Handbook of Comparative Education Law

For the past three decades, Charlie Russo has traveled the world offering an American perspective on education law and developing an encyclopedic knowledge of the countries he visited. This multi-volume collection draws on local experts to present one of the most comprehensive overviews of education law throughout the globe. For those lawyers and educational policy makers who wish to learn from the experience of other nations, this collection is indispensable. -- William E. Thro, University Counsel & Associate Professor of Constitutional Studies, Christopher Newport University, recipient of Kaplin Award for Excellence in higher education law & policy scholarship, fellow of the National Association of College & University Attorneys & National Education Finance Academy In this first book of its kind, Russo and contributors examines the legal issues in education that impact teachers and students in Africa and the Americas, while also analyzing other emerging topics related to safety and technology. Together, the education law systems in these nations allow for interesting analyses, with the hope to enhance a common understanding of the status of K-12 education throughout the world. -- Suzanne Eckes, professor, department of educational leadership and policy studies, Indiana University, president-elect, Education Law Association (ELA) Widely acknowledged as one of the foremost experts in the field of education law, Charles J. Russo again demonstrates with this volume why the Handbook of Comparative Education Law is the definitive series on law and education throughout the world. Volume four compares the law as it relates to education in Brazil, Canada, Mauritius, South Africa, the United States, and Venezuela. Institutional issues, faculty and student rights, and safety and liability concerns are among the many topics examined by Russo and a team of country-specific education law scholars. Researchers, educators, and attorneys interested in international education law will be hard pressed to find a more complete resource. -- Christine Kiracofe, Associate Professor of Leadership, Policy Studies and Higher Education at Purdue University; Co-editor of Education Law Into Practice