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Background information

Cover image of the Encyclopedia of education law
Encyclopedia of education law / Charles J. Russo, editor.
Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage Publications, c2008.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Reference (non-circulating) » KF4117 .E53 2008 V.1
"The two volumes present a number of anchor essays that provide a broad and detailed examination of selected subjects, as well as selections from Supreme Court opinions regarding education law.  Topics include Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka and the history of equal educational opportunity, free speech in public schools, religion in public schools, the Due Process Clause, and the Equal Protection Clause, to name only a few."
California school law / Frank Kemerer, Peter Sansom.
Third edition.
Green Library » Stacks » KFC648 .K45 2013
"Now in its fully-updated third edition, California School Law is the only comprehensive resource that examines how federal and state law affects the day-to-day operation of the state's traditional public, charter, and private schools." Published by Stanford Law Books

New books

Learning together : the law, politics, economics, pedagogy, and neuroscience of early childhood education / Michael J. Kaufman, Sherelyn R. Kaufman & Elizabeth C. Nelson.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Stacks » LB1139.25 .K38 2015
Presidents, Congress, and the public schools : the politics of education reform / Jack Jennings.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Stacks » LC89 .J46 2015
God, schools, and government funding : First Amendment conundrums / Laurence H. Winer, Nina J. Crimm.
Law Library (Crown) » Stacks 1 » KF4124 .W56 2015
The pursuit of racial and ethnic equality in American public schools : Mendez, Brown, and beyond / edited by Kristi L. Bowman ; [with a foreword by James E. Ryan].
Education Library (Cubberley) » Stacks » KF4155 .P87 2015
International perspectives on education, religion and law / edited by Charles J. Russo.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Stacks » LC107 .I58 2014
Best interests of the student : applying ethical constructs to legal cases in education / Jacqueline A. Stefkovich.
Second edition.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Stacks » KF4150 .S74 2014
Special education and the law : a guide for practitioners / Allan G. Osborne, Jr., Charles J. Russo; foreword by Richard D. Lavoie.
Third Edition.
Law Library (Crown) » Stacks 1 » KF4209.3 .O82 2014
Righting educational wrongs : disability studies in law and education / edited by Arlene S. Kanter and Beth A. Ferri ; with a foreword by Nancy Cantor.
First edition.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Stacks » KF4209.3 .A75 S43 2009
The rights and responsibilities of the modern university : the rise of the facilitator university / Peter F. Lake.
Second edition.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Stacks » LB2866 .B52 2013
Sext ed : obscenity versus free speech in our schools / Joseph O. Oluwole and Preston C. Green III ; with the assistance of Melissa Stackpole ; foreword by Eunice A. Grippaldi.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Stacks » KF4159 .O45 2013
Disabled education : a critical analysis of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act / Ruth Colker.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Stacks » KF4209.3 .C645 2013
Suing alma mater : higher education and the courts / Michael A. Olivas.
Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, c2013.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Stacks » KF4225 .O44 2013
Equality in education law and policy, 1954-2010 / Benjamin Michael Superfine, University of Illinois Chicago.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Stacks » KF4155 .S87 2013
Key legal issues for schools : the ultimate resource for school business officials / edited by Charles J. Russo.
Second edition.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Stacks » KF4119 .K49 2013
School bullying : how long is the arm of the law? / James C. Hanks.
[Chicago] : American Bar Association, Section of State and Local Government Law, c2012.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Stacks » KF4159 .H36 2012
Practice-oriented.
Managing legal risks in early childhood programs : how to prevent flare-ups from becoming lawsuits / Holly Elissa Bruno, Tom Copeland.
New York : Teachers College Press ; St. Paul, MN : Redleaf Press, c2012.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Stacks » KF2042 .D3 B78 2012
Practice-oriented.
Understanding student rights in schools : speech, religion, and privacy in educational settings / Bryan R. Warnick.
New York : Teachers College Press, Teachers College, Columbia University, c2013.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Stacks » KF4150 .W37 2013
A critical inquiry framework for K-12 teachers : lessons and resources from the U.N. Rights of the Child / edited by JoBeth Allen, Lois Alexander.
New York : Teachers College Press, c2013.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Stacks » LC213.2 .C75 2013
Practice-oriented.
Democracy, expertise, and academic freedom : a First Amendment jurisprudence for the modern state / Robert C. Post.
New Haven : Yale University Press, c2012.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Stacks » KF4772 .P67 2012
No undocumented child left behind : Plyler v. Doe and the education of undocumented schoolchildren / Michael A. Olivas.
New York : New York University Press, c2012.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Stacks » KF4217 .I46 O45 2012
Copyright law for librarians and educators : creative strategies and practical solutions / Kenneth D. Crews.
3rd ed. Chicago : American Library Association, 2012.
Green Library » InfoCenter: Ready Reference (non-circulating) » KF2995 .C74 2012
Integrating schools in a changing society : new policies and legal options for a multiracial generation / edited by Erica Frankenberg and Elizabeth Debray.
Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, c2011.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Stacks » LC214.2 .I68 2011
The legal rights of students with disabilities : international perspectives / edited by Charles J. Russo.
Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, c2011.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Stacks » K3751 .R87 2011
Copyright for teachers & librarians in the 21st century / Rebecca P. Butler.
New York : Neal-Schuman Publishers, c2011.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Stacks » KF2995 .B885 2011
Managing the entrepreneurial university : legal issues and commercial realities / J. Douglas Toma.
New York : Routledge, 2011.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Stacks » KF4225 .T66 2011
Knowledge in the making : academic freedom and free speech in America's schools and universities / Joan DelFattore.
New Haven [Conn.] : Yale University Press, c2010.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Stacks » KF4124.5 .D45 2010

Journals

The Yearbook of education law.
Topeka, Kan. : National Organization on Legal Problems of Education, c1988-
Education Library (Cubberley) » Stacks » KF4102.5 .Y4 2014
West's California codes. Education code.
Compact ed. St. Paul, Minn. : West Pub. Co., c1989-c1998.
Education Library (Cubberley) » Stacks

Databases

Education databases

ERIC [electronic resource] : the educational resources information center.
[Washington, DC : National Library of Education?, 199?-
Stanford University Libraries » Online resource » (no call number)
Bibliographic database of educational resources including articles, reports, and curriculum.
Education full text [electronic resource].
[Bronx, N.Y.] : H.W. Wilson Co.
Stanford University Libraries » Online resource » (no call number)
Indexes and abstracts articles of English-language periodicals and books on education from 1983 on. Abstracting coverage begins with January 1994. Full-text coverage begins in January 1996 and is available for over half the 600 journals indexed.
Education week American education news site of record [electronic resource].
Bethesda, MD : Editorial Projects in Education, Inc.
Stanford University Libraries » Online resource » (no call number)
Teachers College record book reviews [electronic resource].
Birmingham, AL : Teachers College Record
Stanford University Libraries » Online resource » (no call number)
"Teachers College Record Book Reviews provides comprehensive reviews of the leading books in education and educational research by major scholars in these fields. "

Related databases

LexisNexis [electronic resource] : academic.
[Miamisburg, OH] : LexisNexis, division of Reed Elsevier
Stanford University Libraries » Online resource » (no call number)
PAIS international in print.
New York, N.Y. : Public Affairs Information Service, Inc., 1991-
Green Library » InfoCenter (non-circulating) » Z7163 .P3 V.24 PT.2 2015
Indexes selected books, government documents, and periodical articles on contemporary public issues and the making of public policy.

Websites

American Bar Association - Division for Public Education

"The mission of the ABA Division for Public Education is to promote public understanding of law and its role in society."