For this assignment, you will write a 4 to 5 page paper discussing what you consider to be a critical or compelling issue in American education. You will need at least 3 sources, only one of which can be web-based ("web-based" refers to general webpages, not to academic or library sources). Wikipedia is not allowed.
Books make excellent sources for papers. To find books
If the library does not own a book you are interested in, you can obtain a copy by filling out the Interlibrary Loan form. Typically it takes 2 to 7 business days to receive a book from other libraries, but sometimes the wait is longer, so plan accordingly.
To search the Education Research Complete database, begin by entering your terms in the first search box. Then click Search.
If you get too many results, you can refine them by using the filters on the left-hand side of the page.
There are many more limiters -- experiment with them to see which ones are the most useful for your project. Two useful limiters are "Full Text" (this filters out materials that are not completely available), and Scholarly (this filters out everything but the highest quality sources).
While the ERIC materials are available through EBSCO, most students find that searching ERIC directly on their website provides a friendlier search with better results.