This edition of the yearbook includes all state appellate and federal court cases relevant to elementary and secondary education decided during the 1977 calendar year and reported in the General Digest as of March 1978, as well as any 1976 cases that were not reported in the 1977 Yearbook. The book provides a comprehensive and objective summary and analysis of state supreme court and federal court decisions that affect the governance, management, and operation of the schools. The summary of these decisions in chapters on governance, employees, collective bargaining, pupils, tort liability, finance, and property constitutes a concise annual reference useful to administrators, teachers, attorneys, school board members, and others affiliated with public and private schools. (Author/LD)