American Public School Law

Kern Alexander, M. David Alexander

Cengage Learning, Jul 23, 2004 - Business & Economics - 1072 pages

This market-leading text for graduate-level courses in educational law is a combined textbook/casebook that provides a comprehensive view of the law that governs the public school system of America. The case method approach allows instructors to involve discussion to discover and expose the reasoning of the law. This helps students relate factual situations to the law while recognizing similar experiences they may have as practicing teachers and administrators.
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About the author

Kern Alexander is a widely published author in the fields of education law and finance. He served as Professor of Educational Administration at the University of Florida for nearly two decades and later as University Distinguished Professor at Virginia Tech. He has been President of Western Kentucky University and Murray State University (Kentucky) and is currently Professor of Excellence in the Department of Educational Organization and Leadership at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. He continues to take an active role throughout the United States in litigation involving equity in school finance. M. David Alexander is Professor and Chair of the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies at Virginia Tech. Dr. Alexander has authored or co-authored several books and many chapters and articles in the area of education law. He has taught public school law and college and university law for nearly 30 years and is widely consulted on issues pertaining to education law and arbitration.

Bibliographic information

• Title: American Public School Law
• Authors: Kern Alexander, M. David Alexander
• Edition: 6, illustrated
• Publisher: Cengage Learning, 2004
• ISBN: 0534274242, 9780534274245
• Length: 1072 pages
• Subjects: Business & Economics / Education; Law / Educational Law & Legislation; Law / Public