Justice and School Systems: The Role of the Courts in Education Litigation

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Temple University Press, 2011 - 452 pages
Examines the effectiveness and deficiencies of judicial intervention into the problems of racial discrimination in education
 

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Contents

Overview of Judicial Activism in Education Litigation
3
Educational Opportunities for Children with Handicaps
23
Jose P v Ambach Special Education Reform in New York City
25
Allen v McDonough Special Education Reform in Boston
70
Equal Educational Opportunities for Women
109
Judicial Oversight of Agency Enforcement The Adams and WEAL Litigation
111
Equal Access and Educational Opportunities for Racial and Linguistic Minority Students
183
Endless Journey Integration and the Provision of Equal Educational Opportunity in Denvers Public Schools A Study of Keyes v School District No 1
185
Desegregation in Chicago Settlement without a Trial
307
Assessment of the Courts Appropriate Role in Education Litigation
363
The View from the Bench Judges in Desegregation Cases
365
The View from the Bar An Examination of the Litigators Role in Shaping Educational Remedies
390
CONTRIBUTORS AND INDEX
429
CONTRIBUTORS
431
INDEX
433
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Voluntary Interdistrict School Desegregation in St Louis The Special Masters Tale
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Barbara Flicker is former Executive Director and currently Consulting Director of the Institute of Judicial Administration Inc.

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