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North Dakota State Legislative Council, Bismarck. – 1993
This document provides background information on educational finance in North Dakota. It examines the use of nonproperty factors in financing education, the quality of education, legal action in the state regarding education finance issues, and the effects of any 1993 North Dakota legislation on education finance. The paper first describes changes…
Descriptors: Educational Equity (Finance), Educational Finance, Elementary Secondary Education, Equalization Aid
Delon, Floyd G. – 1983
The traditional approach of the courts was to accept as "reasonable cause" for teacher dismissal any conduct that set a bad example for students. This chapter examines a cross-section of cases illustrating recent court decisions in this area and attempts to identify any consistent patterns of adjudication and their implications for school…
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Courts, Illegal Drug Use
Kopecky, Frank J., Ed.; Wilkin, Rebecca S., Ed. – 1983
Designed as supplementary reading in American government or social studies courses, this compilation of articles is intended to help students gain a better understanding of the judiciary's role in the Illinois legal system. The first of three sections contains articles about judges and the court system. The second section examines the criminal…
Descriptors: Constitutional Law, Controversial Issues (Course Content), Court Judges, Courts
Alabama Administrative Office of Courts, Montgomery. – 1984
Designed to assist the public in understanding the judicial system and judicial process in Alabama, this handbook (1) presents an overview of Alabama's courts and their jurisdictions, (2) identifies the officers of the courts and the contributions each makes to the judicial process, and (3) narrates in general terms the procedures most common to…
Descriptors: Constitutional Law, Court Doctrine, Criminal Law, Due Process
Dimond, Paul R. – 1979
As part of a nine-volume, six-state study of the impact of school finance reform on minorities and the poor, this report describes the history of court litigation concerning finance reform. The report's first part traces school finance reform from roughly 1900 through 1971 and summarizes parallel reform efforts by racial and ethnic minorities and…
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Disadvantaged Youth, Economically Disadvantaged, Educational Change
Kirst, Michael W. – 1981
During the 1970s the states greatly increased their role in educational policy innovation at the expense of local school districts. Previously, the states had varied widely along the spectrum of centrist versus localist control; they had been strongest only in such traditional areas as attendance, accreditation, and school facilities regulation.…
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education, Finance Reform
Lugg, Elizabeth T.; Paterson, Frances R. A. – 2002
This paper is a presentation, in outline form, of the development of the "quasi-nonpublic forum," where cases involving student free speech push the envelope of what is acceptable under Constitutional law and what is appropriate/acceptable student behavior under constraints set by school regulations. Context is set by presenting court…
Descriptors: Academic Freedom, Civil Liberties, Constitutional Law, Court Litigation
Whitney, Terry N.; Verstegen, Deborah A. – State Legislative Report, 1997
In 1997, an active year for school-finance legislation, states responded in a variety of ways to court decisions. This report provides an overview of school-finance legislation for that year. Historically, school-finance suits have focused on the equity and adequacy of state funding, and the decisions handed down in 1997, for the most part,…
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Educational Equity (Finance), Educational Finance, Elementary Secondary Education
Wood, R. Craig; Thompson, David C. – 1996
The rationales for various state-finance distribution formulas, from 1896 to the present, are explained along with the rationales of the lawsuits questioning their validity. Chapter 1 describes attempts at financial equity from 1896 to the 1950s. Chapter 2 examines the current status of financing public education, emphasizing a state's obligation…
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Educational Equity (Finance), Educational Finance, Elementary Secondary Education

Meckley, Richard – Journal of Education Finance, 1983
Discusses the history, legal arguments, decision, and fiscal implications of "Pauley v. Bailey," in which a West Virginia circuit court judge's ruling gave explicit and detailed descriptions of a thorough and efficient K-12 education system. Briefly reviews two West Virginia supreme court decisions concerning property assessment…
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Court Role, Educational Equity (Finance), Educational Quality
Bersoff, Donald N. – New York University Education Quarterly, 1981
The author examines the history and impact of two significant but conflicting legal decisions in cases that challenged the validity and cultural fairness of standardized IQ tests: Larry P. v. Riles (California) and PASE v. Hannon (Illinois). (Editor/SJL)
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Culture Fair Tests, Elementary Secondary Education, Intelligence Tests

Belfield, Clive R.; Levin, Henry M. – Journal of Education Finance, 2002
Analysis of New York Supreme Court's interpretation of economics of education literature in its 2001 decision in "Campaign for Fiscal Equity v. The State of New York." Includes educational outcomes, educational inputs, and the efficient use of teacher inputs. Discusses the cost-effectiveness of court reform of education compared with…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Court Litigation, Educational Equity (Finance), Elementary Secondary Education

Brown, Stephen I. – NASSP Bulletin, 1991
The supreme courts of Montana, New Jersey, and Texas have overturned their respective educational finance systems. Provides analyses of the three cases and a discussion of the implications for other states. (MLF)
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Educational Equity (Finance), Educational Finance, Elementary Secondary Education
Russo, Charles J. – West's Education Law Quarterly, 1995
As school-based decision making continues to be a popular governance option throughout the country, the recent decision of the Supreme Court of Kentucky in "Bushee," upholding the power and autonomy of school councils in relation to school boards, may act as a bellwether to other locations. (119 footnotes) (MLF)
Descriptors: Boards of Education, Court Litigation, Decentralization, Decision Making
Shea, Christopher – Chronicle of Higher Education, 1995
A California superior court struck down a Stanford University antiharassment policy, saying that it restricted students' free-speech rights. The policy had banned face-to-face insults that stigmatize students on the basis of such things as race, sex, or religion. California law requires private colleges to grant students the same constitutional…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Censorship, College Administration, Constitutional Law