Educational Law & Legislation

Since children spend a great deal of their productive hours each day in the school setting, the propagation or non-propagation of religious ideas is a legitimate issue. Many parents, especially those located outside the coastal elite states, believe that...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781772840285Author Leo BaskatawangFormat HardbackPage Count 224Imprint University of Manitoba PressPublisher University of Manitoba Press

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780692649879Author John DaytonFormat PaperbackPage Count 328Imprint Education Law ConsortiumPublisher Education Law ConsortiumWeight(grams) 572g

Canada's Charter of Rights and Freedoms and the interpretation of its provisions by the courts is forcing educators to pay increasing attention to student rights. According to author Ailsa M. Watkinson, this is a positive development because...

Just about everyone agrees that the educational system needs constant reform, change, accountability and better results. The problems, as usual, are in the details. Some states invest more funds than others in this area. Others have better policies in...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781565846135Author Peter H IronsPage Count 348Imprint New PressPublisher New PressWeight(grams) 1021g

Answers the calls of grassroots communities pressing for integration and increased education funding with a complete rethinking of school discipline In the era of zero tolerance, we are flooded with stories about schools issuing draconian punishments...

In the struggle to ensure that schools receive their fair share of financial and educational resources, reformers translate policy goals into legal claims in a number of different ways. This enlightening new work uncovers the options reformers have in...

The Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 required the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to update nutrition standards for school lunches and breakfasts and add standards for other food sold in schools, known as competitive foods. In response, USDA...

Leadership in Education, Corrections and Law Enforcement: A Commitment to Ethics, Equity and Excellence fills a unique gap in the knowledge base - the juncture between leadership, ethics, law, and how public institutions/organizations understand and...

Now in its third edition, California School Law is the only comprehensive source discussing how federal and state law affects the day-to-day operation of the state's traditional public, charter, and private schools. While the book is comprehensive, the...

How the United States can provide equal educational opportunity to every child The United States Supreme Court closed the courthouse door to federal litigation to narrow educational funding and opportunity gaps in schools when it ruled in San Antonio...

The standard legal resource for Texas educators.Book InformationISBN 9781477324721Author Jim WalshFormat PaperbackPage Count 496Imprint University of Texas PressPublisher University of Texas PressWeight(grams) 156g

In 1925 Adolfo 'Babe' Romo, a Mexican American rancher in Tempe, Arizona, filed suit against his school district on behalf of his four young children, who were forced to attend a markedly low-quality segregated school, and won. But Romo v. Laird was...

While this subject is one that no educator wants to confront, it is also one about which schools must be knowledgeable. Biggs thoroughly explores the legal, psychological, administrative, and educational (broad policy) issues regarding teachers who...

The standard legal resource for Texas educators.Book InformationISBN 9781477324714Author Jim WalshFormat HardbackPage Count 496Imprint University of Texas PressPublisher University of Texas PressWeight(grams) 156g

The authors of this new collection argue that the many features of the now-infamous Duke University men's lacrosse controversy are best understood in the context of the three major socio-legal institutions in which the drama played out. The legal system,...

At a time when private and public institutions of higher education are reassessing their admissions policies in light of new economic conditions, Affirmative Action for the Future is a clarion call for the need to keep the door of opportunity open. In...

Now in its third edition, California School Law is the only comprehensive source discussing how federal and state law affects the day-to-day operation of the state's traditional public, charter, and private schools. While the book is comprehensive, the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781550598926Author Jerome G DelaneyFormat PaperbackPage Count 160Imprint Brush EducationPublisher Brush EducationWeight(grams) 152g

An essential, practical, hands-on resource for school leaders, policymakers, and other educational personnel, this practical, clear, and easy-to-understand guide looks at both the historical background and the contemporary legal issues that affect...

Once dismissed as plodding and superfluous, legal scholarship is increasingly challenging the liberal white male establishment that currently dominates legal education and practice. The most significant development since the emergence of the casebook, at...

Answers the calls of grassroots communities pressing for integration and increased education funding with a complete rethinking of school discipline In the era of zero tolerance, we are flooded with stories about schools issuing draconian punishments...

The importance of simulation in education, specifically in legal subjects, is here discussed and explored within this innovative collection. Demonstrating how simulation can be constructed and developed for learning, teaching and assessment, the text...

In 1925 Adolfo 'Babe' Romo, a Mexican American rancher in Tempe, Arizona, filed suit against his school district on behalf of his four young children, who were forced to attend a markedly low-quality segregated school, and won. But Romo v. Laird was...

University can be a psychologically distressing place for students. Empirical studies in Australia and the USA highlight that a large number of law students suffer from psychological distress, when compared to students from other disciplines and members...

With contributions by recognised experts in the field of education law, this book is a comparative study of the resolution of special education disputes, including via mediation. It analyses the varying approaches in England, Scotland, the US and the...

Reader-friendly, jargon-free guide to legal issues all college faculty need to know so that they can make teaching decisions within the bounds of the law.

Reader-friendly, jargon-free guide to legal issues all college faculty need to know so that they can make teaching decisions within the bounds of the law.

A comprehensive, up-to-date reference for higher education law faculty, administrators, counsel, and students This revised 7th Edition of The Law of Higher Education: Essentials for Legal and Administrative Practice offers updated information, analysis,...

“The best kind of scholarship—deeply researched and immensely useful. Wherever you stand on issues of free speech and academic freedom, you will learn from this book.”—Michael Roth, President of Wesleyan University and author of Safe Enough SpacesA...