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Reference Resources

Country / Regional Resources

Distance Education

• Distance Education Information, Council of Atlantic University Librarians
• Distance Education, WWW-Virtual Library
• International Centre for Distance Learning
• Enhancing Stability and Professional Development Using Distance Learning, Henry A. Leonard, et al., MR-1317-A, Rand, 2001
• The E-learning E-volution in Colleges and Universities: A Pan-Canadian Challenge, The Advisory Committee for Online Learning, February 2001

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Education Law

Country / Region

Canada

• Chapter E-1.12: Education Act, New Brunswick Acts and Regulations
• Chapter E-1.12: Education Act Regulations, New Brunswick Acts and Regulations
• Chapter S-12.2: Schools Act, Newfoundland
• Education Act, Nova Scotia
• Education Act Regulations, Nova Scotia
• Education Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. E-2, Ontario
• Education Act Regulations, Ontario
• School Act, Prince Edward Island

United States

• Family Policy Compliance Office, US Department of Education
• Education and Student's Rights, ACLU
• School Law Archive, American School Board Journal
• Charter School Law
• Title 20: Education, US Code
• Title 34: Education, Code of Federal Regulations
• Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, US
• Protection of Pupil Right Amendment, US
• California Education Law Report
• Chapter 105: Schools, Illinois Compiled Statutes
• Chapter 110: Higher Education, Illinois Compiled Statutes
• State Board of Education Policy Manual, Mississippi
• Cyber School Act, House Bill No. 1733 Session of 2001, Pennsylvania
• Falvo v. Owasso Independent School Dist. No. 1-011, 233 F.3d 1203 (10th Cir. 2000), via FindLaw
• Mitchell v Helms (98-1648), 151 F.3d 347, reversed, via Cornell
• Santa Fe Independent School District v Doe (99-62), 168 F.3d 806, affirmed, via Cornell

Intellectual Property Issues

• See also: Copyright Overview
• See also: University Teaching Resources; Policy, Law and Ethics
• Items with the Subject of Intellectual Property, Information Resources Library, Educause
• Decisions: Educational Rights, Copyright Board of Canada
• Technology, Education, and Copyright Harmonization Act of 2001, TEACH Act, (Engrossed as Agreed to or Passed by Senate) S 487 ES, 107th Congress, 1st Session, S. 487, signed into law on Nov. 2, 2002
• Copyright Management Center, IUPUI
• Office of the General Counsel, University of Texas System
• Educom Code: Software and Intellectual Rights
• Report on Copyright and Digital Distance Education, Copyright Office, Library of Congress
• Who Owns Online Courses and Course Materials? Intellectual Property Policies for a New Learning Environment, Carol A. Twigg, NCAT
• Legal Issues in Online Education, Jonathan R. Alger, Educause, 17 April 2002
• Impediments To Adoption Of Web-Based Course Delivery Among University Faculty, David L. Passmore, ALN Magazine, vol 4, issue 2, December 2000
• Intellectual Property Rights in Industry-Sponsored University Research: A Guide to Alternatives for Research Agreements, Government-University-Industry Research Roundtable, Industrial Research Institute, 1993
• Intellectual Property Issues in Software, Steering Committee for Intellectual Property Issues in Software, National Research Council, 1991

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Higher Education

• See also: University Teaching Resources
• A Report on Public Expectations of Secondary Education in Canada, Council of Ministers of Education of Canada
• Higher Education Research Institute
• A Classification of Institutions of Higher Education, Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching
• Affirmative Action in Higher Education: A Dilemma of Conflicting Principles, John H. Bunzel, Hoover Essay in Public Policy, Hoover Institution
• Higher Education in Nordic Countries

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K - 12

Collective Resources

• School Choice, Heritage Foundation
• Schools on the Web, TENET

Charter Schools

• US Charter Schools
• Charter Schools Today: Changing Face of American Education, Center for Education Reform
• Challenge and Opportunity: The Impact of Charter Schools on School Districts, a Report of the National Study of Charter Schools, OERI, US Department of Education, June 2001
• A Study of Charter School Accountability, National Charter School Accountability Study, OERI, US Department of Education, June 2001
• Venturesome Capital: State Charter School Financing Systems, National Charter School Finance Study, OERI, US Department of Education, December 2000
• The State of Charter Schools 2000, National Study of Charter Schools, 4th Annual Report, OERI, US Department of Education
• The Charter School Roadmap, Education Commission of the States, National Conference of State Legislatures, September 1998

