The relationship between public schools and their employees is one of the most frequently litigated aspects of American education. Accordingly, the chapters in this text present a comprehensive and current report of legal issues in public school employment. Chapter titles and authors are as follows: (1) "Critical Elements of the Employment Relationship," by Joseph Beckham; (2) "Discrimination in Employment," by Martha M. McCarthy; (3) "Substantive Constitutional Rights: The First Amendment and Privacy," by Arval A. Morris; (4) "Procedural Due Process," by Nelda H. Cambron-McCabe; (5) "Collective Bargaining Issues in Public School Employment," by High D. Jascourt; (6) "Documentation of Employee Performance," by Kelly Frels and Timothy Cooper; (7) "State Regulation of Educator Evaluation," by Laura Means Pope; (8) "Good Cause Basis for Dismissal of Education Employees," by W. Lance Landauer, John H. Spangler, and Benjamin F. Van Horn, Jr.; and "The Law on Reduction in Force: An Overview and Update," by Perry A. Zirkel. A legal glossary and index are included. (TE)