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The Courts as Educational Policy Makers by Raphael O. Nystrand & W. Frederick Staub - 1978Our purpose in this chapter is to consider the manner and extent to which the courts shape educational policy. One thesis popular with many educators is that the courts are usurping the policy-making roles of professional educators and board of education members. We shall challenge this thesis and argue instead that judicial participation in educational matters has been essentially a conservative process that endeavors to support state and local school officials insofar as their actions are consistent with constitutional guarantees. View Full Text in PDF Format| This article originally appeared as NSSE Yearbook Vol 77, No. 1. |
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- Raphael Nystrand
- W. Frederick Staub
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