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Library Resources for Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

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Credo Reference
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Reference Solutions (ReferenceUSA)
A directory to millions of US businesses and residents which can be exported to Excel.
Social Explorer
Create maps and tables from a variety of current and historical data at the national, state and local levels.

Education Resources Information Center (ERIC)
ERIC indexes a wide variety of free, peer-reviewed, full-text education materials that can help support the work of academics, researchers, educators, policymakers, and the general public.
Missouri Government Publications
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State Agency Databases
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ProQuest Dissertations and Theses
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MOspace (University of Missouri)
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Adult and Continuing Education Commons Adult and Continuing Education Commons brings together free, full-text scholarly articles from hundreds of universities and colleges worldwide. Powered by Digital Commons Network.
The Condition of Education The Condition of Education is a congressionally mandated annual report from the National Center for Education Statistics. The report contains key indicators on the condition of education in the United States at all levels, from prekindergarten through postsecondary, as well as labor force outcomes and international comparisons.
Educational Testing Service Research Report Series The Educational Testing Service is committed to making its research freely available to the professional community and to the general public.
Education eTexbooks (Open Educational Resources Commons) Digital textbook collection offered freely by OER Commons.
Education eTextbooks (Open Textbook Library) Open Textbook Library is supported by the Open Education Network.
Education Law Commons Education Law Commons brings together free, full-text scholarly articles from hundreds of universities and colleges worldwide. Powered by Digital Commons Network.
Education Sciences Education Sciences is an international peer-reviewed open access journal published monthly online by MDPI.
Elementary and Middle and Secondary Education Administration
Elementary Education Commons Elementary Education Commons brings together free, full-text scholarly articles from hundreds of universities and colleges worldwide. Powered by Digital Commons Network.
The Future of Children The Future of Children journal offers comprehensive, cross-disciplinary articles focusing on issues related to children. Published twice per year, it seeks to promote effective policies and programs for children by providing policymakers, service providers, the media, and others interested in children's issues with timely, objective information based on the best available research. Each journal issue examines a single topic of importance to children from a multidisciplinary perspective.
IntechOpen: Education Peer-reviewed open access eBooks in Education.
Secondary Education Commons Secondary Education Commons brings together free, full-text scholarly articles from hundreds of universities and colleges worldwide. Powered by Digital Commons Network.
Vocational Education Commons Vocational Education Commons brings together free, full-text scholarly articles from hundreds of universities and colleges worldwide. Powered by Digital Commons Network.

For more Open Access education journals, search the Directory of Open Access Journals.

All Things Missouri Your gateway for interactive mapping, reports, and insights into issues facing Missourians. (MU Extension)
Institute of Education Sciences The Institute of Education Sciences (IES) is the statistics, research, and evaluation arm of the U.S. Department of Education.
Missouri Census Data Center The official source for U.S. Census data for the state of Missouri.
National Center for Education Statistics A branch of the IES, the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) is the primary federal entity for collecting and analyzing data related to education.
U.S. Census Bureau: Educational Data The Census Bureau provides information on a variety of educational topics, from educational attainment and school enrollment to school costs and financing.
What Works Clearinghouse The IES's WWC reviews the existing research on different programs, products, practices, and policies in education in order to provide educators with the information they need to make evidence-based decisions.

Missouri

Missouri Code of State Regulations The rules and regulations for all Missouri state agencies. Updated monthly.
Missouri Constitution Missouri Constitution online.
Missouri Register Contains emergency rules, proposed rules and final orders of rulemaking for the State of Missouri. Published twice a month.
Revised Statutes of Missouri (RSMo) The laws of the State of Missouri.

United States

Congressional Research Service (CSR) Reports
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) OIRA's dashboard for keeping track of the regulatory actions currently under review.
Regulations.gov The types of regulations that can be found on this site include Proposed Rules and Rules, as well as Notices from the Federal Register. Documents such as Public Comments and Supporting and Related Materials are often associated with these regulations, and can also be found on this site.
United States Constitution Hosted by Cornell Law School's Legal Information Institute.
United States Constitution Annotated
US Department of Education Laws & Guidance

EBSCO Newspaper Source Full-text access to hundreds of regional, national and international newspapers, as well as television and radio transcripts.
Missouri Digital Newspaper Project A growing collection of digitized historic newspapers. These images are freely available to the public and are keyword-searchable.
ProQuest U.S. Newsstream News content from U.S. national, regional, and local newspapers.

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