Education Law and Policy Reference Guide
Purdue Libraries have many useful education law reference materials. Subject headings to search for books in the Library Catalog include:
Educational
Law and Legislation--United States
Educational
Law and Legislation--Indiana
Teachers
Legal Status, Laws, Etc. United States
Many works on education law are government publications
located in the HSSE Library. The
principal index for locating U.S. Government pubications
is the Monthly
Catalog of U.S. Government Publications
HSSE REF & Periodicals 016.353 UN36. This index is
also accessible online from 1994-present. U.S. Government
publications can also be searched from 1976-present in the GPO
Index.
The following is a list of various government publications
and commercial works on
federal election law:
| Slip Laws | HSSE DOC REF AE 2.110: |
| U.S. Statutes at Large | HSSE REF 345.11 Un3 |
U.S. Code (Title 20)
|
HSSE REF 345 Un3co |
| U.S. Code Annotated | HSSE REF 345 Un3coa |
| A Compilation of Federal Education Laws | HSSE DOC Y 4.Ed 8/1-12: |
| Lawyer's Edition U.S. Supreme Court Reports | HSSE REF 345.4 Un37r |
| United States Reports | HSSE DOC Ju 6.8: |
| Federal Reporter | HSSE 348.7341 F317r |
| Northeastern Reporter | HSSE 348.73423 N811 |
| American Jurisprudence | HSSE REF 347.9 Am3a2 |
Federal regulatory information can be found in:
| Federal Register | HSSE REF 353.005 Un34 |
| The Federal Register: What It Is and How to Use It | HSSE DOC REF AE 2.108:F 31/992 |
| Code of Federal Regulations (CFR)(Title 34) | HSSE REF 353.005 C64 |
| Index to Code of Federal Regulations | HSSE REF 353.005 C64 Index |
| List of Sections Affected (LSA) | HSSE REF 353.005 C64LSA |
Indiana legal information can be found in the following sources:
| HSSE REF 348.772 In25c | |
| West's Annotated Indiana Code | HSSE REF 348.77206 In2w |
| West's Indiana Law Encyclopedia | HSSE REF 347.03W52 |
| Acts Indiana | HSSE REF 345.91 In2 |
| Indiana School Laws & Rules | HSSE REF 344.77207 In25 |
| Index to Indiana House and Senate Journals | HSSE 345.91 In2g |
| Journal of House of Representatives of Indiana(Recent issues only) | HSSE 345.91 In2gh |
| Journal of Indiana State Senate | HSSE 345.91 In2gs |
Indiana regulatory information can be located in:
| HSSE REF 348.77025 In2i | |
| Indiana Register | HSSE REF 348.77025 In3 |
General legal reference materials:
| Black's Law Dictionary | HSSE REFDESK 347.03 B56l 1999 |
| Dictionary of Legal Abbreviations Used in American Law Books | HSSE REFDESK 349.730148 B475d 1985 |
| Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory | HSSE REF 347.05 M36 |
| Index to Legal Periodicals | HSSE REF 016.34 In2 |
Other useful federal and state education publications:
| Indiana School Statistical Report | HSSE REF 370.9772 In145s |
| Condition of Education | HSSE REF 370.973 C752 |
| Digest of Education Statistics | HSSE REF 370.973 Un3de |
| Projections of Education Statistics | HSSE REF 370.32 Un3 |
| Youth Indicators | HSSE DOC ED 1.327: |
| Statistical Abstract of the United States | HSSE REF 317.3 ST2g & (Also in CD-ROM) HSSE DOC C 3.134: |
| House Appropriations Committee (Rep. Peter Visclosky (D-IN) is a member of this committee.) |
HSSE MF Y 4.AP 6/1:L 11/ |
| House Committee on Education and Labor (Rep. Mark Souder (R-IN) is a member of this committee) |
HSSE DOC Y 4.ED 8/1: |
| Senate Appropriations Committee (Appropriations committee publications are excellent sources of project expenditure information.) |
HSSE MF Y 4.AP 6/2: |
| Senate Health, Education, Labor & Pensions Committee | HSSE DOC Y 4.L 11/4: |
| Congressional Research Service Reports (Courtesy-University of North Texas Library) |
Internet Sources
Much government educational information is Internet
accessible. Examples include:
GPO Access www.gpoaccess.gov/
Contains the full text of the Congressional Record, Federal Register, congressional bills, General Accounting Office reports, and other recent federal legal, legislative, and regulatory information. Other U.S. federal and Indiana state education law-related websites include:
| Center for the Study of Small & Rural Schools(Courtesy- Univ. of Oklahoma) |
| Census Bureau Education Resources |
| U.S. Supreme Court |
| Lexis-Nexis Academic (Purdue Users Only) |
| U.S. District Court-Indiana Northern District |
| U.S. District Court-Indiana Southern District |
| Indiana State Courts |
| Government Accountability Office |
| U.S. Dept. of Education |
| Institute of Education Sciences |
| Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanic Americans |
| No Child Left Behind Program |
| U.S. Secretary of Education Annual "Back to School" Speech |
| Education Dept. Inspector General |
| Access Indiana (Indiana State Govt. gateway) |
| Indiana General Assembly (Provides access to bills introduced in individual legislative sessions and committee reports on legislation.) |
| Indiana Dept. of Education |
| Indiana Commission for Higher Education |
| Indiana Higher Education Telecommunication System |
| Indiana University-Center for Evaluation & Education Policy |
Foreign & International Government Education Departments:
| European Union Education Activities |
| United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Industrial Organization (UNESCO) |
