In 1941, members of the local unit of the Florida State Teachers Association (FSTA) met in Tampa to plan a lawsuit against Hillsborough County's school board for paying African-American teachers less than white teachers. Hilda Turner, who taught history and economics at Tampa's historically black high school, agreed to serve as plaintiff; she was…

A U.S. District Court in Florida has held that it is a violation of the due process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment for a school board to condition reinstatement of teachers on payment of a fine. (JF)

This report describes the teachers' strike in Los Angeles in spring 1970, and analyzes (1) the events leading up to the strike, (2) the negotiations during the strike, and (3) the aftermath of the strike with its resulting lawsuits. The report is written from the board of education viewpoint, and concludes that more legislation must be designed to…

Discusses what was discovered by "Journal of Blacks in Higher Education" staff who sat in on some of Dr. Leonard Jeffries' classes following his freedom of speech court victory against City College of New York. Observations disclose that racially biased and controversial topics are presented in part by Jeffries' lecturers and by his…

Presents the full texts of two Supreme Court cases dealing with maternity leaves. (JF)

This document presents a discussion and projections of future involvement of higher education in the courts. Seven major hypotheses are discussed in detail that will either dissuade or encourage academic court litigation. These are: (1) Colleges and universities will turn increasingly to the courts for protection against hostile external pressures…

The right to discuss controversial issues in public schools is examined in the court case of Keith Sterzing against the Stafford, Texas, School Board. The court ruled that the school board was wrong to fire Sterzing for teaching about race relations with controversial materials. (DE)

Surveys court cases having an impact on teacher's freedom of expression. (JF)

Supervision and evaluation, contained within a due process framework, are beneficial to both the teacher and the educational administrator. (LH)

Teachers are increasingly being awarded court cases for infringement on their civil rights by boards of education. (LH)

Presented here is a review of court cases documenting a period of revolutionary transition in the relationships of administrators, teachers and students. (Editor)