UNITED STATES SCHOOL LAWS AND RULES

USEFUL WEB SITES

I. SCHOOL LAW WEB SITES

1. Education Law Materials

(http://www.law.cornell.edu/topics/education.html)

This site by the Cornell Law School Legal Information Institute includes the full text of the 20 U.S.C., dealing with education generally, and 20 U.S.C. 1400 et seq., dealing with the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act specifically. This site also contains recent U.S. Supreme Court and Courts of Appeals decisions on education issues, federal agency regulations from 34 C.F.R. pertaining to education, and other education related materials.

2. State Education Statutes

(http://www.law.cornell.edu/topics/state statutes.html#education)

At this part of the Cornell Law School site, you can click on links to the statutes of many states, although not all are included.

3. U.S. Department of Education

(http://www.ed.gov/)

This web site includes Title IV School Codes, Disabilities Education Act, education statistics, news releases, and DOE publications and products.

4. U.S. House of Representatives Internet Law Library

(http://law.house.gov/1.htm)

This web site includes searchable U.S. Code database and link to Code of Federal Regulations on the National Archives and Records Administration web site. To find education related links, click on "Laws of all jurisdictions (arranged by subject)."

II. FEDERAL WEB SITES

1. U.S. House of Representatives Internet Law Library

(http://law.house.gov/1.htm)

This web site includes searchable U.S. Code database and link to Code of Federal Regulations on the National Archives and Records Administration web site. To find education related links, click on "Laws of all jurisdictions (arranged by subject)."

2. U.S. House of Representatives - Office of the Clerk

(http://clerkweb.house.gov/)

This web site provides all published records of the House, as well as numerous links to current and historical materials.

3. Library of Education

(http://www.ed.gov/NLE/)

This is the largest federally funded library devoted entirely to education. It is the federal governments principal center for one-stop information and referral on education. It contains links to the librarys catalog and publications, as well as links to other libraries and other education resources.

4. ALSO! - American Law Sources On-Line (http://www.lawsource.com/also/usa.cgi?us1)

This web site features Commentary and Practice sections. Included in the Commentary section are links to periodicals and discussion forums that focus on federal law. In the Practice section are links to legal dictionaries and forms from federal agencies that can be downloaded.

5. FedLaw

(http://www.legal.gsa.gov/)

This web site was developed by the U.S. General Services Administration to provide cost-effective researching for federal lawyers and other federal employees. The site features shortcuts to frequently accessed sites such as U.S. Code, public laws, federal regulations and state laws. It also provides access to court decisions.

6. FindLaw

(http://www.findlaw.com/casecode/index.html)

This site features LegalMinds, an archive of many public-interest mailing lists. Additionally, it offers free e-mail delivery of updated listings of new legal periodical article abstracts, as well as information on accessing online subscription services and commercial legal publishers.

7. Federal Education Laws

(http://www.legal.gsa.gov/legal11.htm)

This web site provides links to federal legislation, executive orders and OMB circulars dealing with education. The site also contains links to U.S. Department of Education regulations (a few years out of date).

8. U.S. Access Board

(http://www.access-board.gov/)

This independent federal agency is also known as the Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board. The Board is the federal agency which develops minimum guidelines and requirements for standards issued under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the Architectural Barriers Act (ABA). It also develops accessibility guidelines for telecommunications equipment and customer premises equipment under the Telecommunications Act, provides technical assistance on those guidelines, and enforces the Architectural Barriers Act. Their bimonthly newsletter can be accessed at this site and you can also find out about the agencys activities, government guidelines and standards generated by the Board, statutes governing the Board, and more.

III. FEDERAL COURT OPINIONS

1. Bradley J. Hillis, a Washington state attorney (http://www.wolfenet.com/~dhillis/state3a.htm)

This site links to the home pages of U.S. District courts and bankruptcy courts and web sites covering the U.S. Supreme Court and Courts of Appeals.

2. Cornell Law School Legal Information Institute (http://www.law.cornell.edu/opinions.html)

This site includes decisions of the U.S. Supreme Court, which are located on Cornells server. It includes all opinions from 1990 to the present and selected historic opinions before 1990. This site also links to web sites covering the U.S. Courts of Appeals.

3. Federal Courts Finder

(http://www.law.emory.edu/FEDCTS/)

This site by Emory University Law Library, links to web sites covering the U.S. Courts of Appeals and the U.S. Supreme Court.

