Relationship of law to public education. Emphasis on federal constitution, New Hampshire statutes, and case law related to public interests served by elementary and secondary education. Special topics: church-state relationship, due process, desegregation, teacher employment, discrimination, negotiations, student rights, tort liability.

This course is a field-based internship for students enrolled in a variety of graduate programs including masters, education specialist, doctorate, and educational credential programs. Students can intern in educational settings including schools, school/districts, educational agencies, centers, and in a higher education. Supervision is provided by university faculty and a cooperating administrator or other appropriate official from the internship site.

This applied course in multilevel modeling is designed for graduate students in education and the social sciences who are interested in conducting statistical analysis to answer questions about (1) contextual effects on individual outcomes, and (2) individual change over time. Topics addressed include exploratory analyses of multilevel data, conditional and unconditional models, fixed and random effects, model assumptions, model fit, non-linear change, discontinuous change, time-varying predictors, unequally spaced measurement occasions, and three-level multilevel models.

Opportunity for intensive investigation of a special problem or issue in the field of education.