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American Public School Law

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This Sixth Edition of American Public School Law is a comprehensive treatment of noteworthy public school case law that also serves to outline the history of our country. It's user friendly, while not lowering the bar for comprehension. Legal lingo is left intact, but translations are offered for those of us who are reading it for School Law classes, as opposed to Law School classes. There's a useful glossary, and a handy index for locating specific topics, and the cases that illustrate them. This is a book you'll want to keep.

I ordered the book for my graduate class. It contains landmark court cases and rulings dealing with public school issues in all U.S. states. It is a great source for public school administrators and basically an easy read for those who have never had a law class.

The book is great for administrators who need to learn about school law. The book can at times be confusing. There should be additional reviews of the cases involved in the chapters.

I am a law student, and this is by far the worst book I have ever been assigned.

50% of the text is a summation of relevant case law, without many of the supporting facts. Normally a law school book is mostly cases. It is very hard to go through the learning process (digesting the case yourself) when using this book.

Additionally, the book is laid out in two columns, which makes note-taking especially difficult.

Basically, I would recommend avoiding this text if possible.

The book was in good condition when I received it. I was forced to purchase this book by my grad school for a grad school class. I am not very impressed with the books summarization of the cases and in order to really understand the cases, I have had to go to Westlaw and review the entire case. The book omits information that I deem as important and puts in a lot of fluff or irrelevant information. The book does however; provide a good listing of cases by topic for School Administrator to have a jumping off point.

I got this book for my graduate class on School Law. At first, it was VERY intimidating as it was filled with lots of legal jargon and so on, but the book did a good job of making it fairly "easy" to read. (Though I do admit I've slept on the book a few times...) It is well organized by different sections, and the cases as well as their significance are explained clearly. I liked that it presented very straightforward information, with little slant/bias one way or another, leaving it up to the reader to make up their minds. While I was not required to read the book cover to cover for my class, I have tried to do so because I found the information pertinent and informative. It is a great reference, and definitely a book that I'll keep getting as new editions come out.

The book arrived earlier than I expected and was in great condition. Thank you for providing great and timely service.

This text is very in depth and written for those who have a working knowledge of law and legal terms. It is pretty complicated. I found that an online synopsis of the legal cases in layman's terms was more of what I needed.

I ordered this for a class I am taking but it is not a book I will be selling back! This is a book one refers to often.

Thanks for the quick service! 2 days from the time I ordered the book, it was at my door! Thanks!