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Norfolk 2019

ELA's 65th Annual Conference will take place Nov. 13-16, 2019 at the Waterside Marriott, Norfolk, Virginia. Watch for information and registration starting in April-May.

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Program from ELA's 64th Annual Conference, Nov. 7-10, 2018, Cleveland Downtown Marriott at Key Center

Oct. 31 Conference Program Updates

Complete 2018 Annual Conference Program
Publications: New & Recent Titles

• (New) School Law's Evolution - Reflections of a Texas School Lawyer

• 2019 ELA Bookstore Catalog

• The Yearbook of Education Law 2018 (January 2019)

• Legal Issues of Faith-based and Other Nonpublic Schools, 7th Ed. (formerly Legal Problems of Religious and Private Schools, 6th Ed.)

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• May 15 Conference Presentations Schedule

• May 7 Conference Updates & Reservation Link

• P. Zirkel's Special Ed Legal Alert - May 2019

• School Law Reporter - May 2019

• ELA Notes - April 2019

• Legacy Fund / Planned Giving Information
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Education Law Association is the premier forum for all professionals in education who are interested in practical knowledge, scholarship, and interdisciplinary dialogue about legal and policy issues affecting education.

We are a national, nonprofit member association offering unbiased information to its professional members about current legal issues affecting education and the rights of those involved in education in both public and private K-12 schools, universities and colleges. For education professionals and legal advocates on behalf of educational institutions and individual clients, ELA remains an indispensable resource.

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For decades The School Law Reporter has compiled caselaw from around the country. Now it's gone digital. SLR Express is a searchable database of SLR's vast archives. Quickly find the references you need, across the entire spectrum of school law issues. It's all part of your membership in ELA.

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Check here for upcoming webinars

(FREE to members, $99 per computer nonmembers. Click here for information .)
Latest Materials Posted

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• May 15 Conference Presentations Schedule

• May 7 Conference Updates & Reservation Link

• P. Zirkel's Special Ed Legal Alert - May 2019

• School Law Reporter - May 2019

• ELA Notes - April 2019

• Legacy Fund / Planned Giving Information

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Publications: New & Recent Titles

• (New) School Law's Evolution - Reflections of a Texas School Lawyer

• 2019 ELA Bookstore Catalog

• The Yearbook of Education Law 2018 (January 2019)

• Legal Issues of Faith-based and Other Nonpublic Schools, 7th Ed. (formerly Legal Problems of Religious and Private Schools, 6th Ed.)

Follow our Twitter feed and Facebook page for special discounts.

Shop Our Bookstore
ELA's 65th Annual Conference will take place Nov. 13-16, 2019 at the Waterside Marriott, Norfolk, Virginia. Submit conference presentation proposals online (deadline March 1). Watch for registration starting in April-May.

Click here for recent conference updates

Program from ELA's 64th Annual Conference, Nov. 7-10, 2018, Cleveland Downtown Marriott Key Center

Oct. 31 Conference Program Updates

Complete 2018 Annual Conference Program

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