Education Law, Policy, and Practice: Cases and Materials, Fifth Edition

• ISBN: 9781543826722

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  This casebook challenges students to question the political and philosophical assumptions underlying education law, and promotes a depth of understanding about the key cases and statutes.

  Challenging students to question the political and philosophical assumptions underlying the law, Education Law, Policy, and Practice promotes a depth of understanding about the key cases and statutes. The authors integrate the law with policy and practice, following related political, financial, and practical issues. The law is presented through a teachable mix of key cases and materials on the practice and political aspects of school law, and an effective macro-organization helps place topics into an integrated framework. Each of the major issues in education law is discussed at length:  the boundaries of public and private, church and state, relations; school governance and the tensions between federal power and local control; the rights and responsibilities of students and teachers; and the educational environment and its liabilities. “Practicums” in each section allow students to apply the law to realistic situations.

  New to the Fifth Edition:

  • Key new Supreme Court case law and corresponding notes, questions, and practical exercises regarding:
    • Free exercise of religion in school and in school finance
    • First Amendment rights of students to freedom of expression over social media (e.g. Mahanoy Area School District v. B.L.)
  • Exploration of the myriad structures within education law, policy, and pedagogy that generate and sustain racism, racial subjugation, and racial segregation
  • Updated data regarding racial segregation in schools, and racial disparities in funding and discipline
  • Updated Executive Orders and Department of Education guidance regarding sexual harassment, sexual violence, and transgender rights
  • Fresh practical exercises based on real scenarios in school districts
  • Compact length—by realigning coverage to the most salient contemporary issues in law and policy

  This book:

  • Provides depth of understanding about key cases and statutes in Education Law
  • Challenges students to question political and philosophical assumptions underlying the law
  • Integrates law with policy and practice, following related political, financial, and practical issues 
  • Provides mix of key cases and materials on the practice and political aspects of school law
  • Utilizes an effective macro-organization that helps professors and students place topics into an integrated framework
  • Covers the major issues in education law:
    • Boundaries of public and private, church and state, relations
    • School governance and the tensions between federal power and local control
    • The rights and responsibilities of students 
    • Equal protection
    • Affirmative action 
    • Special education
    • The educational environment and its liabilities
    • Rights and responsibilities of teachers
  • Focuses on Federal Law, reflecting the importance of constitutional decisions in this area 
  • Presents a clear synopsis for every case in the book 
  • Includes “Practicums,” which allow students to apply the law to realistic situations

  Teaching materials include:

  • Teacher’s Manual with:
    • Answers to the questions at the end of cases
    • Additional teaching techniques and alternative syllabi
    • Strategies for discussing and resolving Practicums