Education Law, Policy, and Practice

To give your students a full understanding of education law, you need to address the political and practical issues alongside the legal doctrine. This thoughtful new coursebook accomplishes that goal through careful integration of practice and policy. When you examine this new offering, be sure to notice its: solid coverage of the key cases and statutes, plus thoughtful notes and questions where the authors challenge students to scrutinize the political and philosophical assumptions...
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To give your students a full understanding of education law, you need to address the political and practical issues alongside the legal doctrine. This thoughtful new coursebook accomplishes that goal through careful integration of practice and policy. When you examine this new offering, be sure to notice its: solid coverage of the key cases and statutes, plus thoughtful notes and questions where the authors challenge students to scrutinize the political and philosophical assumptions underlying education law consistent integration of political, financial, and practical issues involved in education law teachable mix of key cases, materials, and effective author-written text successful macro organization that places topics into an integrated framework and brings cohesion To The subject practicums in each section to give students experience applying the law in realistic situations primary focus on federal law, with appropriate coverage of significant state interpretations helpful Teacher's Manual that provides a clear synopsis for every case in the book, answers to questions at the end of cases, strategies for discussing and resolving the practicums, additional teaching techniques, and alternative syllabi The book examines all the major issues of education law: boundaries of public and private education and church and state relations school governance And The tensions between federal power and local control the rights and responsibilities of students, including equal protection, affirmative action, and special education the educational environment and its liabilities the rights and responsibilities of teachers