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Thomas, Stephen B., Ed. – 1990
Judicial decisions affecting educational policy and management that were handed down in 1989 by state appellate courts and federal courts are summarized and analyzed in this book. The analyses, each written by one or more experts in education law, are divided into eight topical chapters: (1) employees; (2) bargaining; (3) pupils; (4) handicapped;…
Descriptors: Athletics, Collective Bargaining, Court Litigation, Educational Finance
Odden, Allan – 1982
Using school finance reform as an example, the author argues that states are willing and able to handle redistributive education issues. The paper's first section presents 1970-81 financial data comparing federal and state governments' total aid to elementary and secondary education and their aid to categorical programs for handicapped,…
Descriptors: Categorical Aid, Court Litigation, Educational Equity (Finance), Educational Finance
Friedman, Lawrence M. – 1982
A survey of court litigation traces the development of case law regarding the substantive rights of elementary and high school students in relation to school board rules and regulations. The survey reveals the gradual "judicialization" (conversion of conflicts into court cases) of educational governance and the delimiting of the school…
Descriptors: Board of Education Policy, Constitutional Law, Corporal Punishment, Court Litigation
Thomas, Stephen B., Ed. – 1989
Judicial decisions affecting educational policy and management that were handed down in 1988 by state appellate courts and federal courts are summarized and analyzed in this book. The analyses, each written by one or more experts in education law, are divided into eight topical chapters: (1) employees; (2) bargaining; (3) pupils; (4) handicapped;…
Descriptors: Athletics, Collective Bargaining, Court Litigation, Educational Finance
Walker, Billy D. – 1989
A comprehensive program for finance reform of the Texas school system based on an analytical paradigm that encompasses adequacy, equity, and efficiency considerations is introduced. Topics such as the development of the Texas conceptual model, the structural elements of the allocation model, and the development of the revenue-raising system are…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Educational Economics, Educational Equity (Finance), Educational Finance
Miller, Charles L.; Zirkel, Perry A. – 1987
This second chapter of "The Yearbook of School Law, 1986" summarizes and analyzes state and federal court decisions handed down in 1985 affecting collective bargaining between staff members and management representatives in public education. Among the topics examined are constitutional issues associated with distribution of union materials, union…
Descriptors: Arbitration, Collective Bargaining, Constitutional Law, Contracts
Rossmiller, Richard A. – 1987
This seventh chapter of "The Yearbook of School Law, 1986" summarizes and analyzes state and federal court decisions handed down in 1985 related to the financing of elementary and secondary education. The major topics examined are the use of public funds for private schools, the sources and allocation of public school funds, and school tax issues.…
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Educational Finance, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Courts
Thomas, Stephen B., Ed. – 1988
Judicial decisions affecting educational policy and management that were handed down in 1987 by state appellate courts and federal courts are summarized and analyzed in this book. The analyses, each written by one or more experts in education law, are divided into eight topical chapters: (1) employees; (2) bargaining; (3) pupils; (4) handicapped;…
Descriptors: Athletics, Collective Bargaining, Court Litigation, Educational Finance
Sterret, Grace; Aboud, Antone – 1982
Since the 1960s, the number of strikes by public employees, especially local government employees, has increased, and the number of employees belonging to unions or associations has about tripled. Recently, attention has been focused on strikes by public employees as a result of the strike in 1981 by air traffic controllers and their subsequent…
Descriptors: Adults, Arbitration, Collective Bargaining, Court Litigation
Piele, Philip K., Ed. – 1981
This thirty-first edition of the "Yearbook" is a comprehensive reference to recent state appellate and federal court decisions affecting the operation and governance of public elementary and secondary schools in the United States. This edition includes all reported cases relevant to public schools decided during the 1980 calendar year as well as…
Descriptors: Boards of Education, Collective Bargaining, Court Litigation, Educational Facilities
ERIC Clearinghouse on Educational Management, Eugene, OR. – 1981
The eleven publications reviewed in this annotated bibliography discuss litigation and legal issues in education, such as administrator discretion in student discipline, the constitutional rights of students and teachers, defamation of character, and the school board's authority to transfer personnel. The literature also examines the issue of…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Administrators, Annotated Bibliographies, Board of Education Role
Grinstead, Kenneth – 1980
This document describes in some detail the origins and implications of the Michigan Teachers' Tenure Act of 1964. After describing the nature and general effects of tenure, the document discusses specific aspects of tenure law, citing relevant court cases and decisions by Michigan's Tenure Commission. The first topic covered is probationary…
Descriptors: Administrators, Contracts, Court Litigation, Employer Employee Relationship
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Norman, Colin – Science, 1986
Reports that 72 Nobel prizewinners have filed a legal brief in the United States Supreme Court. The brief supports an effort to overturn Louisiana law that requires "creation science" to be given equal time with evolution in the state's public schools. Argues that "creation science" is religion dressed up as science. (TW)
Descriptors: Constitutional Law, Controversial Issues (Course Content), Court Litigation, Creationism
Gittins, Naomi E., Ed. – 2001
This document provides comprehensive analysis of new key developments in the law regarding the proper relationship between religion and public schools. There are 12 chapters: (1) "The First Amendment and Public Schools: Overview of the Religion Clauses" (John Walsh, Dorine Lawrence-Hughes, and Usi N. Botros); (2) "Prayer on Campus:…
Descriptors: Boards of Education, Conflict Resolution, Constitutional Law, Court Litigation
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Tucker, Bonnie Poitras – Journal of Law and Education, 1983
Argues against the Supreme Court's overturning of lower court decisions in support of a deaf child's right to a classroom interpreter. Reproaches the majority opinion for ignoring "a clear legislative mandate" from the federal government to provide handicapped children with educational opportunities equal to those provided nonhandicapped…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Compliance (Legal), Court Litigation, Disabilities
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