4. Federal Court Locator

(http://www.cilp.org/Fed-Ct/fedcourt.html)

This site is by the Center for Information Law and Policy, a joint effort between Villanova University School of Law and the Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology. It links to sites covering the U.S. Supreme Court and the U.S. Courts of Appeals. It also links to a few home pages of U.S. district courts and bankruptcy courts.

5. FindLaw - U.S. Supreme Court

(http://www.findlaw.com/casecode/index.html)

This site has decisions of the U.S. Supreme Court from 1893 to the present, which are located on FindLaws server. These opinions may be accessed by U.S. Reports citation and by party name, and may be searched full text.

6. FindLaw - U.S. Court of Appeals (http://www.findlaw.com/casecode/courts/index.html)

This site has decisions of the U.S. Courts of Appeals, which are located on FindLaws server. Coverage varies; the earliest begins 1990. For most circuits, the opinions may be searched full text and by docket number and party name.

7. Law Online - Law Journal EXTRA!
(http://lawonline.ljx.com/courts/index.html)

This site includes U.S. Supreme Court decisions beginning 11/95, which are on LJXs server, and links to other sites that have U.S. Supreme Court decisions. It also links to sites covering the U.S. Courts of Appeals and home pages of U.S. district courts and bankruptcy courts.

IV. STATE COURT OPINIONS

1. Bradley J. Hillis

(http://www.wolfenet.com/~dhillis/caselink.htm)

This site contains a brief narrative introduction to state court opinions available on the web, pointing out the states that dont have any opinions "officially" online. While the focus is on free, unrestricted sites, also included are subscription and "pay" sites if no free site is available.

2. Cornell Law School Legal Information Institute
(http://www.law.cornell.edu/opinions.html)

The format of this site is easy to understand and use, although you have to scroll through links to federal courts before you get to the state court section. This site links only to free sites.

3. National Association of State Information Resource Executives (http://www.nasire.org/ss/STjudicial.html)

This site links to many different types of web sites, including state appellate court sites. It is laid out very simply, with a scrolling list of sites arranged by state. One feature is a site index that enables you to click on the first letter of a state youre interested in and jump there immediately.

4. National Center for State Courts
(http://ncsc.dni.us/court sites/courts.htm)

This site lists only official court web sites.

5. State Court Locator

(http://www.cilp.org/State-Ct/)

This site is by the Center for Information Law and Policy, a joint effort between the Villanova University School of Law and the Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology. It provides links to home pages and opinions of state courts.

V. STATE LEGISLATURES

1. MultiState

(http://www.multistate.com/weblist.htm)

This site links to state legislature home pages. The links to the different states are set up in a table, which contains brief comments on each site.

2. National Association of State Information Resource Executives (http://www.nasire.org/ss/STlegislatures.html)

This site links to many different types of web sites, including state appellate court sites. It is laid out very simply, with a scrolling list of sites arranged by state. One feature is a site index that enables you to click on the first letter of a state youre interested in and jump there immediately.

3. National Conference of State Legislatures
(http://www.ncsl.org/public/sitesleg.htm)

This site features a scrolling alphabetical list of legislature home pages by state. It also links to individual state legislators web pages and other legislature related sites.

VI. STATE CONSTITUTIONS

1. FindLaw

(http://www.findlaw.com/11stategov/indexconst.html)

All states are listed, but states without online constitutions are indicated by the state name without underlining.

2. Constitution Society

(http://www.constitution.org/cons/usstcons.htm)

This site is hosted by a nonprofit organization which states that its purpose it to provide research and public education on the principles of constitutional representative government. It provides links to state constitutions on the web. All states are listed, but states without online constitutions are indicated by the state name without underlining.

VII. STATE ADMINISTRATIVE CODES

1. National Association of Secretaries of State

(http://www.nass.org/acr/acrdir.htm)

This site links to (1) the home page of each states Secretary of States Office, (2) the online administrative code and (3) any type of administrative code "advance sheets" (which are often referred to as "registers" or "bulletins").

VIII. COMPREHENSIVE STATE SITES

1. ALSO! - American Law Sources On-Line

(http://www.lawsource.com/also)

This site by LawSource, Inc. also links to court rules, municipal codes, forms and law reviews.

2. Cornell Law School Legal Information Institute (http://www.law.cornell.edu/statutes.html#state)

As with the other sites, the states are arranged alphabetically; however, there are some errors in their alphabetizing.

