Education Law: Cases and Materials

Most of the texts in education law today present court cases that are heavily edited. Unfortunately, the editing usually occurs in the facts. The facts contain the essence of what must be known to educators in order to develop policies and practices. Facts are essential in deciding whether the case is ''on point'' and useful in building clarity for a present legal challenge. However, in the interest of economy of space which faces all publishers today, the decided to remove the concurrences and descents but leave the majority opinions with its facts and footnotes untouched. The vast majority of education law courses today are taught in colleges of education. It is typical for graduate students to study only the majority opinions for their coursework. Therefore, the majority opinions with all of the facts and footnotes are preserved in the original. Also of value is the precision with which the authors have chosen the seminal U.S. Supreme Court cases still controlling well informed school practices.

In addition to the better use of editing decisions for case presentation, the authors have taken great care to explain how each case has made its contribution to the rules of law that govern the schools today. The combined education law teaching experience of the authors of nearly 75 years has provided one of the most well-written and understandable books on the market today. It is concise while being accurate and understandable.