Explains New Jersey law on the question of local school districts purchasing textbooks for loan to private and parochial schools. The objections of the New Jersey Education Association to these practices are noted. (SJL)

The court decisions, as well as state constitutions and statutes in many states, clearly point out that, whether the faculty is organized or not, the state legislature has the final voice in the appropriation of monies to higher education. (Author)

The equal protection clause permits gender classification and discrimination and cannot support a broadening concept of sexual equality. An equal rights amendment is needed to remedy the situation. Available from Rutgers School of Law-Camden, 5th and Penn Streets, Camden, NJ 08102. (Author/IRT)

The no-fault provisions of the California Family Law Act of 1969 recognized the reality of marital breakdown by removing from the substance and language of the law its strong overtones of moral condemnation. The divorce rate itself remained unaffected. The frequency of spousal support awards declined significantly. (Author/JAC)

This booklet is both a review of some of the key legislative accomplishments of the New Jersey Education Association (NJEA) since 1975 and a synopsis of its proposed legislative program for 1980. The legislative goals of the National Education Association (NEA) are also described. (Author/SJL)

Outlines the continuing conflict over the definition of the scope of bargaining in Act 195 and provides brief accounts of 10 significant court decisions over the act that have had broad impact. (IRT)

Describes the efforts of Californians for Better Schools through the Arts to make the arts basic to education, including their unsuccessful attempt to qualify the California Arts Initiative for the 1980 state ballot. The initiative would have made arts education mandatory in California's elementary and secondary schools. (SJL)

Truth in testing laws are subject to challenge on the grounds that they invade federally protected rights and interests of the test-makers through the due process clauses of the Constitution and federal copyright protections. (Author/MLF)

State legislatures are writing more legislation to deal with the day-to-day operation of schools. Special interests, energy, inflation, and declining enrollments have all been the subject of a broad spectrum of legislation. (Author/MLF)

Relates the American Federation of Teachers' concerns about escalating attacks on tenure. Outlines legislative provisions undermining tenure in Illinois and the efforts to pass a bill returning to statutory tenure. Discusses the effect of the tenure law on Illinois community colleges and the future of statutory tenure in higher education. (AYC)

Recognition that the goal of equal social participation of women and men is the underlying purpose of sex discrimination law provides means for extending that law to the discriminatory bases of legal policies that support occupational segregation and inequitable treatment of women. Available from Wisconsin Law Review, University of Wisconsin Law…

Describes a program in which Iowa high school reporters attended and reported on the Iowa House of Representatives Student Model Session; includes a news story about the model session written by a high school reporter, and lists actions taken by student legislators at the session. (GT)

In "De Canas" the Supreme Court removed the spectre of preemption on the basis of an obscure notion of implied congressional intent, leaving only objective factors to be applied. Available from William S. Hein & Co., Inc., 1285 Main Street, Buffalo, NY 14209. (Author)

Provides information on the background and legal framework of the juvenile justice system, the issues that confront it, and the pressures for change, as well as noting some sources of information on the system. Available from American Association of Law Libraries, 53 West Jackson Blvd., Suite 1201, Chicago, Illinois 60604; sc $4.00. (Author/IRT)

Examines state law and court cases concerning self-dealing and conflict of interest in North Carolina. (IRT)