Judicial decisions affecting educational policy and management that were handed down in 1997 by state appellate courts and federal courts are summarized and analyzed in this book. The analyses, each written by one or more experts in educational law, are divided into nine topical chapters: (1) employees; (2) school governance at the state and local levels; (3) pupils; (4) bargaining between schools and employee unions; (5) students with disabilities; (6) torts, or laws offered to remedy individuals for harm caused by the unreasonable conduct of others; (7) sports; (8) higher education; and (9) students in higher education. The book contains a 12-page alphabetical listing of cases cited in the text as well as a 5-page index. (JMD)