3. FindLaw

(http://www.findlaw.com/casecode/state.html)

This site also links to fee services, such as LOIS and VersusLaw.

4. Georgetown University Legal Explorer (http://www.11.georgetown.edu:80/lr/lg/state.html)

This site also links to court rules, forms and municipal codes.

5. Washburn University Law Library - StateLaw (http://lawlib.wuacc.edu/washlaw/uslaw/statelaw.html)

This site also links to court rules. It lists state administrative codes but hides them under the heading "Statutes."

IX. UNIFORM LAWS

1. Uniform Law Commissioners Drafts

(http://www.law.upenn.edu/library/ulc/ulc.htm)

This site is by the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws and the University of Pennsylvania Law School. It has the full text of drafts of uniform laws and the date of each draft. It does not link you to state-enacted versions of these uniform laws.

2. ALSO! American Law Sources On-Line

(http://www.lawsource.com/also/usa.cgi?usm)

This site by LawSource, Inc. includes many uniform laws which are arranged alphabetically. From this site, you will not get the text of the uniform law itself, but rather the text of several state-enacted versions of the uniform law.

3. Uniform Commercial Code Locator - Cornell Law School (http://www.law.cornell.edu/uniform/ucc.html)

This site includes the full text of each article of the U.C.C. followed by links to state statutes that correspond to that article. It does not tell you who is responsible for the web page youre being linked to, but in most instances, its a state or law school web site.

X. MUNICIPAL CODES

1. Municipal Code Corporation

(http://www.municode.com/database.html)

The Municipal Code Corporation is a publisher of city and county codes. Their web site

Has the full text of quite a few municipal codes (including Lincolns) arranged by state.

The Municipal Code Corporation has made each of these codes available on their computer. You are not being linked to somewhere else. Each municipal code is in something called a Folio VIEWS infobase. There are Help buttons available, and the information provided depends on which screen youre on at the time.

2. Municipal Codes Online - Seattle Public Library

(http://www.spl.lib.wa.us/collec/lawcoll/municode/html)

This site links to municipal codes, many of which (but not all) are on the Municipal Code Corporation web site.

XI. FEE SERVICES

A. LOIS Law Library (Law Office Information Systems, Inc.)

(http://www.pita.com/)

1. By States - The following state libraries are available: Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Georgia, Missouri, Nebraska, North Carolina, South Carolina, Oklahoma, Wisconsin, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, Kansas, Indiana and Arizona.

2. Federal Materials - Federal databases include U.S. Supreme Court Reports, U.S.

Code, U.S. Courts of Appeals opinions, U.S. Constitution, U.S. Supreme Court

Rules, C.F.R. and Federal Register.

3. Prices - Prices for LOIS user ID and password as of (04/13/98) were:

• $2,595 per year for unlimited access to all state and federal databases
• $1,195 per year for unlimited access to all databases for your state, plus your federal circuit, U.S. Reports and U.S. Code
• $500 - $700 per year for unlimited access to all databases for your state
• $300 per year for your states statutes, acts and regulations
• $1,195 per year for unlimited access to all federal databases
• $995 per year for all Code of Federal Regulations databases
• $8 for one-day (maximum of three days) visitors pass to search the complete library

1. Reviews of LOIS:

• Deborah Edwards, "The LOIS Legal Research Site: The ILPN Review," ILPN: The Internet Legal Practice Newsletter May 1997

(http://www.collegehill.com/ilp-news/ilp-newsletter11.html)

• Thomas Scharback, "Cost-Effective Research Services: Checking Out Two New Providers," Legal Tech Newsletter February 1997

(http://www.versuslaw.com/)

1. Contents - state and federal court opinions
2. Price - Prices listed on their web site on 3/29/98 were:

• $14.95 per user for 24 hours
• $75 per month for first user, $40 for each additional user
• $975 for six months for first user, $225 for each additional user
• $595 per year for first user, $400 for each additional user

A free two-week trial is available.

