When PowerSchool announced in January that it fell victim to a massive data breach at the end of 2024, it assured the thousands of schools and over 50 million students who use the education software that the matter had been...more
Another school year is winding down, and educational leaders perhaps have never been more ready for summer break. From the Trump administration’s significant policy shifts to deeply consequential litigation playing out to...more
5/12/2025
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College Admissions ,
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Colleges ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
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Educational Institutions ,
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School Policies ,
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Technology ,
Title IX ,
Title VI ,
Trump Administration ,
Universities ,
Visas ,
Wage and Hour
The job interview is a crucial factor in maintaining a school’s community, identity, and safety. But it isn’t just a chance to vet applicants for compatibility with school culture and mission – it’s also when your school can...more
3/4/2025
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Colleges ,
Educational Institutions ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
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Hiring & Firing ,
Human Resources Professionals ,
Interviews ,
Job Applicants ,
Job Descriptions ,
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Recruitment Policies ,
School Districts ,
Teachers ,
Universities
The flurry of executive orders signed by President Trump during his first few days of his second administration will have a profound impact on K-12 school communities across the country. They not only touch on immigration...more
1/29/2025
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Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
Executive Orders ,
Form I-9 ,
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Gender Identity ,
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) ,
Immigration Enforcement ,
Raids ,
School Districts ,
School Policies ,
School Restrooms ,
Sex Discrimination ,
Sexual Orientation ,
Students ,
Teachers ,
Transgender ,
Trump Administration
The country’s largest provider of cloud-based education software for K-12 schools announced on January 7 that it fell victim to a massive data breach – which may lead to questions about the implications for your school....more
1/13/2025
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Cyber Incident Reporting ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Hackers ,
Incident Response Plans ,
Notification Requirements ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Popular ,
Ransomware ,
School Districts ,
Student Records ,
Teachers
A federal judge in Massachusetts recently upheld a school district’s decision to discipline a student for using artificial intelligence for a class project, setting some good ground rules for how your school might best...more
Schools are experiencing another round of legal whiplash when it comes to employee compensation. More than four months after the first part of the rule went into effect, and less than two months before the full effective...more
As you recover from another whirlwind of a school year, we hope you can take some time to relax and enjoy your summer break. The next few months will be the perfect time to – at your leisure – catch up on this past year’s...more
6/3/2024
/ Affirmative Action ,
College Admissions ,
Colleges ,
Department of Education ,
Diversity ,
Due Process ,
Educational Institutions ,
Employment Contract ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Employment Policies ,
Hate Crimes ,
Hiring & Firing ,
LGBTQ ,
NCAA ,
New Regulations ,
New Rules ,
NLRB ,
Over-Time ,
Private Schools ,
Professors ,
Protests ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
Salaried Employees ,
School Districts ,
School Policies ,
School Safety ,
Sex Discrimination ,
Student Athletes ,
Student Enrollment ,
Students ,
Teachers ,
Title IX ,
Title IX Coordinator ,
Universities ,
Wage and Hour
A new federal rule will soon make millions of salaried workers eligible for overtime pay – forcing K-12 independent schools to act quickly to evaluate which employees are covered in order to comply, while balancing budgetary...more
5/3/2024
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Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
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Minimum Salary ,
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Salaried Employees ,
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Teachers ,
Wage and Hour ,
White-Collar Exemptions
Educational institutions across the country are facing an upcoming compliance deadline as the mandate-or-test workplace vaccine emergency rule will soon take effect (pending the outcome of ongoing litigation). The rule will...more
11/10/2021
/ Colleges ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
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Educational Institutions ,
Employer Mandates ,
Employment Policies ,
OSHA ,
Professors ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
Religious Accommodation ,
Remote Working ,
School Districts ,
School Policies ,
Students ,
Teachers ,
Universities ,
Vaccinations ,
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Workplace Safety
In response to several Florida school boards considering mask mandates in advance of school openings, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis just signed an executive order threatening to withhold state funds from any school boards...more
8/2/2021
/ Constitutional Challenges ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Department of Education ,
Executive Orders ,
Governor DeSantis ,
Health and Safety ,
Masks ,
Minor Children ,
Parental Rights ,
Private Schools ,
Public Schools ,
School Boards ,
School Districts ,
School Policies ,
State Funding ,
State Health Departments ,
Students ,
Teachers ,
Workplace Safety
As the country begins to re-emerge amid the COVID-19 pandemic, whether and when any particular school will be ready to return for the upcoming school year and at what level will depend on the individual school, its location,...more
5/22/2020
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Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Educational Institutions ,
Employer Responsibilities ,
Health and Safety ,
Personal Protective Equipment ,
Professors ,
Re-Opening Guidelines ,
Return-to-Work Agreements ,
School Districts ,
School Policies ,
Social Distancing ,
Students ,
Teachers ,
Tuition ,
Universities ,
Virus Testing ,
Workplace Safety