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ELA's 67th Annual Conference is a "hybrid" event scheduled to take place Oct. 20-23, 2021 in San Antonio, Texas, and virtually. Click here for information about the conference content, fees and registration, hotel reservations, and deadlines.

Got questions about presenting at or attending the conference? Get your answers in a Zoom meeting Wednesday, April 28 at 2:00 pm EDT. Register here.
Publications

Due to pandemic-related supply chain problems, some of our books are out of stock and are being reordered, but this is a lengthy process. Rush orders cannot be filled at this time.

Orders for individual print books can be placed online through our bookstore at the link below. If a book is out of stock, we will provide a digital copy for you to use until the print book is available.

Commercial bookstores should email purchase orders for multiple copies to both and . All ebook orders are fulfilled through Amazon.com.

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How to Contact ELA

ELA is now a virtual organization! Our mailing address is P.O. Box 45593, Westlake, OH 44145. Please contact ELA by email at , or by phone (voicemail) or fax at 833-ELA-1954 (833-352-1954).

Latest Materials Posted

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• September ED LAW Update

• Links to ELIP articles and Case Commentary

• P. Zirkel's Special Ed Legal Alert - September 2021

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Watch here and in the ELA Weekly newsletter for information about upcoming webinars.

Increase Your Legal Literacy

Education Law Association is the premier forum for current, aspiring, or retired professionals involved in public and private K-12 or higher education, in legal practice, as well as in policy organizations, who are interested in practical knowledge, scholarship, and interdisciplinary dialogue about education law.

A nonprofit member association, ELA offers its uniquely diverse membership unbiased information about current legal issues affecting education and the rights of those involved in education. For education professionals and legal advocates serving educational institutions, or for other clients engaged with them, we have been an indispensable resource since 1954.

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Purchase books or monographs, register for webinars, and more -- with substantial discounts for members on most items.

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For decades The School Law Reporter compiled case law from around the country. SLR Express is a searchable database of SLR's vast archives.

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Membership in Education Law Association gives you access to a host of professional events, from our popular annual conference to regional seminars and webinars. Earn discounts on all of these, including free admission to most webinars, with your membership. Discover the entire range of benefits when you belong to ELA.

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Publications

Orders for individual print books can be placed online through our bookstore at the link below.

Commercial bookstores should email purchase orders for multiple copies by email to and , or by phone or fax at 833-ELA-1954 (833-352-1954). All ebook orders are fulfilled through Amazon.com.

Shop Our Bookstore

How to Contact ELA

ELA is now a virtual organization! Our mailing address is P.O. Box 45593, Westlake, OH 44145. Please contact ELA by email at , or by phone (voicemail) at 833-ELA-1954 (833-352-1954).

Latest Materials Posted

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• P. Zirkel's Special Ed Legal Alert - June 2021

• May ED LAW Update

• Introductory Issue of ED LAW Update - April 2021

ELA members: In the top main menu, navigate to For Members/Members' Pages. This content is only for our members, and you must be logged in to view it.

Book Study on "School House Burning"

Friday, June 11, 2021

1:00 - 3:00 p.m. EDT

Derek Black, J.D., Professor of Law and Ernest F. Hollings Chair in Constitutional Law, University of South Carolina

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Plan To Be There!

ELA's 67th Annual Conference is a "hybrid" event scheduled to take place Oct. 20-23, 2021 in San Antonio, Texas, and virtually. The event attracts scholars and practitioners from all over the U.S. and Canada and a number of other countries.

This uniquely diverse gathering draws attorneys, professors, education leaders and administrators, graduate and law students, teachers, public officials, consultants, reporters, and other stakeholders from the worlds of PreK-12 and higher education; public, private, and charter; colleges of education and law schools; plaintiff- and defense-side; and labor and management.

It's an extraordinarily welcoming gathering that offers the richness of programming this diversity makes possible. Virtual participants will be able to view featured programming in real time and recordings of other sessions at their own convenience.

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The Education Law Association is a membership association and does not answer individual legal questions or provide legal advice or services. We do not make referrals or recommendations, although we are able to provide the names of ELA members who are practicing attorneys in a certain community. If you are in need of legal representation, you also can contact your local, county, or state bar association or legal aid office.