Using North Carolina as an example, the article questions whether there is any justifiable reason why disposing of surplus property should be so much harder for school units than for cities and counties. (Author/IRT)

Examines the development of retraction laws, which require publishers to correct allegedly false stories, and looks at their constitutional implications. (GT)

This investigation shows a positive relationship between early enactment of collective bargaining legislation for teachers and the urban percentage of a state's population and a negative relationship between enactment of such legislation and a state's index of conservatism. (Author)

The paper examines the legislative and territorial issues involved in a Connecticut situation which produced a class action suit on behalf of severely and profoundly retarded students excluded from public school. (CL)

A brief historical examination of state and federal court rulings on funds to public libraries based upon their status as educational institutions. (AP)

Examines the increasingly visible problem of child abuse and neglect and discusses how state and federal governments can most effectively act to deal with the problem. (JG)

Discusses the dilemma between evolution and creationism in biology teaching. Explains the position of the Louisiana House Education Committee and presents an example from the Louisiana State University (LSU). (Author/SOE)

This editorial critiques legislation as social intervention, focusing on Florida's new law requiring birth mothers to place legal notices about some of the circumstances surrounding the child's conception and adoption in the newspaper of the community where the baby was conceived. The intended and unintended consequences of such legislation are…

A dispute between an Alabama business conference center and a nearby camp prompted the state's revenue department to charge camps an old lodging tax that had never been applied to them before. The state camping association members worked together to have the tax law and regulations amended so that nonprofit camps were exempt from the tax in most…

Oversight staff in 23 of 30 states with legislation regulating continuing care retirement communities completed questionnaire surveying features of implementation experience such as problems with scope of regulation, appropriateness of oversight placement, adequacy of staff and financial resources, use of discretionary agency authority, and…

Compared content of legislative summaries of family policies of Nevada, Minnesota, and South Carolina in 1979, 1982/83, and 1985. Found that the three states differed markedly in terms of quantity and substance of the explicit family legislation they enacted with Nevada individualistic, Minnesota moralistic, and South Carolina traditionalistic.…

The Delaware RE:Learning project is based on Theodore Sizer's work with the Coalition of Essential Schools and is supported by the Education Commission of the States. RE:Learning principles include building a new vision of education, organizing around student learning, creating new working relationships, developing coherence and meaning, and…

Presents an overview of the types of approaches currently used by state legislatures to ensure that rural residents receive access to adequate nursing care. (JOW)

State legislators are increasingly determining how school sports are conducted. Following Texas's lead, several states, including Ohio and Florida, now require students to earn passing grades or lose playing and practicing opportunities on school sport teams. Kentucky's governor signed a bill imposing stricter penalties on those threatening…

Outlines how the legislative reforms to Pennsylvania's Special Education Regulations and Standards influenced change while providing a model for policymakers and educators concerning legal mandates to effect school reform. Examines how intersecting components (problem identification, a legal mandate, and effective support and training) affected an…