The One Big Beautiful Bill (OBBB) includes some provisions relevant to private schools and donors who support K-12 education. The bill passed on July 3 and is expected to be signed by President Donald Trump by July 4. ...more
In an earlier article, we discussed how a federal district court’s decision that mere 501(c)(3) status can trigger obligations under Title IX created shock waves throughout the private independent school community. A recent...more
In 2022, and as previously discussed here, two separate federal district courts each held that an independent school's status as a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization is considered a school's receipt of federal financial...more
A federal appeals court ruled Wednesday that Title IX does not apply to a private school based purely on its nonprofit status, reversing a lower court’s bombshell decision that put the entire private and independent school...more
In a decision that should put the nation’s private and independent school community on notice, U.S. District Judge Richard D. Bennett for the District of Maryland recently ruled that a school’s 501(c)(3) tax-exempt...more
In a stunning decision that has the potential to change the way independent private schools operate, a federal district judge recently ruled in Conrad v. Baltimore Lutheran High School Association d/b/a Concordia Preparatory...more
Historically, independent schools have not been required to comply with certain federal non-discrimination laws, including Title IX of the Education Amendments Act of 1972 (Title IX), because they did not accept federal...more