Education

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EDUCATION

Main Online Site

Rhode Island Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

Document Resources

Rhode Island Edcuational Directory
General Laws
Public Laws
Bills
Regulations
Josiah, RI State Library Online Catalog and Clearinghouse

Government Websites

Statistics

Document Resources

RHODE ISLAND EDUCATIONAL DIRECTORY

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	Rhode Island Educational Directory from 1973 onwards

GENERAL LAWS

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The easiest way is to search the online resources. LexisNexis allows keyword searching. The numbering system is usually § Title, Chapter, Section. For example, § 17-1-2 is Title 17 (Elections), Chapter 1 (General Provisions), Section 2 (Definitions), which deals with the definitions of elected officials. If multiple sections are cited, the double §§ signs are used, e.g. §§ 7-1-1 - 7-1-26.
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State Codes: Rhode Island (LexisNexis) has general searching for the General Laws State of Rhode Island General Laws contains full-text copies of all RI laws categorized by subject.	General Laws of Rhode Island contains full-text copies of all RI laws categorized by subject. In addition, there are notes and analyses of each law.

PUBLIC LAWS

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You can get full text of the laws online back to 1995. For laws passed before that date, search the paper. The numbering system is Public Law, Chapter Number, session year, chamber (S=Senate, H=House), bill number. For example, Rhode Island Public Law Chapter 209 2004 -- H 8392 "An Act Relating to Workplace Safety" is the 209th Chapter (law) from 2004, that is the approval of House Bill 8392.
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Public Laws Search The Rhode Island General Assembly Website from the Search Through dropdown menu you can search for public laws back to 1995 full-text.	Public laws of the state of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations passed at the General Assembly goes back to 1822.

BILLS

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You can do keyword searching in the texts online back to 1997. Bills are numbered by year, chamber, and number of bill. For example, 2005 -H 6052 "An Act Relating to Food and Drugs - The Rhode Island Medical Marijuana Act" is a House bill numbered 6052 in 2005.
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Bills Search The Rhode Island General Assembly Website from the Search Through dropdown menu you can search for Assembly or Senate bills back to 1997 Full-text	Rhode Island General Assembly: Senate has only bills from 1993-94. Rhode Island General Assembly: House has 1987-89, 1991, and 1994. Consult Rhode Island State Library for bills older than what we have in our resources.

REGULATIONS

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Each agency numbers its regulations differently.
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Regulations Regulations Database has full-texts of all state regulations that are presently in effect.	Consult Rhode Island State Library for historical research.

Josiah (Brown University Library Catalog) has records of all R.I. documents that the Library receives from the State.

State Library Online Catalog probably has the most comprehensive records of all documents produced by the State of Rhode Island. You can interlibrary loan (ILL) them or take a short walk down to the State Capitol where the library is.

State Clearinghouse Checklists is a checklist of officially published R.I. government documents by year back to 1996.

Government Websites

National Clearinghouse for English Language (NCELA): Rhode Island has links for many different sites for ESL education in Rhode Island.

National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities

Rhode Island State Resources

Rhode Island Agency & Municipality Web Sites has a huge A-Z list of Rhode Island agencies.

Rhode Island Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

R.I. Education Policy provides information of the general educational policies for the State, i.e., The R.I. Comprehensive Educational Policy.

Rhode Island General Assembly

Committees dealing with education are:

House Committees for and Education Accountability and Health, Education and Welfare
Senate Committees for Education
Joint Committees for Establish A Permanent Education Foundation Aid Formula for Rhode Island

Rhode Island Network for Educational Technology (RINET) assists the technology needs of the K-12 educations.

U.S. Department of Education: Educational Resources for Rhode Island

Rhode Island Selected State Resources provides State Accountability Plans and Educational Press Releases.

Statistics

National Center for Education Statistics

Digest has hundreds of tables with educational data.

Dropout Rates contains reports on rates back to 1991.

School Districts Demographics has excellent resources about schools, including maps of districts.

State Education Data Profile: Rhode Island provides data on finances, number of students, teachers, etc.

The Nation's Report Card (State Profile): Rhode Island has the state's scores on math, reading, science and writing.

National Clearinghouse for English Language (NCELA): Rhode Island Data & Demographics has data on LEP enrollment.

Rhode Island Department of Elementary and Secondary Education: Education Data

Information Works! annual reports on public education in Rhode Island back to 1998.

Creating Aggregate Report has data by school district on dropouts and graduates.

Rhode Island Geographic Informatin System (RIGIS) contains educational spatial and numeric data for GIS.

SchoolMatter provides data on schools and states.

Search the Government Websites for data. Also, check the Federal Statistics page. Remember, the federal government collects data on states.

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