Dr.
Mead's Legal Research Links
Consortium
for Appropriate Dispute Resolution in Special Education (CADRE)
The National Center on Dispute Resolution, encourages the use
of mediation and other collaborative strategies to resolve disagreements
about special education and early intervention programs. This website
makes available a number of resources for this purpose.
COPAA
An independent, nonprofit, tax-exempt organization of attorneys, advocates
and parents established to improve the quality and quantity of legal assistance
for parents of children with disabilities.
Department
of Public Instruction
Here's the direct link to DPI. There is a lot available. Updates about
special education matters, copies of due process decisions, and lots of
information about the Milwaukee Parental Choice Program -- and that's
just a
sampling.
Dumb
Laws
Just for giggles. This site has compiled dumb laws from various states.
More proof that truth is stranger than fiction.
Education
Law Association
This organization is comprised of professors, administrators, and attorneys
interested in education law at both the K-12 and higher ed. levels. I
am a member and can tell you that it's a wonderful organization. It also
has many top quality publications that are very useful for practicing
administrators. Join and you'll get a monthly update on cases dealing
with school law.
Federal
Judicial Center
A site with links to all sorts of things related to the law and legal
research.
Find
Law
This is one of the most comprehensive sites with lots of links and search
engines to help you find various legal info. You can link to various courts
from which you can access decisions (the U.S. Supreme Court and the Federal
Circuit Courts of Appeals). You can download case opinions through each
of the various sites. You can even link to law journals on the web. Maybe
you can find something to critique - hint, hint.
Freedom
Forum
Run by the Gannett Foundation, this site include reports on issues relating
mostly to school and religion but some other topics are covered.
Law
Dictionary
A copy of The Real Life Dictionary of the Law on line.
Law
Library of Congress
This site is part of the Library of Congress. It has links to sites that
relate to educational law.
Law
Library Resources
Annotated list of all law-related databases available at the UW Madison
and Law Libraries.
Legal
Citation
Is a basic introduction to Legal Citation.
Legal
Engine
Has links to other legal Internet search engines.
Meta
Index
Still another site with links to all sorts of things. Also has links to
legislation and regulations.
National
School Boards Association
The home page of the The National School Boards Association (NSBA). Through
its "advocacy" section it provides information on bills pending
in Congress, summaries of any new laws and their implications for schools.
It also has links to the Council of School Attorneys (COSA) and their
publications.
Oyez,
Oyez
You can listen to recordings of oral arguments before the U.S. Supreme
Court of various historical cases - even some that are on your reading
list.
PACER
Center Parent Advocacy Coalition for Educational Rights
The mission of PACER Center is to expand opportunities and enhance
the quality of life of children and young adults with disabilities and their
families, based on the concept of parents helping parents.
Public
Records Search
This site has links to search public records from the federal government,
all states, and even Canada.
Rethinking
Schools
This site is run by a group that is for reform in K-12 education.
They have a link to a public section called "Selling Out Our Schools,"
containing a discussion of school vouchers.
State
of Wisconsin
Our very own state home page. It has links to all kinds of state info,
including Wisconsin State Statutes (chapters 115-121 deal with schools).
United
States Department of Education
DOE's home page has links to all kinds of useful sites including offices
within DOE (e.g. Office for Special Education and Rehabilitative Services
(ASSURES), Office for Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE), Office
for Vocational and Adult Education (OVAE) and Office for Civil Rights
(OCR)). You can access publications lists, check on new government initiatives
and get copies of new bills and statutes.
UW
Madison and Law Libraries.
Annotated list of all law-related databases available at the UW Madison
and Law Libraries. Including some online legal resources.
Wisconsin
Administrative Code
This site is designed to give you an unofficial copy of the administrative
code for the state of Wisconsin.
Wisconsin
Administrative Code for Public Instruction
Here is the location of the administrative code for education in the state
of Wisconsin.
Wisconsin
Bar Association
Like the next site listed, this is a site where you can download Wisconsin
case law (actually it also has links to federal sites, too). It is a bit
more cumbersome since it doesn't have a search engine. On the other hand,
you can get the cases in WordPerfect format which may be easier for you
to download and print.
Wisconsin's
Court System
Here's the direct link to Wisconsin case law on-line. You can get opinions
from the Wisconsin Supreme Court and the Court of Appeals through this
site.
Wisconsin
Statutes and Annotations
This site has the current statutes and past versions of the Wisconsin
statutes.
US
Constitution
http://www.archives.gov/exhibit_hall/charters_of_freedom/constitution/constitution.html
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