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The Seventh Edition of this textbook-casebook incorporates important recent developments into the conceptual framework by providing substantive analysis of topics in education law. Among the topics that the 7th edition includes updates on are church-state education relations, the No Child Left Behind Act, abolition of positions, academic freedom, employment discrimination, school finance, collective bargaining, sexual harassment, affirmative action/ race conscious a… More >>
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Aimed at primary school teachers of religious education as they set about responding to the challenges of religious education in the twenty-first century. The collection begins by focusing on children’s existential concerns and on the response of home, school and parish. Consideration is then given to contemporary issues affecting religious education such as intercultural education and outreach to children from a variety of disadvantaged situations and circumstances… More >>
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This comprehensive history describes policies and programs for the education of three-, four-, and five-year-olds in the United States since the colonial era. It also traces efforts to make preschool education part of the public school system and shows why these efforts have been rejected, despite increasing evidence that preschools are beneficial for all young children. 24 illustrations…. More >>