Education Law: Primary Sources
Federal Statutes
- Pending Legislation: Thomas (Library of Congress)
Selected Federal Legislation
- No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, P.L. 107-110, 115 Stat. 1425 (2001), largely codified at 20 U.S.C. §1400.
- Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), 20 U.S.C. §1232g.
Rules & Regulations
- Code of Federal RegulationsTitle 34: Education
- Federal Register: Department of EducationInformation on significant recent regulations and upcoming/closing comment periods.
- Federal Register: SearchSearch for Department of Education notices, rules, and proposed rules.
Federal Administrative Decisions
Lexis and Westlaw available to law students only.
- Westlaw: United States Department of Education Decisions"Opinions and orders from the United States Department of Education, Office of Hearings and Appeals, including decisions of the Education Appeals Board and Civil Rights Reviewing Authority. Coverage begins with 1987."
- Lexis: Department of Education, Office of Hearings & Appeals Decision(1989 to present) "Decisions include the Office of Higher Education Appeals (OHEA), the Office of Administrative Law Judges (OALJ), and the Civil Rights Reviewing Authority(CRRA)."
Case Law
Reporters & Digests
- School Law Reporter Law Library KF4114 .N35
- A Digest of Supreme Court Decisions Affecting Education Law Library KF4114 .Z57 2009
Databases
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- Westlaw: Federal Education Cases
- Westlaw: West's Education Law Reporter
- Westlaw: Multi-State Education Cases
- Lexis: Federal Education Law Cases
- Lexis: State Education Law Cases
Westlaw & Lexis are available to law students only.
Internet
Click on "Advanced Scholar Search" then scroll down and choose jurisdiction(s).
Selected Supreme Court Cases
Grutter v. Bollinger, 539 U.S. 306 (2003) Diversity in Higher Education
New York Sources
- Laws of New York: Education - Consolidated laws from the website of the New York State Legislature. Print versions of the Education Law can be found in the Law Library.
- New York Code of Rules and Regulations: Title 8 (Education) Law Ref Desk KFN 5035 1960.A2.
- New York State Education Department Reports (1962 to present). KFN5648 .A558. Decisions of the Commissioner of Education (1991 to present).
- New York State Department of Education Website
State Research
IN THE REFERENCE COLLECTION:
National Survey of State Laws Ref Desk KF386.N38
Subject Compilations of State Laws KF240 .S795
Also available in HeinOnline (1960 - present)
OTHER SOURCES
State Education Contacts (US Dept. of Education)
Contact the department of education, the higher education agency, special education agency and adult education agency in your state.
National Conference of State Legislatures: Education