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Search the Library's newspaper collection. Newspapers are available in a variety of formats, not all are online.

Issued annually, this report from the American Council on Education provides statistical and narrative information about the current status of faculty, students, and administrators from underrepresented groups in higher education. The library has 1991-2011.

Compiled and written by several hundred American educators, this source contains biographical information for approximately 1,665 individuals who have established themselves as leading figures in the field of education prior to 1978.

This 2009 reference source and its 2014 supplement (linked below) focus on U.S. Supreme Court cases directly affecting students and staff in public and private schools from kindergarten through grade 12. The topics included deal with school district governance and finance, church state relationship in education, student rights and responsibilities, employee rights and responsibilities, discrimination, disability, national origin, race and sex issues, civil rights cases, special rules, and procedural parameters. A glossary, an appendix, a table of cases and an index are included.

This eight-volume encyclopedia provides detailed explanations for many of the terms and concepts related to the study of education. In addition to the general information provided by this source, its 8th volume provides detailed entries for court cases, legislation, and international agreements that have influenced the history of education.

Containing over 3,000 terms, this dictionary is a helpful source for information on the foundations and fundamental concepts related to the field.

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