Law / Government / Professional Organizations

Legal & Governmental Resources for Educators

Teacher education is heavily influenced by legislative and legal action. See the following links for direct sources of laws and legislation.

Digest of Education Statistics
The primary purpose of the Digest of Education Statistics is to provide a compilation of statistical information covering the broad field of American education from prekindergarten through graduate school.
IPEDS: Intergrated Postsecondary Education Data System
IPEDS gathers information from every college, university, and technical and vocational institution that participates in the federal student financial aid programs. The Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended, requires that institutions that participate in federal student aid programs report data on enrollments, program completions, graduation rates, faculty and staff, finances, institutional prices, and student financial aid.
The National Center for Education Statistics
The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) located within the U.S. Department of Education and Institute of Education Sciences, is the primary Federal entity for collecting and analyzing date related to education.

SREB Factbook on Higher Education This link opens in a new window
Open Access
One of the nation's most comprehensive collections of data on higher education.

U.S. Census Bureau Data
Population, education, housing, economic, and geographic data and statistics from the U.S. Census Bureau.
The Condition of Education
This website is an integrated collection of the indicators and analyses published in The Condition of Education 2000–2015. Some indicators may have been updated since they appeared in print.

Professional organizations can be valuable sources on the following:

National Teacher Associations

American Association of Physics Teachers
American Federation of Teachers The American Federation of Teachers was founded in 1916 to represent the economic, social and professional interests of classroom teachers. It is an affiliated international union of the AFL-CIO.
National Council of Teachers of English The National Council of Teachers of English is devoted to improving the teaching and learning of English and the language arts at all levels of education.
National Education Association
National Alliance of Black School Educators
National Education Association (NEA) Black Caucus

Education agencies can provide many sources of information such as:

U.S. Department of Education
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USDOE home page provides links to programs, news, policy and research.
Cognia Cognia is the largest community of education professionals in the world. We are a non-profit, non-partisan organization that conducts rigorous, on-site reviews of a variety of educational institutions and systems to ensure that all learners realize their full potential.
Florida Department of Education
Florida Department of Education - K - 12 Private Schools
Palm Beach County School District
Broward County Public Schools
Miami-Dade County Public Schools
Martin County School District

State and Local Teacher Organizations

Last updated on Mar 1, 2024 2:47 PM - Guide Creator(s)