Document Type

Thesis

Date of Degree Completion

Summer 1985

Degree Name

Master of Education (MEd)

Department

Education

Committee Chair

Dan A. Unruh

Second Committee Member

Margaret Johnson

Third Committee Member

Robert Carlton

Fourth Committee Member

John A. Green

Abstract

The relationship between national litigation and state legislation was studied. Seven areas of student rights were used in categorizing Washington State's educational laws and policies, and twenty-three precedent-setting United States Supreme Court cases. The results showed support for the hypothesis that national litigation impacts state legislation in educational policy-making. Implications for and impact that this has upon the future are discussed.

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