are listed under 25 major subject categories, with author's name, full dissertation title, institutional source, and date of completion cited. Where applicable, references to Dissertation Abstracts are made for dissertations abstracted therein. The major categories include general administration,…

Due to Alaska's unique culture, geography and history there are various State and Federal laws affecting the education of Alaskan children, especially Native children. Under these laws, several kinds of school systems operate for rural Alaska communities--Bureau of Indian Affairs, Regional Education Attendance Areas, city and borough districts,…

This edition of the yearbook includes all cases relevant to elementary and secondary education decided during the 1976 calendar year and reported in the General Digest as of March 1977, as well as any 1975 cases that were not reported in the 1976 yearbook. The book provides a comprehensive and objective summary and analysis of state supreme court…

This chapter deals with the legal process by which employers and employee organizations discuss matters related to employment. The chapter is organized to reflect the initial sequence of events in the collective bargaining process. Cases are reported and analyzed in nine sections: obligation and authority to bargain; unit determination and…