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POLSC3210/EDUC3210 - Education Policy- Silver: Policy Assignment

U.S. Department of Education

"[T]he official website for U.S. federal legislative information." Search options include All Legislation, Committee Reports, and more. (See the About section for information about the source types.)

• Explore a Bill on Congress.gov (Video - without sound)

"The United States Code is a compilation of most public laws currently in force, organized by subject matter. " (Further details)
Office of the Law Revision Office.

"The Congressional Research Service (CRS) serves as shared staff to congressional committees and Members of Congress. CRS experts assist at every stage of the legislative process — from the early considerations that precede bill drafting, through committee hearings and floor debate, to the oversight of enacted laws and various agency activities."

A website focused on U.S. government transparency whose goal is to help "ordinary citizens find and track bills in the U.S. Congress and understand their representatives’ legislative record."

• Advanced Search for Legislation

Access official publications from all three branches of the U. S. Federal Government through a variety of tools. Has extensive Help and Tutorial features. From the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

Congress.gov

"This database version of Rich Leiter's National Survey of State Laws provides an overall view of some of the most sought-after and controversial legal topics in the United States. The new 8th edition, along with the 7th, 6th and 5th editions are included in database format, which allows users to compare the same laws as they existed in 2005, 2008, 2015 and 2019."
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Massachusetts Department of Education

Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

"The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) is the primary federal entity for collecting and analyzing data related to education."