Education Law Web Sites
Compiled by Greg Yorba, Reference
Librarian
Dictionary of the Law
http://dictionary.law.com/
Definitions of 3,000 legal terms. Searchable and browsable.
American School Board Journal
http://www.asbj.com/index.html
ASB Journal includes an index to articles and some full text on their web site.
The journal features a monthly column titled School Law. For access to
past articles, check out the
School Law Archive
at
http://www.asbj.com/schoollawarchive/index.html
Council of School Attorneys
http://www.nsba.org/cosa/
The National School Boards Association presents this site dedicated to
"leadership for legal advocacy in the public schools." The site provides
links to recent court cases and government reports of interest to educators.
Note: This site contains some passworded "members only" information.
California Constitution,
Article 9, Education
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/.const/.article_9
California Department of Education:
Laws & Regulations
http://www.cde.ca.gov/re/lr/
The web site for the CDE includes links to legal information.
California Education Code
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/calaw.html
To view outline of the
Education Code, click next to Education Code and then click Search
(do not enter any terms in search box).
Education:
Code of Federal Regulations
http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/cfr-table-search.html
National Archives and Records Administration website to the Code of Federal
Regulations, including Federal Education Codes.
Education:
Laws
http://www.thecre.com/fedlaw/legal11.htm
Fedlaw's link to education laws and regulations. Note:
Scroll down to Regulations.
ERIC Database of Educational Management
http://eric.uoregon.edu/
ERIC's Clearinghouse on Educational Management includes a link to trends and
issues in school law.
FindLaw Legal
Subject Index: Education
http://www.findlaw.com/01topics/37education/index.html
This site includes various links to Education Law sites.
Guide to Education Law:
United States
http://www.hg.org/edu.html#united_states
This site features links to legal and government web sites on education law.
Legal Information
Institute. Cornell University. Education Law
http://www.law.cornell.edu/topics/education.html
Provides links to Federal Statutes, Regulations, and Judicial Decisions
pertaining to Education.
US Department of Education
http://www.ed.gov/
How to cite court cases using APA
style
Citing Legal Materials
Using APA Style
http://www.lib.wsc.ma.edu/legalapa.htm
Created by Westfield State College, this site gives examples of how to cite Federal cases using APA style.
To cite California cases, use this pattern: Name v. Name, Volume number Reporter abbreviation Page number (Court abbreviation Year).