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Researching Educational Policy Issues |
Databases for Finding Articles
Selected Web Sites
Education Statistics
School District Websites
Catalog for Finding Books
Magazine & Journal Databases (to access articles):
Gale PowerSearch databases on campus or
off-campus w/ library card
articles from academic
journals, popular magazines, newspapers and reference sources; excellent general periodical database.
o To narrow searches, use the Advanced search mode
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PLEASE NOTE: When
search results are first displayed, only magazine articles are shown, if
available for your search.
Click on the “Academic journals”
tab to display journal articles on
your topic; click on the "News" tab for news
articles; click on the "Reference" tab for
reference articles.
InfoTrac Newspapers on campus or off-campus w/ library card: a database of full-text articles from N.Y. Times, S.F. Chronicle, L.A. Times, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Seattle Times, Fresno Bee, Times (London, England), Financial Times (London, England) & Manila Bulletin (Philippines).
Ethnic
Newswatch - on
campus or off-campus w/ library card
Full-text articles from
about 200 newspapers, magazines and journals of the ethnic, minority and native
press, in English and Spanish. Enter key words for your search topic in the
"Words in Articles" box on the Search screen and click on the
"Submit Search" button.
Lexis Nexis Academic
Universe - on-campus
OR off-campus w/ library card
Full-text articles
from a wide range of news, business & other publications.
- Click on News at left of home page
- In the box for: "Step One: Select a news category", select: General News
- In the box for: "Step Two: Select a news source", select: Major Papers
E.R.I.C. database: freely available on the Web, no password required. This is the most comprehensive database available for education journal articles, but it only includes abstracts, no full text of journal articles. To order the full text of ERIC documents, ask a librarian.
Getting Down to Facts: A Research Project Examining
California’s School Governance and Finance Systems: This research project of more than 20 studies--released in March 2007-- was designed to provide
California’s citizens with comprehensive information about the status of
the state’s school finance and governance systems.
California’s K-12
Public Schools: How Are They Doing?: This Jan.
2005 report from the Rand Corporation
describes California’s K-12 public schools — specifically, their
student population, the resources they are provided (finances, teachers,
facilities), and their outcomes. It describes both student academic achievement
and outcomes that schools may influence and that are inadequately captured in
test scores. The report analyzes trends within the state and compares California
Equality & Education (a project of The Century Foundation): "Examining the causes of inequality in our schools, analyzing reform proposals, and offering new possibilities to policymakers..." "The Century Foundation is a research foundation that undertakes timely and critical analyses of major economic, political, and social institutions and issues, [including some reports on educational issues]. Nonprofit and nonpartisan."
Education Week Issues Pages: The web site of Education Week, a leading weekly magazine for
professional educators, includes these pages that "contain brief but
thorough background essays on key education issues in
Public Policy Institute of
California: Education: Non-partisan research reports on
Public Agenda Online: Education: This site addresses 18 controversial issues including a page on: education. Extensive information on each issue includes an overview, facts and trends, different perspectives, links to news stories, and results of public opinion polls.
Inequality.org: This site presents "news, information and expertise on the divide in income, wealth and health."
Challenging Racial Inequality in Education: Part 1: California's "Savage" Inequalities: This is a section of article from In Motion Magazine by Pedro A. Noguera, Ph.D. is Associate Professor, Graduate School of Education and Director, Institute for the Study of Social Change, University of California, Berkeley. It is part of a regular column titled "Education Rights".
Decent Schools for
California: Williams v. State of California: Information
on this class action lawsuit that was filed by the
ACLU and others to achieve decent schools for all
Articles on the
California Community Colleges: Links to articles from newspapers around the state. From
the Community College League of
Community College Budget Information: Links to budget information
relevant to
National Center for Education Statistics (NCES): Home page of the primary source for education statistics from the U.S. Department of Education.
Education Finance Statistics Center: Info on U.S. K-12 public and private education finance, plus graphs and charts depicting national and state comparison data. Use the "Peer Search" to select any school district and get comparable data from similar-sized districts around the country. From the NCES.
California Department of Education: Data & Statistics: Demographic data about California's public schools and school districts, including Dataquest, demographic data reported by all school districts that provide: location, legislative districts and members, school demographics, student counts, technology, alternative education enrollment, students by ethnic group, limited-English-proficient (LEP) students, certified and classified staff, teaching credentials, teachers by ethnic groups, teachers for LEP students, average class size, and links to STAR test results.
API: Academic Performance Index: This Web site contains summary
reports and information of the Academic Performance Index (API) for
Children Now: California Report Card 2006-07: Children Now, a nonpartisan, independent voice for children, recognized nationally for its policy expertise and up-to-date information on the status of children, produces this annual California Report Card and accompanying County Data Book documenting how economic, health and other conditions affect children's learning and how California children are doing, county by county, in terms of their economic security, health, safety and educational outcomes.
Ed-Data Education Data Partnership: Fiscal, demographic and
performance data on
California Public Schools Guide
(GreatSchools.net):
Excellent database for comparing public elementary, middle, or high schools in
Condition of Education: Annual report from the NCES reviews 65 indicators on the most significant national measures of the condition and progress of education.
Kids Count Census Data: Indicators of child well-being from the 2000 U.S. Census.
National Center for Children in Poverty: Information and resources on child
poverty in the
Local School Districts' Websites
San Mateo County Public Schools Links
Jefferson Union High School District (Daly City, Colma, Brisbane and Pacifica)
San Francisco Unified School District
Oakland Unified School District
San Mateo County Office of Education
The PLS Online Catalog is the online catalog to find books
in Skyline Library and in all libraries in the Peninsula Library System.
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