Academy in Law

The top law school is dependent on what you consider important. There are many that think the quality of education is the top of the list with student to faculty ratio important. For this past year, Yale Law School had the lowest student-to-faculty ratio at 6.8. Yale also ranked number 1 by the US News Law School rankings and number 1 by a professor at Texas, Brian Leiter, in educational quality. Unfortunately, the original ranking system, the Gourman report listed Yale as number 3. The 2008 GPA 25th to 75th percentile of this educational institution was 3.81 to 3.97 while the 2008 LSAT 25th percentile was 169 to 177.

Harvard came in 2nd on the 2010 US News ranking along with 2nd in its educational quality rankings but was number one with the Gourman rankings. It has a student to Read the rest of this entry »

Cyber law in education is an issue that is ripe for scholarly research and analysis.  The importance of this topic is growing exponentially with the meteoric rise in social networking and other online forums which are becoming a primary source of interaction among school aged students. One result of these “virtual” relationships is a blurring of the lines of jurisdiction for disciplinary responsibility. At what point do a student’s actions fall outside of the authority of his or her school? When the student uses school equipment on school grounds the analysis is very clear, but case law has created a continuum that defies any objective definition of where that jurisdiction ends. Similarly, at what point does a teacher or administrator’s actions leave the authority of their Read the rest of this entry »

If you work in a school or other education establishment then you might already be aware of why education law is playing such an important role in modern education.

Here’s what you need to know

1.    Schools are just as accountable and responsible as other businesses, and have to meet the same sort of regulations.

2.    Compliance with relevant education laws and government policies is essential, and an experienced education solicitor can make sure that your school or university isn’t breaking any laws.

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