Education in the United States

“The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn.”
— Alvin Toffler

Education and the Constitution

According to the Encyclopedia of the American Constitution, about its article titled EDUCATION AND THE CONSTITUTION, it is basic to any discussion of the role of courts in educational decision making the primacy of education in American ideology. Americans believe that education is central to the realization of a truly democratic and egalitarian society.

Main Topics of Education

This entry in the American Encyclopedia has been organized to address the following topics, among others:

• Education : Administering Medicine
• Education : Athletics
• Education : Bilingualism
• Education : Codes of Conduct
• Education : Competency Testing
• Education : Compulsory Education
• Education : Curriculum
• Education : Desegregation/Busing
• Education : Discipline and Punishment
• Education : Drug Testing
• Education : Finance/Funding
• Education : School Prayer/Pledge of Allegiance
• Education : Special Education/Disability Access
• Education : Student’s Rights/Free Speech
• Education : Teacher’s Unions/Collective Bargaining
• Education : Teacher’s Rights
• Education : Truancy
• Education : Types of Schools
• Education : Violence and Weapons

Education, Sexual Behaviour and the Law

Education

See Also

• Sex Education
• Single-sex Education
• Title IX
• Education Amendments of 1972
• Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965

Further Reading

• Education in the Encyclopedia of Sexual Behavior and the Law

Education in the Criminal Justice System

This section covers the topics below related with Education :

Corrections

Inmate Assistance Programs in relation with Education

Education

Schools and Education in relation to Public Officers

Find out in this American legal Encyclopedia the information on Schools and Education in relation to Public Officers (and in the context of local government law).

Education (Prisoner Rights)

This section introduces, discusses and describes the basics of education. Then, cross references and a brief overview about Prisoner Rights is provided. Finally, the subject of Civil Rights Law in relation with education is examined. Note that a list of cross references, bibliography and other resources appears at the end of this entry.

Finding the law: Education in the U.S. Code

A collection of general and permanent laws relating to education, passed by the United States Congress, are organized by subject matter arrangements in the United States Code (U.S.C.; this label examines education topics), to make them easy to use (usually, organized by legal areas into Titles, Chapters and Sections). The platform provides introductory material to the U.S. Code, and cross references to case law. View the U.S. Code’s table of contents here.

Education

In Legislation

Education in the U.S. Code: Title 20

The current, permanent, in-force federal laws regulating education are compiled in the United States Code under Title 20. It constitutes “prima facie” evidence of statutes relating to Education (including education) of the United States. The readers can further narrow their legal research on the topic by chapter and subchapter.

Resources

See Also

• Drugs
• Prevention and Education
• Crime Prevention
• Delinquency Prevention

Schools and Education in relation to Public Officers

Find out in this American legal Encyclopedia the information on Schools and Education in relation to Public Officers (and in the context of local government law).

Resources

See Also

• Corrections
• Inmate Assistance Programs
• Education