Both the state and federal government make and enforce education laws. Now more than ever, the United States Supreme Court has been weighing in on education-specific cases. Whether weighing the importance of who should be liable in student attacks or debating the merits and constitutionality of drug testing students in school, education lawyers need to be on top of emerging legal developments. FindLaw's archive will help facilitate your research and provide you with the guidance you need whether you represent a school, student, parent, union or individual teacher. Click on the Education Law articles below, which focus on the unique and challenging aspects of school-based laws.
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Making Campus Safer for College Students
FindLaw's analysis of federal efforts to promote safety on college campuses through legislation such as the Jeanne Clery Act, among other federal laws.
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Pennsylvania Supreme Court Upholds the Validity of a Construction Management Contract Awarded without Competitive Bidding in Malloy v. Boyertown Area School Board
FindLaw's discussion of a Pennsylvania Supreme Court holding that school districts may secure professional services from construction management firms without bidding.
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Student Expulsion Proceedings
FindLaw's article on school expulsion and how administrators can minimize the risk of a court challenge by the student's parents.
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Bible Distribution in the Public Schools
FindLaw's discussion on the distribution of religious materials to students in public schools and how the courts have allowed such policies under certain guidelines.
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Separate And Unequal: Serrano Played an Important Role in Development of School-District Policy
FindLaw's historical review of caselaw addressing the issue of school funding in California as well as ongoing legal issues related to such funding.
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Physical Environment and Crime
Physical Environment and Crime. MENU TITLE: Physical Environment and Crime Series: NIJ Research Report Published: May 1996 27 pages 57,352 bytes Physical Environment and Crime by Ralph B. Taylor Adele V. Harrell U.S. Department of Justice Office of ...
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Symbiosis or Synergy: How Entrepreneurs and Universities Can Make Their Relationship Work
If you are part of a university community – whether professor or student – you and your university are already bonded tightly together, even if you don't realize it. The two of you need each other: the university needs your creativity and the ...
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School Safety
As a result of the recent tragedy in Littleton, Colorado, attention is once again focused on the issue of school safety. Over the past few years the number of shootings on school campuses across the country has been increasing at an alarming rate ...
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Doing Business in the United States? Nonimmigrant Visa Categories Commonly Used by International Corporations
Foreign nationals must engage in an "acceptable" B-1 activity relating to business. Generally, engaging in productive work is not permissible. The principal benefit of the business activity must accrue to the foreign national or corporate entity ...
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Growth Within Bounds: A Discussion of the Recent Changes to the Laws Governing Local Agency Formation Commissions (LAFCOs)
Growth concerns and debates over governance are not new to California. Laws regulating city annexations and boundary changes have been on the books since the nineteenth century. Not surprisingly, the focus on these laws has heightened each time the ...