In simple and readily available form, this handbook provides boards of education with the laws and regulations governing central school districts, union free schools, and city schools. It should save both time and unnecessary mistakes and give the board an understanding of the legal framework on which the school rests so that the board can proceed with confidence. The handbook contains chapters entitled "Annual School District Meeting,""Annual School District Elections,""Boards of Education,""School District Officers,""The District Superintendent,""Teachers,""School Pupils,""Assessment and Collection of Taxes,""School Buildings and Facilities,""School Insurance,""School Curricula,""State Aid,""Transportation,""Civil Service,""Centralization, Consolidation, Annexation,""Boards of Cooperative Educational Services,""Local Finance Law,""City School Law,""Social Security,""General Information," and "Public Employees Fair Employment Act." A bibliography on educational law is also included. (Author/IRT)