1. Case on Demand - If you have a citation for a federal case, V. will send you the opinion for $5 (e-mail) and $12.50 (fax). You need not be a subscriber to use this service.
2. Reviews of VersusLaw:

• Deborah Edwards, "VersusLaws V. Legal Research Site: The ILPN Review," ILPN: The Internet Legal Practice Newsletter March 24, 1997

(http://www.collegehill.com/ilp-news/ilp-newsletter9.html)

• Bryan M. Carson, "VersusLaw Review", LLRX: Law Library Resource Exchange 1997

(http://www.llrx.com/extras/versuslaw.htm)

• Thomas Scharback, "Cost-Effective Research Services: Checking Out Two New Providers," Legal Tech Newsletter February 1997

3. Shepards Citations

(http://www.bender.com)

Users may pay a subscription price or pay by citation. Prices listed on their web site on 4/6/98 were $4.95 per citation.

D. WestDoc

(http://www.westdoc.com/)

WestDoc is a document retrieval service available from Westlaw available on the web.

Using WestDoc, users can retrieve state and federal court opinions, statutes and law review articles by citation, case name and docket number. Each document retrieved costs $8.

5. Westlaw PRO

(http://www.westlawpro.com/)

Westlaw PRO is restricted to solo practitioners and law firms of 2-15 attorneys.

1. Price - Subscribers have unlimited access to Westlaws state-specific databases at a flat rate monthly fee. This fee includes database, connect time, communications, offline transmission and EZ ACCESS charges for PRO databases. For an additional charge, you can add your choice of federal and topical databases, such as U.S. Supreme Court cases or U.S. Court of Appeals cases for your circuit. Price depends on the number of attorneys in the

firm:

1-2 $150 per month

3-5 $250 per month

6-9 $350 per month

10-12 $550 per month

13-15 $750 per month

Contact your West Group representative for more pricing information.

F. LEXIS-NEXIS Small Law Firm Solutions

(http://www.lexis-nexis.com/lncc./)

(This program is limited to solo practitioners or firms with ten or fewer attorneys.)

1. Services - Lexis has two services. One is the State Flat Rate Library and the other is the Basic State Library, which is designed for solo practitioners.
2. State Flat Rate Library - Materials in this Library include case law, statutes/legislation, administrative files, secondary materials and public records for your state. Subscribers to this service have unlimited use for $950-$110 per month for one attorney, with increases for each additional user. Federal circuit opinions are available for each state. You can also combine multiple states and specialties. You can access any case, statute or law review outside your flat rate library at no extra charge by typing the documents cite. Premium materials, such as Shepards Citations, Auto-Cite, public records, news or financial information may be obtained on a per transaction basis.
3. Reviews of Lexis-Nexis Exchange

"Lexis-Nexis Unveils Its Web Research Service," legal.online Vol. 4/No. 2, February 1998

**legal.online was the first newsletter to cover the Internet for lawyers and legal professionals. Subscribers receive twelve print issues a year plus password access to a fully searchable database of all past issues. If you are not a subscriber, you may have one day of unlimited searching of the legal.online current issues and archives for $15.00.

(http://www.legalonline.com/)

XII. NEWS WEB SITES

1. Education Week on the Web

(http://www.edweek.org/)

This web site includes full text stories, features and commentaries on a variety of education issues from both Education Week and Teacher Magazine. It also includes an internal search engine, an archive section, job listings and special reports.

2. Chronicle of Higher Education

(http://www.chronicle.com/)

A subscription is required for anything more than short summaries of its articles. The site includes wide-ranging topics related to education, as well as a searchable database of jobs open in institutions of higher education throughout the country.

3. Education Administration Online

(http://www.lrp.com/ed/)

A subscription is required. This site is useful for researching issues in education law and keeping up to date on the latest laws and news from Washington, D.C.

XIII. EDUCATIONAL ASSOCIATIONS AND ORGANIZATIONS

1. Academe This Week (The Chronicle of Higher Education)

(http://chronicle.merit.edu/)

Beginning every Tuesday at 12 noon, Eastern time, you can call up a guide to the

contents of that weeks issue of The Chronicle of Higher Education. Plus, you can get all

of the "Positions Available" job advertisements from that weeks issue. A calendar of events and a list of important deadlines serve as useful reminders. A separate list spotlights events in Congress.

2. Achieve, Inc.

(http://www.achieve.org/achieve/achievestart.nsf?opendatabase)

This is a nonprofit organization dedicated to accelerating the pace of improving student performance. Achieve encourages and supports innovative, research-driven education reform. This site contains a searchable database of the academic standards from most states, sample assessment questions, student work and lesson plans that are linked to the state standards, and an annual report that documents the progress that the states have made in setting standards, developing rigorous assessments, and implementing fair and effective accountability systems.

