Since its establishment in 1999 FCEL has carried out more than 100 scientific research projects with more than 500 researches involved.

Within the framework of expert and analytical activity FCEL has elaborated more than 50 drafts of legal regulations, later accepted by the competent authorities.

In 2008 FCEL was a coordinator of elaboration of a concept of the Federal Law On Education in Russian Federation. In 2009 the concept has been approved by the Ministry of Education and Science and has laid a foundation for development of the legal act, aiming to provide unified legal regulations to all educational levels, meeting the challenges of modern world. The draft is now undergoing public hearings, the legislation process shall be initiated by the State Duma (Russian Parliament) in September 2010.

FCEL publications include, but are not limited to the following:

• Scientific and Practical Comment on the Federal Law on Higher and Postgraduate Professional Education, 2008;
• Scientific and Practical Comment on the Federal Law on Education, 2006;
• International Documents on Education, 2003;
• Theoretical and Legal Basics of Education, 2000;
• Educational Law as a Branch of Russian Legal System, 2000;
• Legal Provisions on Children Rights Protection, 2000;
• Legal Provisions on Child’s Legal Status and Questions of Juvenile Law, 2000;
• More than 40 other research papers, scientific monographs, teaching aids and methodic recommendation. Since 2006 FCEL is a publisher of periodic scientific publication, Russian Educational Legislation Yearbook.

FCEL is providing free legal support for staff and management of educational institutions, as well as students and their parents. The main website www.lexed.ru (in Russian) contains vast materials on students’ rights protection, teachers’ duties and responsibilities, educational activity requirements, establishment and termination of educational institutions and other issues, based on free on-line legal consulting database, constantly expanding due to new questions and answers.

The website also contains a unique database of the main laws and regulations on educational issues of more than 1800 entries in free access. Among other useful materials one can find the latest full text version of the Law on Education and the Federal Law on Higher and Postgraduate Professional Education, drafts of laws in progress, comments and helpful bridge tables on the amended legal regulations, articles and reference lists, judicial case materials etc.