Long a major force in American education, new Roman Catholic elementary and secondary schools continue to open in such geographically diverse locations as Atlanta, Minneapolis, and Orlando.
Read the full storyIn Cedar Rapids Community School District v. Garret F. (1999), the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) requires school boards to provide full-time nursing services to students with disabilities who need them during the school day.
Read the full storyCharter schools are publicly funded, tuition-free schools of choice that have greater autonomy than traditional public schools.
Read the full storyCheating is usually defined as deliberately engaging in dishonest or fraudulent behavior for one’s own gain.
Read the full storyChicago Teachers Union, Local No. 1 v. Hudson (1986) was significant for school labor relations...
Read the full storyChild abuse is a major problem in the United States. Researchers began calling attention to the issue in the 1970s, and today all 50 states have laws in place that require educators to report suspected child abuse or neglect to law enforcement officials or child protection agencies.
Read the full storyThe child benefit test is a judicially constructed legal fiction that justifies government extension of benefits to religious schools via the rationale of supporting parent choice.
Read the full storyIn 2005, more than 3.3 million reports of suspected child abuse or neglect were reported to state child protection agencies in the United States.
Read the full storyThe development of the Internet accelerated the impact of technology on the services and information that schools and libraries provide to students and patrons.
Read the full storyAt issue in City of Boerne v. Flores (1997) was the constitutionality of the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA), which was passed by Congress in 1993.
Read the full storyIn the U.S. legal system, civil law is the branch of law concerning disputes between individuals and/or organizations, where a judgment can be the requirement of action, the cessation of action, and/or monetary payments from one party to another.
Read the full storyThe Civil Rights Act of 1871 (Section 1983) was intended to provide a remedy in federal courts for former slaves whose rights were violated by the Ku Klux Klan (KKK) or by state officials during the Reconstruction period in American history.
Read the full storyThe Civil Rights Act of 1964, passed after decades of legal and grassroots advocacy, is viewed as a landmark in the struggle for civil rights in the United States.
Read the full storyThe civil rights movement, a decades-long effort to win equitable treatment for African Americans and other groups underrepresented in American society, is described chronologically in this entry.
Read the full storyIn Cleveland Board of Education v. Loudermill (1985), the Supreme Court specified the right of educational employees to some kind of pretermination notice as part of due process that must be given as part of educational performance assessment.
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