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Learn Something about Education Law by Eric Groves, Sr.

In an earlier chapter, you read detailed discussions about several specific legal principles relevant to the teaching profession. However, if you'd like to learn even more, then you've got to go out and get the information.

Go online and start hitting the legal websites. There are hundreds of really wonderful law-related websites, and no book could do them all justice. But here's a sampling of a few great ones:

  • AltLaw,http://altlaw.org, is a free search engine that gives you access to more than 700,000 public-domain documents, including statutes and cases.

  • California Law, www.leginfo.ca.gov/calaw.html,lets you search statutes in the twenty-nine California codes, which comprise the largest state legislative system in the United States.

  • Findlaw, http://public.findlaw.com,is an invaluable resource listing countless state and federal statutes and cases, legal commentary, and attorney listings.

  • Findlaw Writ, http://writ.news.findlaw.com,is an encyclopedic resource of legal articles written by eminent attorneys on myriad timely legal topics.

  • Law.Com Dictionary, http://dictionary.law.com,is an exhaustive legal dictionary, part of the Law.Com website, where you can search by term, keywords, or alphabetic category.

    • You can also take one or more college courses to acquaint yourself with education law. Of course, a Juris Doctor (JD) is a graduate-level degree that takes three or more years of intensive study to earn. However, your goal isn't to become an attorney, but to become legally literate. Contact your local university as soon as you can to find out which legal courses they may offer specifically for laypersons and professional educators.

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