The Education Law Consortium connects those concerned with improving education law and policy – researchers from across academic fields; practitioners in elementary, secondary, and higher education settings; attorneys and the judiciary; and legislators and other policy makers.

The ELC is dedicated to encouraging informed policy setting and decision making through providing ready access to current, accurate, and non-partisan information, research, and analysis. Some of this the ELC faculty produces itself, some it solicits, and some it collects.

Related to the latter, the Consortium is sponsoring the Education Law and Policy Forum, inviting students from all academic disciplines to submit a paper for publication in Volume 3 of the electronic journal launched in Fall, 2005 and for presentation at a national student conference hosted at the Institute of Higher Education, University of Georgia. The third annual national student conference will occur on September 21-22 in Athens.

The consortium is housed at the Institute of Higher Education at the University of Georgia. The Institute of Higher Education at the University of Georgia offers the Ed.D. and Ph.D. in higher education, and students may earn an M.P.A. with a higher education specialization through the School of Public and International Affairs.

UGA faculty John Dayton of the College of Education jdayton@coe.uga.edu, 706-542-4075 and Anne Dupre of the College of Law adupre@uga.edu, 706-542-8372, co-direct the Consortium.

As a practice, the ELC provides resources free of charge. Please contact either Professor Dayton or Professor Dupre if you are interested in supporting the work of the ELC. Please note that those associated with the ELC, while trained in law, do not offer legal counsel, either on this web site or otherwise. Those interested should seek legal advice from a qualified attorney.