educational law and legislation

Discusses the school reform initiative "First Amendment Schools: Educating for Freedom and Responsibility"; identifies issues schools should consider when attempting to create First Amendment schools in which students, teachers, parents, administrators, and community members have a voice; and includes summaries of fifty key legal cases.

Presents information about the U.S. Constitution and courts, and features studies of a selection of cases brought before the Supreme Court that explore some of the problems facing young Americans, including freedom of expression, freedom of the student press, the right to privacy, due process, and others.

Examines the issue of student rights in the public school setting, providing an overview of student rights history, featuring a chronology of selected major legislation and Supreme Court cases, and discussing freedom of speech, school searches, property rights, equal education, religion, and other topics.

Explains why the federal government has played an ever-expanding role in the education system of the United States and profiles controversial political and social issues which have led to the enactment of landmark education laws by the U.S. Congress.