The material included in this book--case briefs, outlines, and textbook/treatise reference information--provides a summary of the most important aspects of the law regarding education. At the heart of this body of knowledge, commonly identified as education law or school law, is statutory and case law. The book serves as a comprehensive guide to the current state of public-education law, with a focus of the impact of the American legal system on public education. Chapters contain indepth briefs of 118 federal and state court cases. Chapters cover the following topics: church-state law; education of the disabled; local school boards; public school finance; school property and fund uses; tort liability of school districts, officers, and employees; contractual liability of local school boards; teacher certification and contracts for employment; teacher employment issues; teacher dismissal and retirement; student rights and regulations; and school desegregation. The book also contains selections from the U.S. Constitution and various education law statutes, a glossary, a table of cases, a table of code sections, a cross-reference chart, and an index. (LMI)