LibGuides: EDU 8302: Principles of Educational Research: Education Policy

Resources for Education Policy Research

ERIC
A unique database of educational materials from two sources:
(1) Current Index of Journals in Education and (2) Resources in Education (RIE) Index. The RIE contains materials not available anywhere else.
Legal Collection
This database contains full text for nearly 250 of the world's most respected scholarly law journals. The Legal Collection is an authoritative source of information on current issues, studies, thoughts, and trends in the legal world.
Nexis Uni
Nexis Uni features the following: 1. Thousands of news sources from all over the world. 2. Legal court cases and law reviews 3. Company dossiers and information. Replaces LexisNexis Academic.
SocINDEX with Full Text
Contains articles from journals and magazines, plus books and conference papers on all aspects of sociology. The full text in the title means that for some the resources, the entire resource in available in the database.

Nexis Uni
Nexis Uni features the following: 1. Thousands of news sources from all over the world. 2. Legal court cases and law reviews 3. Company dossiers and information. Replaces LexisNexis Academic.
Google Scholar

Select "case law" under the search box and then narrow to specific jurisdictions, if needed.

FindLaw | Education Law
FindLaw.com is the most popular site for free legal information on the Internet with more than eight million visitors each month and the largest online lawyer directory available. The section linked to here is a very through guide to education law.
Court Listener
CourtListener is a free legal research website and data provider operated by the non-profit Free Law Project that offers a massive, publicly accessible collection of court opinions, federal court filings, oral argument recordings, and detailed judicial information.

Texas Education Agency

TEA: Laws & Rules
Texas education policy and code
TEA Commissioner Hearing & Appeals Decisions Database
Full case files available. Search by Docket Number, Petitioner/Respondent name, end year or keyword.
State Board of Education
Archived meeting minutes and webcasts (back to 2013).
Archived TEA websites
The Wayback Machine captured copies of the TEA website over time. On some captures, you can browse to policy/legislation pages and view old documents.

Texas Legislature

Texas Legislature Online
Track bills and legislation
Legislative Archive System
Archive of Texas Legislature, maintained by the Texas Legislative Reference Library

Texas Higher Education

THECB Reports Center
Research, policy and data related to higher education in Texas

U.S. Department of Education

U.S. Department of Ed: Laws & Guidance
Text of major U.S. education laws and policies.
Archived DoE websites
The Wayback Machine captured copies of the Department of Education website over time. On some dates, you can browse for policy/legislation pages and view old documents.

U.S. Congress

U.S. Code - Title 20: Education
Education code of the United States, hosted by Cornell Legal Information Institute.

Publications from university-based, education policy research centers

Texas Center for Education Policy
University of Texas at Austin
Center for Education Policy Analysis
Stanford University
Center for Education Policy Research
Harvard University
National Education Policy Center
University of Colorado
Consortium for Policy Research in Education
Community of researchers from renowned research institutions and organizations.