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Connecticut Commission for Higher Education, Hartford. – 1975
The Resource Group on Proprietary Schools in Connecticut Postsecondary Education, formed by the Connecticut Commission for Higher Education, studied the 50 private, profit-making schools licensed by the State Board of Education to give vocational instruction. The basis for recommendations made by the group was that proprietary schools be more…
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Associate Degrees, Cooperative Planning, Enrollment Influences
Nolte, M. Chester – 1976
This monograph details, in question-and-answer format, the rights of students and the responsibilities of guidance counselors under federal and Colorado state law. Prominent topics include: Confidentiality of student records, freedom of information, the boundaries separating the rights of students, the rights of parents, and the rights of school…
Descriptors: Case Records, Confidentiality, Counseling, Counselor Role
Ohio Education Association, Columbus. Instruction and Professional Development Div.
This document outlines the affirmative action that has evolved as the result of attempts to eliminate discrimination in federal employment and in federal contracts. The following acts are discussed: (1) Federal Executive orders; (2) Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964; (3) Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 as amended by the Equal…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Civil Rights Legislation, Employer Employee Relationship, Employment Opportunities
Texas Education Agency, Austin. – 1974
This booklet presents official school accreditation principles and standards for elementary and secondary schools and lists of approved courses for grades 7-12, as revised by the Texas State Board of Education in October 1974. The booklet is organized in four sections that present principles and standards for elementary and secondary schools,…
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Courses, Educational Legislation, Educational Policy
New York City Board of Education, Brooklyn, NY. – 1975
This paper presents the revised 1975-76 allocation of funds for instructional services and capital note items. The revisions were necessary because of the impact of the 1975-77 agreement between the city board of education and the American Federation of Teachers local on obligatory teacher staffing patterns (such as minimum pupil-teacher ratios…
Descriptors: Budgeting, Class Size, Elementary Secondary Education, Equalization Aid
Ruiz, Manuel, Jr. – 1974
By 1920, 72 years after the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo brought hostilities between Mexico and the United States to an end, Mexican American exclusion from virtually every area of participation in the mainstream of American life had become institutionalized. With two cultures in conflict and new political power at stake, a series of legal actions…
Descriptors: Civil Liberties, Civil Rights, Constitutional History, Cultural Background
Lehne, Richard – 1976
This paper discusses the role of the courts in public policy formation, with particular attention to the impact of the New Jersey Supreme Court's decision in Robinson v. Cahill. The author explores the implications of judicial involvement in policy controversies by examining the responses of the New Jersey legislature and Department of Education…
Descriptors: Constitutional Law, Court Role, Decision Making, Educational Finance
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Koltai, Leslie – Community and Junior College Journal, 1978
Outlines educational, personnel, legal, and political considerations facing the Los Angeles Community College District contingency planning committee in their efforts to develop plans to meet budgetary limitations foreseen in the passage of the Jarvis-Gann property tax limitation initiative. (TP)
Descriptors: Budgeting, Community Colleges, Financial Problems, Property Taxes
Mooney, Carolyn J. – Chronicle of Higher Education, 1987
Some of the issues and trends that have concerned higher education officials and lawmakers in state legislatures are discussed, including prepaid tuition plans, taxes, financial aid for students, pressure from business leaders, governors' clout, quality, college closings, etc. (MLW)
Descriptors: College Faculty, Economic Factors, Economics, Educational Quality
Chronicle of Higher Education, 1986
State higher education-related referenda and 1986 voter response are listed concerning compensation of state employees, facility improvement, bond issues, English as the official state language, taxes and tax policy, lotteries for financing education, state trust funds for education funding, and governing boards. (MSE)
Descriptors: Compensation (Remuneration), Constitutional Law, Educational Finance, Elections
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Capie, William – Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice, 1985
State legislative action to control and reward teaching quality has resulted in the coming of age of systematic teacher performance evaluation for certification, merit pay, or career ladder advancement decisions. This article overviews issues of credibility and practicality--including test design, validity, and reliability--which arise when…
Descriptors: Accountability, Elementary Secondary Education, Interaction Process Analysis, Job Performance
Hunt, Evelyn M. – Journal of the College and University Personnel Association, 1985
Litigation concerning wrongful discharge of faculty will increase, but considerable legal variation among the states will persist. The biggest distinction between states will concern tort damage awards, and the net result will be the creation of new policies for employee rights. Employment-at-will doctrine will be affected in most states. (MSE)
Descriptors: College Administration, Court Litigation, Faculty College Relationship, Foreign Countries
Rist, Marilee C. – Executive Educator, 1985
Additional advice is provided, in conjunction with the foregoing article, on coping with legal constraints to school publications urging voter support for an upcoming bond issue. (TE)
Descriptors: Bond Issues, Compliance (Legal), Disclosure, Elementary Secondary Education
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Murphy, Janine McPeters – School Law Bulletin, 1985
Discusses (1) whether school facilities should be available for nonschool activities--and if so, to which outside groups; (2) whether outside speakers should be allowed to address a student audience--and if so, which ones; and (3) whether outsiders should be allowed to distribute literature to students. (Author/MLF)
Descriptors: Board of Education Policy, Compliance (Legal), Constitutional Law, Educational Facilities
Douglas, Charles G., III; Komer, Richard D. – Milton & Rose D. Friedman Foundation, 2004
Does a "school choice" program, under which state funds are disbursed on a neutral basis to parents in the form of a voucher to defray the cost of sending their children to a school of their choice, run afoul of the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment to the United States Constitution, or of the New Hampshire Constitution? No. A…
Descriptors: School Choice, Religion, Constitutional Law, Educational Vouchers
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