Provides introductory material for educators interested in K-12 educational issues who have no background in school law. Reviews sources of law and the structure of the judicial system, then deals with issues important to nonpublic schools, the extent of the state's and local school system's authority on educational policy, and how the law affects students and teachers is areas such as dress codes, suspension, pregnancy, drug testing, and political activities of teachers. Case chapters examine the Brown desegregation issue and legal attacks on school finance formulae. Lacks a subject index. c. Book News Inc.

School business officials (SBOs) must, in many respects, serve as all things to all people in their workplaces. Put another way, SBOs must be knowledgeable about a wide range of legal issues ranging from contracts to setting policy to state biding laws let alone constitutional matters involving the rights of students and teachers. Aware of the fact that issues involving the law are at the heart of many of a SBO's duties, the chapters in this edited book have been written by a diverse array of individuals with experience as educational leaders in schools and/ or who possess significant expertise in the school law. In light of the need to keep SBOs up-to-date on many issues in the ever changing world of Education Law, this volume is divided into two parts. The first section deals with issues that primarily impact on the management of schools while the second deals with the rights of students and teachers. More specifically, each of the chapters is designed to examine a specific area about which SBOs need information. While no single book can ever hope to cover all of the myriad of legal topics that SBOs and other educational leaders must master in their professional lives, this book will serve as an up-to-date and ready source of information to help keep them abreast of the many changes in the ever evolving area of school law.

This highly anticipated edition updates and adds further information to six previous editions of Legal Problems of Religious and Private Schools, by ELA Past President Ralph Mawdsley, first published in 1983 and, most recently, in 2012. Under the editorial leadership of Charles J. Russo (lead editor) and Steve Permuth (editor), the new edition will feature changes beyond a slightly altered title. New chapters added to the traditional core of the text include the history of religious and private schools, state aid, and school finance. Emerging issues and very recent Supreme Court decisions are discussed. Leaders and advisors of religious, private, or other nonpublic schools will find this book helpful in taking preventive measures to keep their schools out of court. This book is the 98th publication in the Education Law Association K-12 Series CONTENTS Introduction: (Steve Permuth & Charles J. Russo) Chapter 1: History of Faith-based and Nonpublic Schools in America (Jennifer A. Sughrue) Chapter 2: Institution, Student, Faculty Relationships (Ralph D. Mawdsley & James L. Mawdsley) Chapter 3: Governing Board Responsibilities and Liability (Cristiana Ritchie-Carter) Chapter 4: State Aid to Faith-Based Schools (Charles J. Russo) Chapter 5: Tort Liability (Charles J. Russo & Sister Mary Angela Shaughnessy) Chapter 6: School Safety (R. Stewart Mayers) Chapter 7: School Finance (Barbara M. De Luca & Steven A. Hinshaw) Chapter 8: Special Education and Students in Nonpublic Schools (Lynn M. Daggett) Chapter 9: Governmental Regulation of Nonpublic Schools (Bryan H. Beauman) Chapter 10: Federal Antidiscrimination Legislation (William E. Thro) Chapter 11: Special Topics (Charles J. Russo) Case Index

The Law of Special Education and Non-Public Schools provides an informed explanation of Section 504, the IDEA, their regulations, and the cases that they have generated. Even though, the authors offer educators information on the rights of children in non-public schools, this book is not a how-to manual. It is designed to help make educators and parents aware of the requirements governing the laws that impact the rights of children with disabilities in order to implement both Section 504 and the IDED. In light of the detail that the book provides, it serves as a current and concise desk reference for educators ranging from building or district level administrators to classroom teachers to resource specialists in special education and related fields.

Wrightslaw Special Education Legal Developments and Cases 2019 is designed to make it easier for you to stay up-to-date on new cases and developments in special education law.Learn about current and emerging issues in special education law, including:* All decisions in IDEA and Section 504 ADA cases by U.S. Courts of Appeals in 2019* How Courts of Appeals are interpreting the two 2017 decisions by the U.S. Supreme Court* Cases about discrimination in a daycare center, private schools, higher education, discrimination by licensing boards in national testing, damages, higher standards for IEPs and "least restrictive environment"* Tutorial about how to find relevant state and federal cases using your unique search terms

Nearly the whole of America’s partisan politics centers on a single question: Can markets solve our social problems? And for years this question has played out ferociously in the debates about how we should educate our children. From the growth of vouchers and charter schools to the implementation of No Child Left Behind, policy makers have increasingly turned to market-based models to help improve our schools, believing that private institutions—because they are competitively driven—are better than public ones. With The Public School Advantage, Christopher A. and Sarah Theule Lubienski offer powerful evidence to undercut this belief, showing that public schools in fact outperform private ones. For decades research showing that students at private schools perform better than students at public ones has been used to promote the benefits of the private sector in education, including vouchers and charter schools—but much of these data are now nearly half a century old. Drawing on two recent, large-scale, and nationally representative databases, the Lubienskis show that any benefit seen in private school performance now is more than explained by demographics. Private schools have higher scores not because they are better institutions but because their students largely come from more privileged backgrounds that offer greater educational support. After correcting for demographics, the Lubienskis go on to show that gains in student achievement at public schools are at least as great and often greater than those at private ones. Even more surprising, they show that the very mechanism that market-based reformers champion—autonomy—may be the crucial factor that prevents private schools from performing better. Alternatively, those practices that these reformers castigate, such as teacher certification and professional reforms of curriculum and instruction, turn out to have a significant effect on school improvement. Despite our politics, we all agree on the fundamental fact: education deserves our utmost care. The Public School Advantage offers exactly that. By examining schools within the diversity of populations in which they actually operate, it provides not ideologies but facts. And the facts say it clearly: education is better off when provided for the public by the public.

School Law for Public, Private, and Parochial Educators serves educators from all types of school systems in preservice or professional development. It is designed as an academic text for master’s and doctoral level, and administrative licensure (postmaster’s). Since educators often work in both the public and the private sector, this text prepares them for a career in either domain. This is a unique feature of the book, since school law books usually concentrate on either the public or the private domain. The following relevant issues in school law are covered: The legal system The federal and state role in education Church-state relationships and accomodations Attendance law Instructional programs Student rights Teacher contracts, rights, and freedoms Teacher negligence Law for students with disabilities Desegregation Title IX To facilitate research efforts, the book provides case summaries, which include briefs, ramifications, and topics of interest at the end of each chapter. School Law for Public, Private, and Parochial Educators is a concise presentation of the constitutional, statutory, and case law knowledge necessary for the effective day-to-day operation of all types of school systems. Contemporary issues having a large impact on school law, such as the charter school movement, home schooling, public and private vouchers, common core, and the persistent evolution verses intelligent design controversy, are also included.