3. American Educational Research Association (AERA)

(http://www.aera.net/)

AERA is concerned with improving the educational process by encouraging scholarly inquiry related to education and by promoting the dissemination and practical application of research results.

4. American Association of School Administrators

(http://www.aasa.org/)

This association is a professional organization for school administrators. Included are discussions of current legislative activity concerning education, articles and reports on education issues, a marketplace for educational vendors and supplies and employment listings for administrators.

5. American Federation of Teachers

(http://www.aft.org/)

AFT is a 900,000-member union of public and professional employees, including public and private school teachers, paraprofessionals and school-related personnel, higher education faculty and professionals, employees of state and local governments, nurses and health professionals.

6. American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE)

(http://www.asee.org/)

This is a nonprofit organization of individuals, institutions, and companies dedicated to improving all aspects of engineering education.

7. Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD)

(http://www.ascd.org/)

This is an international, nonprofit, nonpartisan education association committed to the mission of forging covenants in teaching and learning for the success of all learners. Founded in 1943, ASCD provides professional development in curriculum and supervision; encourages research, evaluation, and theory development; and disseminates information on education issues ranging from inclusion to parent involvement, learning styles to school leadership.

8. The College Board

(http://www.collegeboard.org/)

The College Board is an association of schools, colleges, universities, and other educational organizations in the U.S. and abroad. The organization facilitates access to higher education and promotes high academic standards through programs and services in college admissions, guidance, financial aid, assessment, and teaching and learning. It also conducts professional development programs, forums and conferences, policy analysis, and public outreach. As an authority on access to higher education, the College Board is a leading source of information on trends and innovation affecting students, parents, schools, and colleges.

9. Consortium for School Networking (COSN)

(http://cosn.org/)

This is a nonprofit organization which promotes the use of telecommunications in K-12 education to improve learning. Members are represented by state and local education agencies, nonprofits, companies and individuals.

10. Council of Chief State School Officers

(http://www.ccsso.org/)

This is a nationwide, nonprofit organization of public officials who lead departments responsible for education. This site contains various organization policy statements and position papers as well as transcripts of testimony by CCSSO officials before Congress.

11. Council of the Great City Schools

(http://www.cgcs.org/)

This is an organization of the largest urban public school systems, advocating K-12 education in inner-city schools and governed by superintendents and board of education members from 50 cities across the country. The site contains articles from various resources such as USA Today and the Urban Educator. It also contains information about the Councils initiatives and partnerships with various programs such as EDSITEment, a web site of humanities resources for teachers developed in collaboration with the National Endowment for the Humanities and MCI WorldCom. The Council also offers management services to the Councils members, such as Management Resource Library, a database of documents most commonly requested by Great City School members.

12. Education Commission of the States (ECS)

(http://www.ecs.org/ecs/ecsweb.nsf/)

This is a national nonprofit organization that helps state leaders improve education for all young people. The ECS online service offers information about whats going on throughout the country on a host of current hot issues in education, such as school-to-work policies and programs, various efforts to improve student achievement, school governance, charter schools, school finance, and a number of other topics related to the cost and quality of higher education.

13. Education Law Association

(http://www.educationlaw.org/)

This is a nonprofit, nonadvocacy organization open to those who are interested in education law. Members include professors, teachers, administrators, attorneys in private practice, law firms, government agencies, associations and universities. It provides unbiased information about current legal issues affecting education in schools, colleges and universities, and has been doing so since it was founded at the time of the Brown v. Board of Education decision in 1954. Also included in this site are links to online versions of ELA Notes and The School Law Reporter. Online issues are accessible to members only.

14. Education Policy Analysis Archives

(http://olam.ed.asu.edu/epaa/)

This is a peer-reviewed journal of education policy topics published by the College of Education at Arizona State University. Included are abstracts and full text of articles published in EPAA and how to participate.

15. Education Week on the Web

(http://www.edweek.org/)

This is the place on the World Wide Web for people interested in education reform, schools, and the policies that guide them.

16. EDUCAUSE

(http://www.educause.edu/)

EDUCAUSE serves the leaders who manage information technology in higher education. For 30 years, EDUCAUSE has been leading the nations educational community in integrating information technology into classrooms, curricula and research.

