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The Transformation of Education in Florida
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COVID-19: New York Travel Guidance, Related Disability FAQs, Reopening/Operating Procedures, School District Update
They Said What? First Amendment Issues in 2020
COVID School Landscape
Education Data Privacy and Security Laws: Best Practices for School Districts
Leadership in the Time of COVID
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Top 10 Actions (or Inactions), that Spur Special Education Impartial Hearing Requests for School Districts
Among other things, the FOIA provides that a public agency may enter into executive session for the purpose of discussion “concerning the appointment, employment, performance, evaluation, health or dismissal of a public...more
In a recent Second Circuit decision from March, Tudor v. Whitehall Central School District, the court clarified the broad scope of workplace accommodation protections under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)....more
In its 2025 regular session, the General Assembly made a number of changes to the statutes that affect public education in Connecticut. This summary provides a brief overview of some of the more significant changes. Unless...more
As Ohio’s K-12 public school administrators gear up for the 2025-2026 school year, understanding what’s ahead is more important than ever. With the passage of Ohio’s biennial budget, new funding provisions, policy shifts, and...more
On June 30, 2025, Governor Pritzker signed into law Public Act 104-0020 which amends Article 24A of the Illinois School Code and upends a major component of the Performance Evaluation Reform Act (“PERA”) that governs teacher...more
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
As global learning experiences become more common in K–12 education, schools increasingly send staff and students abroad for cultural exchanges, academic competitions, service trips, and more. While these trips offer...more
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
Social media has made it much easier to disseminate hurtful criticisms about teachers, principals, superintendents and even board of education members, and the good people of Nutmeg are no exception....more
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
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
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
In a break from other federal appeals courts, the Eleventh Circuit ruled last week that Title IX does not provide school district and university employees with a private right of action to file sex-based discrimination...more
A school district in Texas recently prevailed in a failure-to-hire lawsuit when the court ruled that a legally blind applicant for a teaching position could not demonstrate that she’d have been able to manage student...more
September 2024 K-12 Education Title IX Regulations Training Series - Bricker Graydon’s K-12 Education Team is pleased to announce a September 2024 series of trainings to learn how to remain compliant with the 2020 Title...more
Bricker Graydon’s K-12 Education Team is pleased to announce a Fall 2024 series of trainings to learn how to remain compliant with the 2020 Title IX regulations. Because in Ohio (where most of our attendees are operating),...more