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American Educational Research Journal
Educational Researcher
Review of Educational Research
Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis
Review of Research in Education
AERA Open

National Resources

EdWeek
National weekly news periodical
Beyond Education Outcomes
National interactive data tool on equity of human resources – by state you can search on the gaps between different student subgroups and then you can click on a link for a list of the 10 largest districts in that state.
Directions on how to use "Beyond Education Outcomes"
Twitter thread & video describing how to use the database
National Network of Research-Practice Partnerships (NNERPP)
"Reasearch Roundup," research partnerships in your regions, and examples of the topics under study
CPRE (Consortium for Policy Research) Knowledge Hub
CPRE Research Minutes podcast
Mathematica’s On the Evidence podcast
Larry Cuban’s blog
Long-time education historian and retired Stanford professor writes blog
Have You Heard podcast
Annenberg Institute at Brown U - Ed Working Paper Series

Private/Catholic National Resources/Advocacy

State Resources or Other

EdSource
News related to CA education
PACE – Policy Analysis for California Education
Research briefs
Getting Down to Facts
Compilation of research on CA ed

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Advocacy Leadership by Gary L. Anderson
Call Number: eBook
Publication Date: 2009
American Public School Law by Kern Alexander; M. David Alexander; Klinton Alexander
Call Number: Main Stacks KF4119 .A758 2019
Publication Date: 2018
Best Interests of the Student by Jacqueline A. Stefkovich
Call Number: eBook
Publication Date: 2021
California School Law by Frank Kemerer; Peter Sansom
Call Number: eBook
Publication Date: 2013
Courts and Kids: pursuing educational equity through the state courts by Michael A. Rebell
Call Number: Request from Basement LC213.2 .R427 2009
Publication Date: 2009
Encyclopedia of Education Law by Charles J. Russo (Editor)
Call Number: eBook
Publication Date: 2008
Ethics & the law : a teacher's guide to decision making by Shaughnessy, Mary Angela
Call Number: MAIN STACKS LB1779 .S42 2010
Publication Date: 2010
From Schoolhouse to Courthouse by Joshua Dunn (Editor); Martin R. West (Editor); Joshua M. Dunn (Editor)
Call Number: eBook
Publication Date: 2010
Key Legal Issues for Schools: the ultimate resource for school business officials by Charles J. Russo
Call Number: eBook
Publication Date: 2012
The Law of Schools, Students and Teachers in a Nutshell by M. David Alexander
Call Number: eBook
Publication Date: 2015
Legal Rights of School Leaders, Teachers, and Students by Martha McCarthy; Suzanne Eckes; Janet Decker
Call Number: Reserves-Circulation Desk KF4119.M38 2019
Publication Date: 2019
The Palgrave Handbook of Education Law for Schools by Karen Trimmer, Roselyn Dixon, Yvonne S. Findlay (eds.)
Call Number: eBook
Publication Date: 2018
School Handbooks: Legal Considerations by Mary Angela Shaughnessy
Call Number: MAIN STACKS LC501 .S467 2017
Publication Date: 2017

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