17. International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE)

(http://www.lib.ouhk.edu.hk/online/english/all/res23901.htm)

This is a nonprofit professional organization dedicated to the improvement of education through computer-based technology.

18. National Association of College and University Attorneys

(http://www.nacua.org/)

This associations purpose is to enhance legal assistance to colleges and universities by educating attorneys and administrators to the nature of campus legal issues. Links provide information about the association, its publications and new developments on education issues.

19. National Association of Elementary School Principals (NAESP)

(http://www.naesp.org/)

The association offers professional development training programs, regional and national conferences, and a broad range of regular periodicals, including the award-winning PRINCIPAL magazine, with reports on the latest research along with practical advice from administrators. NAESP also offers comprehensive legal assistance, salary and contract review, and services for students, including the American Student Council Association.

20. National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP)

(http://www.nassp.org/)

The NASSP serves all leaders in middle school and high school education. This site contains education news and information for parents, principals and aspiring principals, and also serves as the web site for NASSP supported student activities, including the National Honor Society.

21. National Association of State Boards of Education (NASBE)

(http://www.nasbe.org/)

This is a nonprofit, private association that represents state and territorial boards of education. NASBE sponsors training and technical assistance to members of the larger education community and also offers publications directed at the needs of its members. It also provides information on legislative updates, organizational activity, and a calendar of training events.

22. National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges (NASULGC)

(http://www.nasulgc.org/)

This is a voluntary, nonprofit association of public universities, land-grant institutions and many state university systems. The NASULGC has member campuses in all 50 states and the U.S. territories.

22. National Center on Education and the Economy (NCEE)

(http://www.ncee.org/)

The NCEE is organized to provide tools, professional development programs, technical assistance services, and other resources to support standards-based reform. The NCEE web site includes information about New Standards: Performance Standards and Assessments for the Schools.

23. National Council for Private School Accreditation (NCPSA)

(http://www.ncpsa.org/)

This Council was established in 1993 to support the development of a national entity that would serve as an accrediting association of private school accrediting agencies.

24. National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS)

(http://www.ncss.org/)

NCSS is devoted solely to social studies education and engages and supports educators in strengthening and advocating social studies. With members in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and 69 foreign countries, NCSS serves as an umbrella organization for elementary, secondary, and college teachers of history, geography, economics, political science, sociology, psychology, anthropology, and law-related education.

25. National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM)

(http://www.nctm.org/)

This is a nonprofit, nonpartisan education association with more than 110,000 members and 260 affiliated groups located throughout the United States and Canada. Founded in 1920, NCTM is dedicated to improving mathematics teaching and learning, kindergarten through high school. NCTMs Curriculum and Evaluation Standards for School Mathematics (1989), Professional Standards for Teaching Mathematics (1991), and Assessment Standards for School Mathematics (1995) make recommendations about what mathematics students should learn, what teachers themselves should accomplish as professionals in the classroom, and what criteria should be used to evaluate student performance and the effectiveness of mathematics programs. The NCTM Standards encourage rich mathematical opportunities for all children in all mathematics classrooms.

26. National Education Association (NEA)

(http://www.nea.org/)

This site offers parents and teachers, citizens and students a handy starting point for Web exploration, offering late-breaking education highlights and news from national, state, and local levels.

27. National School Board Association Council of School Attorneys (http://www.nsba.org/cosa/index.html)

This organizations purpose is to provide information and practical assistance to attorneys who represent public school districts. This site offers continuing legal education, specialized publications and a forum for exchange of information. It also contains current news on education related issues through its online articles on the Supreme Court and the lower federal and state courts. A searchable index of COSA publications is also online.

28. National Parent Teachers Association (PTA)

(http://www.pta.org/index.stm)

Celebrating its 100^th Anniversary in 1996, this site helps them promote their mission of:

• to support and speak on behalf of children and youth in the schools, in the community and before governmental bodies and other organizations that make decisions affecting children;
• to assist parents in developing the skills they need to raise and protect their children;
• to encourage parent and public involvement in the public schools.

24. National School Boards Association (NSBA)

(http://www.nsba.org/)

NSBA is committed to ensuring that the voices of local school boards are heard in every public policy forum in which education decisions are made or influenced. It provides school board members the necessary skills and tools they need through training programs and publications. Pending seminars and conferences sponsored by the NSBA are also part of this site. Also included is an extensive list of education links.

