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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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McCarthy, Martha – National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP), 2008
What is the scope of First Amendment free expression rights of public school employees and students? Following a long period with no Supreme Court rulings pertaining to public employee or student speech, the Court since 2006 has delivered significant opinions in this regard. These decisions continue the trend of narrowing the circumstances under…
Descriptors: Public Schools, Freedom of Speech, Constitutional Law, Student Rights
Eckes, Suzanne; McCarthy, Martha – National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP), 2006
Newly hired teachers regularly have questions about whether their lifestyles and actions outside of school could have repercussions on their career. Because they are expected to be role models for their students and thus held to a higher level of discretion than the general citizenry, educators have had restrictions placed on their living…
Descriptors: Role Models, Privacy, School Personnel, Teacher Rights