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Education Laws and Regulations, 2022 Edition
Compiled in partnership with the California School Boards Association, this publication is an invaluable resource for all those dealing with the complex and
nuanced legal issues currently facing California schools, including attorneys practicing in education law, school principals and administrators, educational
organizations and government officials. This 3-volume set will put those laws and regulations that impact California public primary and secondary education
easily at your fingertips.
All CSBA members save 15% off the purchase price, but CSBA Legal Services clients receive a 25% discount!
Contact: legalservices@csba.org or visit legalservices.csba.org to get your discount code.
Brown ActAuthor: CSBA
Updated December 2023, “The Brown Act: School Boards and Open Meeting Laws” is your guide to California’s open meeting laws. It’s a must-have for any Board member. This 15th edition reflects the explicit inclusion of governing entities of charter schools as legislative bodies subject to the Brown Act, clarifies the open meeting requirements for LCAP parent advisory committees that are not subject to the Brown Act, and highlights the new laws addressing public comme
Fist, Stick, Knife, Gun: A Personal History of ViolenceAuthor: Geoffrey Canada
Binding: Paperback
Publication Date: 4/9/1996
Long before U.S. News and World Report named him one of America's Best Leaders and Oprah Winfrey called him "an angel from God," Geoffrey Canada was a small, vulnerable, scared boy growing up in the South Bronx. Canada's world was one where "sidewalk" boys learned the codes of the block and were ranked through the rituals of fist, stick, and knife. Then the streets changed, and the stakes got even higher
From Blueprint to Reality: San Diego's Education ReformsAuthors: Julian R. Betts, Andrew C. Zau, Kevin King
Binding: Paperback
Publication Date: 10/5/2005
During the 1999-2000 and 2000-2001 school years, the San Diego Unified School District introduced a focused set of reforms to improve San Diego students’ reading and literacy skills called the Blueprint for Student Success. The changes the district implemented included new teaching materials, double- and even triple-length English classes where necessary, addition
Game-Changer: How You Can Drive Revenue and Profit Growth with InnovationAuthors: A.G. Lafley and Ram Charan
Binding: Hardcover
Publication Date: 4/8/2008
Lafley, the CEO of Procter & Gamble, and Charan, the bestselling author of "Know-How," show how to change the game of business by making innovation the centerpiece, driving everything from strategy and budgeting to employee selection, promotion, and reward.
Grading Education: Getting Accountability RightAuthors: Richard Rothstein, Rebecca Jacobsen, Tamara Wilder
Binding: Paperback
Publication Date: 11/1/2008
Yes, we should hold public schools accountable, but policies like No Child Left Behind have narrowed the curriculum, misidentified both failing and successful schools, and established irresponsible expectations for what schools can accomplish. Grading Education describes a new kind of accountability plan for public education, one that relies on higher-quality testing,
Keep Public Education Public: Why Vouchers Are a Bad IdeaAuthor: National School Boards Association (NSBA)
Binding: Paperback
Publication Date: 2003
This resource will help local school leaders, state school boards associations, and anyone else interested in defeating vouchers make their case accurately and effectively. Building on a 1998 NSBA publication, this book summarizes lessons learned and resources collected through years of studying vouchers and presents an overview of the rise of tuition tax credits. It is a dynamic, l
Measuring Up: Standards, Assessment, and School ReformAuthor: Robert Rothman
Binding: Hardcover
Publication Date: 3/29/1995
If educational assessment reform proceeds on schedule, students of the '90s need never fear that standardized test results will be forever emblazoned on their permanent records. An educational revolution is under way to promote the use, in elementary and secondary schools, of performance-based outcomes that would be measured against predetermined standards in lieu of input-based assessments, such as mult
My Soul Looks Back in Wonder: Voices of the Civil Rights ExperienceAuthor: Juan Williams
Binding: Paperback
Publication Date: 5/1/2004
The historic struggle for civil rights has revolutionized every aspect of the American life – and is still shaping what it means to be free in a fast-changing global society. This book presents dramatic and uplifting stories of men and women who have been profoundly transformed by their experiences on the front lines of freedom. My Soul Looks Back in Wonder is an intimate portrait of American at its best.