Education Law Research Guide

The Education Commission of the States (ECS) is an interstate compact created in 1965 to improve public education by facilitating the exchange of information, ideas and experiences among state policymakers and education leaders. It is a non-profit and non-partisan organization representing 49 states, three territories, and the District of Columbia. Each member state or territory is represented by seven commissioners: the governor and six other individuals, typically legislators, chief state school officers, state and local school board members. The website provides state profiles and 50-state comparisons on a wide range of education issues, from accountability to vouchers.

The Law Library collects all Brookings Institution publications; check the catalog for print versions. This site provides a subject arrangement of Brookings' publications on education. Topics included are: education equality, education finance, education research, education statistics, elementary and secondary education (K-12), higher education, school choice, teachers, testing and assessments.

The Urban Institute monitors current trends in the world of Education and publishes papers.

"The Center provides independent, non-partisan information on and analysis of privatization in education." Resources include coverage of current events, an archived list of topics, policy breifings, and a collection of working papers, all available in full-text.

A New York-based nonprofit and nonpartisan organization researching and compiling opinion surveys on a wide range of issues, including education.

The AASA is "the premier association for school system leaders and serves as the national voice for public education and district leadership on Capitol Hill."

The Council "works to promote urban education through legislation, research, media relations, instruction, management, technology, and other special projects designed to improve the quality of urban education." Reports and data compiled by the Council are available on the website.

The website provides legal information for college and university attorneys.

NEA is a professional association representing 3.2 million members working at every level of education, from pre-school to university graduate programs. The website provides general information about the association and information on recently proposed legislation and policies.

The National School Boards Association is a not-for-profit Federation of state associations of school boards across the United States. Their mission is "to foster excellence and equity in public education through school board leadership. [They] achieve that mission by representing the school board perspective before federal government agencies and with national organizations that affect education, and by providing vital information and services to state associations of school boards and local school boards throughout the nation." The website is rich in contents including NSBA publications and research guides covering issues that are of concerns to the NSBA - advocacy & legislation, school governance, school board policies, education technology, and school law. Some contents are available only to members.

Before closing their doors in 2012, the Public Education Network was "a national association of local education funds (LEFs) and individuals working to advance public school reform in low-income communities across our country." The website provides access to its archived publications.