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 and federal court decisions that affect the governance, management, and operation of the schools. The summary of these decisions in chapters on governance, finance, property, tort liability, pupils, employees, and collective bargaining constitutes a concise annual reference of value to administrators, teachers, attorneys, school board members, and others affiliated with public and private schools. (Author/IRT)