This book, the official meeting transcript, contains papers that analyze current problems and suggest future trends. Two education professors and an attorney discuss and analyze the Swann vs Mecklenburg school desegregation case. Another attorney, through a discussion of Serrano vs Priest, takes a look into the future of equal protection cases in the area of school finance. Other articles deal with (1) severance pay for public school teachers; (2) student rights -- substantive matters; (3) student rights -- procedural matters; (4) the legal aspects of teacher aide use; (5) the legality of using public funds for religious schools; (6) the necessity of compulsory attendance laws; (7) the legal implications of vandalism; and (8) other equal protection issues. (Author/JF)