7 Revolutions

http://www.7revs.org/sevenrevs_content.html

This is a website designed by the Global Strategy Institute to try and identify policy changes that world leaders will face to the year 2025.  It describes 7 major revolutionary changes that will affect the world, from population size to governance. 

The New Commission on the Skills of the American Workforce

http://www.skillscommission.org/

On this site you will find information regarding recommendations that called for changes in the U.S. education system.  Research on the report and articles can be found here.

NPR – Single-Sex Public Schools

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1751885

This site allows you to listen to a discussion on single-sex education in public schools broadcasted by NPR. 

Legal Age of Consent

http://www.ageofconsent.com/ageofconsent.htm

This website provides a list of the legal age of sexual consent for many countries around the world, and specific states in the U.S.  The list provides the age for male/female, male/male, and female/female, and includes if these partnerships are illegal.  You can click on the state name and it will link you to another resource regarding age of consent issues specific to that state.

Electronic Privacy Information Center

http://www.epic.org/privacy/tools.html

This page provides a long list of privacy-enhancing tools for your computer.  You may find these tools to be very useful for security on the Internet.  It offers sites for email, cookies, filters, file privacy, secure instant messaging and more. 

Family Watchdog

http://www.familywatchdog.us/

This is a national sex offender registry.  You can search by a location or by a person’s name to see where sex offenders are living.  A map will appear with markings to show you where a convicted sex offender lives.  You can click on the location and a picture will appear of the offender, along with their charges and a description of what the person looks like.  The map also provides the location of schools so you can see how close or far away they are located from the nearest registered sex offender.

U.S. Department of Education Policy for Elementary and Secondary Schools

http://www.ed.gov/policy/elsec/leg/esea02/index.html

This page is an outline of legislation, regulations, and policy guidelines for elementary and secondary schools across the nation.  You can click on any section of the legislation to read it in more detail.

Center for Law and Education

http://www.cleweb.org/

Here you will find current legislation and national issues, such as information on Title 1 schools, and educational rights for students with disabilities.

Find Law

http://findlaw.com/

This is a database for finding lawyers dealing with specific legal issues.  It includes a section on education law.  Provides articles, FAQs, and links.

LegalEthics.com

http://www.legalethics.com/

This site has articles on ethics and laws for all states, information on confidentiality, and ethics.  It is aimed at legal professionals dealing with ethical issues associated with the use of technology.

SchoolLaw.com

http://www.schoollaw.com/

Here you will find information for school leaders on school laws.  Contains a long list of informative website links to many areas concerning school law, including pages from the department of education, department of justice, state government, education news, and general interest. 

Street Law

http://www.streetlaw.com/

This site is about “street law” for teachers and students and contains case studies and resources.  Also contains a page about careers in law based on information found by the U.S. Department of Labor.