In the past decade, educators have become increasingly aware of the effect of litigation on educational policy, budgeting, and staffing. This study analyzed rates of change in education-related litigation from 1960 to 1986. It found that litigation climbed steeply until 1977 (compared with the growth in number of educators, however, the growth in litigation was modest), but decreased in the last decade. The study also compared litigation growth rates in law, medicine, and civil service with those in education.
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