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Education Matters, April 2010
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Beckner, Gary, Ed. – Association of American Educators Foundation, 2010
"Education Matters" is the monthly newsletter of the Association of American Educators (AAE), an organization dedicated to advancing the American teaching profession through personal growth, professional development, teacher advocacy and protection. This issue of the newsletter includes: (1) Teaching as Leadership: 6 Traits of Highly…
Descriptors: Teacher Effectiveness, Creative Activities, Scholarships, Teacher Attitudes
Tearing down the Walls: Cyber Charter Schools and the Public Endorsement of Religion
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Cambre, Belinda M. – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2009
States have the ability to regulate cyber charter schools just as they regulate traditional schools, private schools, and homeschooling. The situation becomes trickier in terms of religion. In homeschool settings, parents have the right to deliver religious education to their children. Under "Zelman v. Simmons-Harris" (2002), a cyber charter…
Descriptors: Traditional Schools, Legal Problems, Charter Schools, Parent Rights
Urofsky v. Gilmore: The Fourth Circuit Takes a Narrow View of Academic Freedom.
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Kinser, Kevin; Fossey, Richard – Journal of Personnel Evaluation in Education, 2001
The recent "Urofsky v. Gilmore" decision considerably narrows the scope of academic freedom by rejecting arguments that faculty members in public colleges and universities have a constitutional right to academic freedom. In "Urofsky" the court ruled that professors do not have a constitutional right to view sexually explicit material on computers…
Descriptors: Academic Freedom, College Faculty, Computer Uses in Education, Court Litigation
A Principal's Guide to Internet Policies and Electronic Communications. A Legal Memorandum: Quarterly Law Topics for School Leaders, Winter 2004
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Schwartz, Brian D.; Janes, Larry; Reed, Kenneth – National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP), 2004
With the advent of the Internet and computer technology, today's students enjoy access to every part of the globe. Communications that once took weeks are now instantaneous. This is a far different world from the one most school administrators grew up in and, in most cases, it is an area where the knowledge of students far exceeds that of…
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Internet, Principals, Educational Technology
Forum: Censorship and Electronic Communication in the K-12 Environment. Right-of-Way on the Information Superhighway: Access and Policy Issues for Schools [and] Censorship and Electronic Environments in Schools [and] The Internet May be the Safest Haven [and] A Delicate Balance: Keeping Children out of the Gutters along the Information Highway.
Mazur, Joan M.; And Others – TECHNOS, 1995
Four essays discuss Internet use in schools and focuses on censorship of online information. Highlights include legal cases that may set a precedent for future litigation involving liability and electronic access; descriptions of two schools' experiences with online access; and advice from librarians, including a draft interpretation of the…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Censorship, Computer Networks, Computer Uses in Education
What Does the Law Say?
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Zirkel, Perry A. – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 2007
In this article, the author identifies and answers questions related to legal issues of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) in comparison with Section 504 or the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the NCLB. The author's answers to several questions concerning legal issues of IDEA are presented.
Descriptors: Legal Problems, Disabilities, Federal Legislation, Educational Legislation
Core Curriculum in Assistive Technology: In-Service for Special Educators and Therapists.
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Dissinger, Frankie K. – Journal of Special Education Technology, 2003
This article describes the development of a four-year course sequence in assistive technology (AT). Course participants learned how to assess student needs for AT, what AT devices were available, and how to make decisions within the individualized education program (IEP) team process. Major topical sections were data-gathering frameworks, legal…
Descriptors: Assistive Technology, Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Computer Uses in Education, Core Curriculum