Curricular Resources

Evaluation and Testing

• Cresst, National Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards, and Student Testing
• ERIC Clearinghouse on Assessment and Evaluation
• National Assessment Governing Board
• Assessment and Accountability, Rand
• NAEP Reporting Practices: Investigating District-Level and Market-Basket Reporting, Pasquale J. DeVito and Judith A. Koenig, ed., Committee on NAEP Reporting Practices, Board on Testing and Assessment, National Research Council, 2001
• Classroom Assessment and the National Science Education Standards: A Guide for Teaching and Learning, J. Myron Atkin, Paul Black, Janet Coffey, eds., Committee on Classroom Assessment and the National Science Education Standards, Center for Education, National Research Council, 2001
• Knowing What Students Know: The Science and Design of Educational Assessment, Committee on the Foundations of Assessment, James Pellegrino, Naomi Chudowsky, and Robert Glaser, eds., Center for Education, National Research Council, 2001
• Using Web-Based Testing for Large-Scale Assessment, Laura Hamilton, Stephen P. Klein, William Lorie, IP-196, Rand, 2000
• Tests and Teaching Quality: Interim Report, Committee on Assessment and Teacher Quality, National Research Council, 2000
• Embedding Questions: The Pursuit of a Common Measure in Uncommon Tests, Daniel M. Koretz, Meryl W. Bertenthal, and Bert F. Green, eds., Committee on Embedding Common Test Items in State and District Assessments, National Research Council, 1999
• Uncommon Measures: Equivalence and Linkage Among Educational Tests, Michael J. Feuer, et al., eds., Committee on Equivalency and Linkage of Educational Tests, National Research Council, 1998
• Grading the Nation's Report Card: Evaluating NAEP and Transforming the Assessment of Educational Progress, James W. Pellegrino, Lee R. Jones, and Karen J. Mitchell, eds., Committee on the Evaluation of National and State Assessments of Educational Progress, National Research Council, 1998
• Taking Stock: What Have We Learned About Making Education Standards Internationally Competitive? Summary of a Workshop, Alexandra Beatty, ed., National Research Council, 1997

Science and Math Education

• PhysicsWeb
• Environmental Education on the Internet, National Consortium for Environmental Education and Training
• Learning and Understanding: Improving Advanced Study of Mathematics and Science in U.S. High Schools, Committee on Programs for Advanced Study of Mathematics and Science in American High Schools, National Research Council, 2002
• Helping Children Learn Mathematics, Jeremy Kilpatrick and Jane Swafford, Editors, Mathematics Learning Study Committee, National Research Council, 2002
• Electronic Journal of Science Education, 1996 forward, full-text
• Hands-on Science and Student Achievement, Allen Ruby, RGSD-159, Rand, 2001
• Adding It Up: Helping Children Learn Mathematics, Jeremy Kilpatrick, Jane Swafford, Bradford Findell, eds., Mathematics Learning Study Committee, Center for Education, 2001
• Before It's Too Late: A Report to the Nation from The National Commission on Mathematics and Science Teaching for the 21st Century, Glenn Commission, 2000
• Principles and Standards for School Mathematics, electronic edition, National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, 2000
• Educating Teachers of Science, Mathematics, and Technology: New Practices for the New Millennium, Committee on Science and Mathematics Teacher Preparation, National Research Council, 2000
• Transforming Undergraduate Education in Science, Mathematics, Engineering, and Technology, Committee on Undergraduate Science Education, National Research Council, 1999
• An Action Strategy for Improving Achievement in Mathematics and Science, US Department of Education-National Science Foundation joint working group on mathematics and science education, February 1998

Special Needs, Gifted, and Minority Children

• Minority Students in Special and Gifted Education, M. Suzanne Donovan and Christoper T. Cross, Editors, Committee on Minority Representation in Special Education, National Research Council, 2002
• Educating Children with Autism, Committee on Educational Inverventions for Children with Autism, National Research Council, 2001

Teacher Qualifications, Training and Professional Development

• Studying Classroom Teaching as a Medium for Professional Development: Proceedings of a U.S.- Japan Workshop, Hyman Bass, Zalman Usiskin, and Gail Burrill, Editors , U.S. National Commission on Mathematics Instruction, Board on International Scientific Organizations, Policy and Global Affairs Division, National Research Council, 2002
• Testing Teacher Candidates: The Role of Licensure Tests in Improving Teacher Quality, Karen J. Mitchell, et al., Editors, Committee on Assessment and Teacher Quality, Center for Education, Board on Testing and Assessment, National Research Council, 2001

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Language Education

Bilingual Education

• National Clearinghouse for English Language Acquisition, US
• Model Strategies in Bilingual Education: Professional Development, Office of Bilingual Education and Minority Language Affairs, U.S. Department of Education, 1995
• Bilingual Education: A Critique, by Peter Duignan, Hoover Essay, Hoover Institution
• Assessing Evaluation Studies: The Case of Bilingual Education Strategies, Michael M. Meyer and Stephen E. Fienberg, eds., Panel to Review Evaluation Studies of Bilingual Education, Committee on National Statistics, National Research Council, 1992

English as a Second Language

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Statistical Resources

Vocational Education

• Vocational Education and Training Database, NCVER, Australia
• Journal of Vocational and Technical Education, 1994-1999, full-text
• Journal of Career and Technical Education, 2000 forward, full-text [formerly Journal of Vocational and Technical Education]

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