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Ralph D. Mawdsley
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BIOGRAPHY

Professor, College of Education and Human Services, Cleveland State University. Author of Legal Problems of Religious and Private Schools. His contributions to SAGE Publications's Encyclopedia of Education Law (2008) formed the basis of his contributions to Britannica.

Primary Contributions (5)
Pierce v. Society of Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary, case in which the U.S. Supreme Court on June 1, 1925, ruled (9–0) that an Oregon law requiring children to attend public schools was unconstitutional. In its decision, the court upheld the right of parents to make educational…
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Publications (2)
Legal Problems of Religious and Private Schools
Legal Problems of Religious and Private Schools (2012)
By Ralph D. Mawdsley
In good condition with some underlining
Encyclopedia of Education Law
Encyclopedia of Education Law (June 2008)
By Charles J. Russo

CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title for 2009

"A welcome addition to any public or academic library, this set would also be of use in a law library where educational law might need to be explored and reviewed at a more basic level than other legal texts."
—Sara Rofofsky Marcus, Queensborough Community Coll., Bayside, NY

"Smaller educational legal summaries exist, and a couple of texts deal with Supreme Court cases about education, but this set provides a unique combination...

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