Summarizes the status of bilingual/bicultural education litigation following the Lau decision in 1974. (Author)

This article explores the evolving case law on student searches, in light of the established exceptions to warrant requirements and various circumstances that might uniquely affect school searches. (Author)

This article reviews a suit brought by a high school graduate against a public school district alleging negligence and misrepresentation in academic instruction. The complaint alleged that the plaintiff was unable to read or write above fifth grade level because of the school's failure to educate him. The case was dismissed. (Author/GC)

Sets out the school discipline-related problems encountered in Boston's first year of desegregation, the Massachusetts Advocacy Center's attempts to resolve them, and the instances where the strategies and tactics developed proved inadequate. (Author/IRT)

James W. Loewen and Charles Sallis wrote "Mississippi: Conflict and Change" to be used as a state history text. A state rating committee rejected the book. The authors have sued the state, claiming that the old text, used exclusively since 1962, violates the rights of blacks and other minority groups. (GC)