MTL 542

School Law for Leadership

In this course teachers will be introduced to the laws and legal implications of court decisions affecting schools and professional educators. Teachers will analyze and discuss constitutional law, case law, and legal issues affecting educational policy and practice by considering seven general areas: (a) the legal structure of education, (b) student and parent rights regarding schooling, (c) teacher rights and responsibilities, (d) school finance, (e) certifications and employment; (f) tort liability, and (g) race-state-education relationships of schools and personnel.
 
  
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Articles and Databases

* Academic Search Complete ~ for a list of journals in the field of education you can search this list by subject in the database.

* ERIC via EBSCO is a key source for education information. Allows users to access articles from scholarly as well as professional periodicals, in addition to ERIC documents. Many articles are available in full-text, and there are links to full-text ERIC documents available.

* Lexis-Nexis Academic Provides full text access to over 5,600 news, business, legal, medical and reference sources, including wire services, case law, broadcast transcripts and SEC filings.

To search School Law Bulletin in Lexis-Nexis:

Step One, Select the News Category Legal News

Step Two, Select a News Source Legal News

Step Three, Select the search terms or subjects you are looking for.

Step Four, Narrow to a specific date range.

Step Five, Search this Publication Title "School Law Bulletin"

 

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Books (Illinet Online)

I-Share
The "card catalog" of the A.C. Buehler Library. Use this resource to find books, journal titles, movies, and music owned by Elmhurst College, and information about items located in 71 academic and research libraries in Illinois.

Selected Reference Resources available on the main floor of the library.

Education Law R347.3047 I32e
The Encyclopedia of Education R370.3 E56d multiple volumes
Gale Encyclopedia of Everyday Law R 349.73G151 multiple volumes
Great American Court Cases  R349.73 G786 v.1 multiple volumes
The Guide to American Law R348.736 G936 multiple volumes
Landmark Decisions of the United States Supreme Court R347. 7326F499L
Illustrated Great Decisions of the Spreme Court R347.7326M457i
West's Encyclopedia of American Law R348.7303 W516 1998 multiple volumes
The Americans with Disabilities Act  R346.73013 A512 v.1
Regulations, Litigation and Dispute Resolution Under the Americans with Disabilities Act R346.730159 P264r 1996
Mastering Diversity R346.730159 W225m
The School Code of Illinois R344.77307 I29s

Selected Circulating Books from our collection

The Civil Rights of Teachers 344.73078 F529c
The Rights of Teachers 344.73078R896r 1983
Special Education Law 344.73079l G618s
Surviving As A Teacher:The Legal Dimension 344.73078 H333s
Teachers and the Law 344.73078 F529t 1987
Sexual Harrassment in American Secondary Schools 344.730798 L427s
The Internet and the First Amendment:Schools and Sexually Explicit Expression 344.730793 C357i
Free Appropriate Public Education:The Law and Children with Disabilities 344.730791 T942f 1996
Religion, Education and the Supreme Court R344.730796 W295r

What if IShare doesn't have the book I need?

WorldCat A combined catalog of more than 57,000,000 records worldwide. It is a global catalog. WorldCat is the world's largest network of library content and services.

Request a Book using this online form.

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Internet Sources

Supreme Court of the United States

Landmark.org ~ Landmark Supreme Court Cases

Famous Constitution Cases ~ Selected Links

FindLaw.com

The Legal Information Institute~Cornell Law School

Selected Constitutional Law Decisions

Historics Supreme Decisions by Party Name

Decisions from 1990 to the present

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Writing Tools

Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 5th ed. (R808.06615 P976 2001)

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This page was created August 16th, 2007 by Donna Goodwyn, Associate Librarian, Head of Reference, Elmhurst College Library.
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