Education & Law

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The Encyclopedia of Education Law is a compendium of information drawn from the various dimensions of education law that tells its story from a variety of perspectives. The entries cover a number of essential topics, including the following:In addition to these broad categories, anchor essays by leading experts in education law provide more detailed examination of selected topics. The Encyclopedia also includes selections from key legal documents such as the Constitution and federal statutes that serve as the primary sources for research on education law. At the same time, since education law is a component in a much larger legal system, the Encyclopedia includes entries on the historical development of the law that impact on its subject matter. Such a broadened perspective places education law in its proper context in the U.S. legal system.

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The Encyclopedia of Law and Higher Education is a compendium of information that tells the story of law and higher education from a variety of perspectives. As many of the entries in this encyclopedia reflect, the editor and contributors have sought to place legal issues in perspective so that students of higher education and the law can inform policy makers and practitioners about the meaning and status of the law and also raise questions for future research as they seek to improve the quality of learning for all. Key Features: Includes boxed excerpts from 30 key cases in tandem with their related case entries -- Provides educators with enough awareness of the legal dimensions of given situations to enable them to better frame questions for their attorneys to answer -- Addresses emerging technologies such as webcams, Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube and the challenges they create for both legislators and the judiciary -- Balances the tension between the proactive and reactive dimensions of education law

Online editions 1997+
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federal and state cases
Typical annual chapters: School Governance -- Employees -- Students -- Bargaining -- Students with Disabilities -- Torts -- Sports -- Higher Education -- Students in Higher Education -- Federal & State Legislation
Special Chapters: 2021 - COVID | 2020 - Polish Education Law | 2019 - Taiwan | 2018 - Nigeria; Sweden | 2017 - Hungary; South Africa; Vietnam | 2015 - England; Spain; China | 2014 - Canada; Turkey; Brazil | 2013 - Netherlands; South Africa | 2012 - Germany; Malaysia; Russia | 2011 - Australia; China; England

"American Jurisprudence, 2nd Edition, is an encyclopedic text of both procedural and substantive American law, state, federal, criminal, civil and procedural. Consisting of over 430 topic headings (titles), Am Jur 2d articles collect, examine, and summarize the broad principles of American law and, at the same time, provide direct leads to supporting cases, related annotations, forms, proofs, and trial techniques."
See headings: "Colleges & Universities" and "Schools"

This readable introduction to American public education law is designed to assist practicing educators, college and graduate students, parents, and the public in acting on everyday legal issues such as student expression, church/state separation, student and teacher discipline, curriculum, legislating and lobbying, parent associations, discrimination, special education, No Child Left Behind, student privacy, and more. Unique features include practical situations, the "Facts and Find" research method, and the "Cascade" approach to understanding the American legal system.

"Data Privacy in Education: Complying with FERPA and State Laws is a one-volume treatise providing comprehensive coverage of the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) and state laws relating to data privacy in education. With the rise of education technology, increase in the use of data to provide services, and the growing interest in privacy and data, all of which have been exacerbated by the Covid-19 pandemic, this practice area has never been more important. This publication provides practical, easy to understand compliance guidance for educational institutions and data privacy counsel."

"A nationally oriented work in the vital area of Education Law by LexisNexis and Matthew Bender. Education Law is an indispensable reference for attorneys who represent persons having a grievance against educational institutions, and attorneys representing such institutions, as well as school board members and administrators. * Authoritative analysis of federal and state statutes and cases affecting public and private educational institutions at all levels * Includes such topics as: banning of books, school prayer, dealing with students afflicted with AIDS, tax-exempt status for parochial schools, funding accreditations, tort liability * Guidance on collective bargaining strategies, drafting codes of student conduct and conducting student searches * Selected forms, including contracts, model school policies, litigation forms, as well as checklists
Tables of state legislation concerning important issues facing law and education in schools"

"The Federal School Law Guidebook 1st Edition is a new, valuable reference tool for those who educate, administer, govern, cover, support, study, and send their children to K-12 public schools in the United States. The Guidebook provides an overview of federal legal standards affecting public schools in the United States. Congress, federal agencies, and federal courts affect public school operations and policy development in many areas, including: civil rights, employment, special education, and more."

"An ever-growing number of complaints — approaching 20,000 annually — is filed with the Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR). Education Law, part of the LexisNexis Civil Rights & Strategy Series, is a practical resource for attorneys, school officials, and others, who are filing, responding to, or evaluating these complaints. This concise yet comprehensive resource details the education and civil rights statutes OCR enforces, administrative and judicial methods of enforcement, and the availability and requirements for private actions. Checklists and forms, including those needed for private litigation alleging harassment and equal opportunity violations, are provided as part of this publication."

School Law for K-12 Educators avoids the often-complex presentation of education laws and the issues surrounding education. The text allow prospective headteachers, counsellors and teachers to grasp essential legalities of public school law without being weighed down with complex, non-essential details. School Law for K-12 Educators provides education professionals with a practical knowledge of school law so that they may function in the education setting with confidence and competence. Each chapter is a self-contained unit that contains case studies with discussion questions and provides an overview of the legal area in a dialectic format which stimulates student interest.