| Description |
1 online resource (xxvi, 357 pages) |
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Debating issues in American education ; volume 8 |
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Debating issues in American education ; volume 8
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| Contents |
Academic freedom : should K12 teachers have greater control over the content of the curricula they teach? -- Should the current limits on educational use of copyrighted materials and intellectual property be revised to give schools more latitude and guidance? -- Should schools have the authority to require students to wear uniforms? -- Should students be subject to random drug testing? -- Should teachers be subject to drug testing? -- Are the disciplinary standards under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act fair to all students? -- Are school boards adequately meeting the IDEA's requirement of providing a free appropriate public education for all students with disabilities? -- Do current laws adequately protect the educational rights of homeless children? -- Are the tests that the Supreme Court provided in dealing with peer-to-peer and teacher-on-student sexual harassment workable? -- Should charges of sexual misconduct against teachers be public records? -- Should there be limits on student free speech? -- Should there be limits on teacher free speech rights? -- Should educational malpractice be actionable? -- Do teachers have adequate rights when they are subject to the termination of their employment? -- Do teacher unions and collective bargaining improve the terms and conditions of teacher employment? |
| Summary |
Provides views on multiple sides of curriculum and instruction issues in America's schools and offers more in-depth resources for further exploration. This volume examines school law, covering such varied issues as academic freedom, copyright, privacy rights of students and of teachers, due process rights, unions and collective bargaining |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Educational law and legislation -- United States.
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LAW -- Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice.
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Educational law and legislation
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Law - U.S.
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Law, Politics & Government.
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Law - U.S. - General.
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United States
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Russo, Charles J., editor
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| ISBN |
9781452266596 |
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145226659X |
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9781452218359 |
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1452218358 |
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1782682368 |
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9781782682363 |
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