25. National Science Teachers Association (NSTA)

(http://www.nsta.org/)

This Association is committed to the improvement of science education at all levels - preschool through college. To address subjects of critical interest to science educators, the Association publishes five journals, a newspaper, and a number of special publications. NSTA provides many programs and services for science educators, including awards and scholarships, teacher training workshops, educational tours, and an employment registry. NSTA offers professional certification for science teachers in eight teaching level and discipline area categories.

26. Web66: A K-12 WWW Project

(http://web66.coled.umn.edu/)

The developers of this project see the World Wide Web as a catalyst that will integrate the Internet into K-12 school curriculums. The University of Minnesota is beginning project Web66 to facilitate the introduction of this technology into K-12 schools. The goals of this project are:

1. To help K-12 educators learn how to set up their own Internet servers.
2. To link K-12 WWW servers and the educators and students at those schools.
3. To help K-12 educators find and use K-12 appropriate resources on the WWW.

XIV. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES

1. U.S. Federal Government Agencies Directory

(http://www.lib.lsu.edu/gov/fedgov.html)

This site (by Louisiana State University) includes not only all government links to education related offices, but every government agency in the country, including all offices under the Executive Branch, Judicial Branch and Legislative Branch.

XV. MISCELLANEOUS SITES

1. National Center for Education Statistics

(http://nces.ed.gov/)

This web site includes a myriad of education statistics.

2. Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) (http://www.ed.gov/offices/OSERS/OSEP/index.html)

This web site focuses on public education of children with disabilities. It includes text of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act Amendments of 1997 and related Federal Register notices, letters, speeches, articles and more.

3. Office of Educational Research and Improvement

(http://www.ed.gov/offices/OERI/)

This web site provides educational research information and statistics. It includes links to the following related web sites: National Center for Education Statistics, National Institute on Early Childhood Development and Education, National Institute on the Education of At-Risk Students, National Institute on Educational Governance, Finance, Policymaking and Management, National Institute on Postsecondary Education, Libraries and Lifelong Learning, National Institute on Student Achievement, Curriculum and Assessment, National Library of Education, Office of Reform Assistance and Dissemination.

4. Education Policy Analysis Archives

(http://olam.ed.asu.edu/epaa/)

A peer reviewed journal published at Arizona State University, this site contains the full text of articles published in issues going back to volume 1 (1993), as well as browseable abstracts.

5. ERIC

(http://ericir.syr.edu/)

This database is the largest source of education information. ERIC is supported by the National Library of Education, part of the U.S. Department of Educations Office of Educational Research and Improvement. It contains more than 850,000 abstracts of documents and journal articles on education research and practice.

6. Special Education Resources on the Internet

(http://www.hood.edu.seri/)

This site is devoted to making online special education resources more easily and readily available, offering an array of resource links.

7. U.S. Access Board

(http://www.access-board.gov/)

This independent federal agency is also known as the Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board. The Board is the federal agency which develops minimum guidelines and requirements for standards issued under the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) and the Architectural Barriers Act (ABA). It also develops accessibility guidelines for telecommunications equipment and customer premises equipment under the Telecommunications Act, provides technical assistance on those guidelines, and enforces the Architectural Barriers Act. Their bimonthly newsletter can be accessed at this site and you can also find out about the agencys activities, government guidelines and standards generated by the Board, statutes governing the Board, and more.

8. American Bar Associations LawLink

(http://www.abanet.org/lawlink/home.html)

Hosted by the ABA, this web page is really a research starting point. You can start your

research with links in the following categories: federal government, legislative, executive, judiciary, legal associations, state and local sites, ABA approved law schools, and much more. A regular feature of this site is "Site-tation", which showcases a particularly good law related web site.

9. GPO Access - Code of Federal Regulations

(http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/cfr-table-search.html)

This site contains a searchable version of the Code of Federal Regulations. Each of the

50 titles of the CFR is revised once each calendar year and the online CFR is updated concurrently with release of the paper editions. When revised CFR volumes are added, the prior editions will remain on GPO Access as a historical set. Documents may be retrieved in ASCII "TEXT" format (full text, graphics omitted), Adobe Portable Document Format ("PDF") (full text with graphics), and "SUMMARY" format (abbreviated text).

10. International Municipal Lawyers Association

(http://imla.org/)

Part of this site is restricted to members only. This site includes a collection of links to other sites, which is not restricted to members only.