Education Law
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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Education Law Articles
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Education Flexibility Fact Sheet
The Education Flexibility (Ed-Flex) Partnership Demonstration Program was established by the Goals 2000: Educate America Act. In exchange for increased accountability for results, Ed-Flex provides greater State and local flexibility in using Federal ...
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Electronic Health Records and the National Health Information Infrastructure
A broad-based public and private initiative is promoting the development of a national system of interoperable electronic health records (EHRs). This initiative raises challenging issues for health care providers, public health authorities ...
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Electronic Privacy In Employment
The electronic workplace has arrived. Voice mail, e-mail, modems, and integrated computer networks now dominate the American workplace. Millions of employees have access to the World Wide Web at work, and thousands of employers have developed ...
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Frequently Asked Questions About Section 254(h) of the Telecommunications Act of 1996
n May 8, 1997, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission) released a Report and Order on Universal Service. Section 254(h) of the Telecommunications Act of 1996, better known as the Snowe-Rockefeller-Exon-Kerrey amendment, states that ...
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General Assembly Fails to Fix Ethics Legislation; Policies Must be Adopted by July 1, 1999
As reported earlier, the General Assembly adopted legislation regulating the conduct of elected officials and governmental employees in May. The Governor signed House Bill 672 in August, but he noted there were ambiguities and inconsistencies in the ...
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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 ...
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Guidance on Standards, Assessments and Accountability in Title I of the Improving America’s School Act
Overview of Major Provisions Introduction I. Standards Statute and Regulations Questions and Answers II. Assessments Introduction Statute and Regulations Questions and Answers Assessment of Participating Private School Students Early Learning ...
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Guideline for the Safe Transportation of Pre-school Age Children in School Buses
Introduction School age children transported in school buses are safer than children transported in motor vehicles of any other type. Large school buses provide protection because of their size and weight. Further, they must meet minimum Federal ...
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Playing It Safe: A Fourth Nationwide Safety Survey of Public Playgrounds By Public Interest Research Group
A fourth nationwide investigation of public playgrounds by the Public Interest Research Groups (PIRG) and Consumer Federation of America (CFA) found that a majority of American playgrounds pose hidden threats to our nation's youngsters. Too many ...
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Illinois Appellate Court Overturns Student Expulsion for Failure of District to Offer Student Opportunity to Cross-Examine Witnesses
In a decision that retreats from a line of cases declining to find a right of confrontation and cross-examination in student expulsion hearings, an Illinois appeals court, on August 14, 1998, held that a high school student was denied due process by ...
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