For the whole chapter:

Education Law Association
This is a professional organization for "anyone interested in education law."

Educational Leadership
The December 2001/January 2002 issue of the journal Educational Leadership has the theme "Understanding the Law," and includes articles on key Supreme Court decisions, desegregation, copyright, students' rights, and more.

Emory University School of Law
The web site for this law school can help you find information on many of the topics in this chapter, particularly major Supreme Court and federal court decisions.

FedLaw
This U.S. government web site can link you to the original text of many laws related to education.

FindLaw
This site contains general legal guides on a variety of subjects including education, and it allows you to search for specific laws at a state and federal levels.

NOLO Encyclopedia
This service from the NOLO legal site offers plain English articles about a variety of legal topics, including some relevant to topics in this chapter.

People for the American Way
This activist organization monitors a variety of legal issues that affect schools, including freedom of expression and religion and the schools.

Thomas
Thomas is the U.S. government's web site for legislative information. If you want to know about laws Congress is working on, this is your source.



The Court System

LII Collection: Historic Supreme Court Decisions
This list provides case information and texts of opinions on key decisions made by the Supreme Court since 1793.

Oyez
The Oyez Project, from Northwestern University, is a multimedia database of the Supreme Court.



Teachers' Rights and Responsibilities

Copyright Site
This site tells you all you ever wanted to know about copyright laws. You can find out if you're infringing them by taking "the fair use test."

Pickering v. Board of Education of Township High School District 205, Will County
Full text of the Supreme Court's judgment in the 1968 Pickering free speech case mentioned in your textbook.



Students' Rights and Responsibilities

American Civil Liberties Union
The Students' Rights section of the ACLU web site describes current controversies in which that organization is involved.

Center for Civic Education
This organization promotes civic and citizenship education, law education, and international exchange. The web site includes a Teacher Resource section.

Center for Law and Education
This organization supports students' rights. It has several areas of particular focus, including Title 1 and school reform, high school restructuring, educational rights of students with disabilities, and community involvement.

Home Schooling
The weekly publication Education Week has created this "hot topic" summary of information and resources on the growing trend of home schooling

Safe and Drug-Free Schools Program
This U.S. Department of Education program funds safety programs and provides research on school safety issues.



Religion and the Schools

American Civil Liberties Union
The American Civil Liberties Union is involved in many controversies concerning religion and the schools. You can find out more by visiting the "Students' Rights" or "Religious Liberty" sections of their web site.

First Amendment Cyber Tribune (FACT)
An overall view of religious liberty as defined by Supreme Court cases.