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ALM Global’s nationally-recognized legal newsletter, Daily Business Review, recently published an article focusing on one of the last laws signed by President Biden before he left office, the Stop Campus Hazing Act. The...

From Grammarly to Chat-GPT, there is no shortage of artificial intelligence (AI) learning tools students can use to further their studies. But where do schools draw the line between legitimate “assistance” and cheating, and...

Mary McLeod Bethune dedicated her life to expanding educational opportunities for Black youth, breaking barriers in both academia and politics. Her legacy reminds us that education is a right—not a privilege—and must be...

In December 2024, a Chicago-area student, with the help of a local television station, persuaded his high school to grant him the right to park in disabled-accessible parking as an accommodation for his disability. The student...

Over the past few years, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives have come under fire from lawmakers at both state and federal levels. Some states have banned DEI programs outright, while others have restricted funding...

President Trump signed an executive order taking an unprecedented approach to combating antisemitism. The executive order comes in response to the rise in antisemitism in the United States following the Israel-Hamas war. There has...

Columbia University recently found itself at the center of controversy when masked protesters interrupted the first session of the “History of Modern Israel” class, distributing flyers featuring violent imagery and...

In January 2024, a federal district court struck down the 2024 changes to Title IX. Days later, a Dear Colleague letter supported the court’s decision. Reverting to the 2020 version of Title IX alters whom the law protects....

On January 31, the Department of Education published a Dear Colleague letter that focused on Title IX. The purpose of these letters is to inform the public of changes to policy. The January 2025 letter discards the 2024 changes to...

High school seniors face plenty of pressure in the months leading up to graduation. They’re saying goodbye to friends while also preparing for their future. For decades, many of those students also had to deal with exit...

Students are dropping out of U.S. colleges and universities at alarming rates, but it’s often not the students’ fault. The pressures of succeeding in their classes and juggling multiple responsibilities at once are...

Hundreds of Connecticut State Colleges and Universities (CSCU) school system employees received an unpleasant surprise just before the December holidays when their employer asked them to reimburse erroneous overpayments made to...

Active shooter drills remain relatively common across the U.S. According to a recent poll, more than half of American parents of current K-12 students indicate active shooter drills have occurred in their child’s school,...

Language learning models like ChatGPT have changed the way students do research and get academic help. Gone are the days of paper textbooks. Now, students can input questions into ChatGPT or Claude and get instant, free,...

The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights held a public briefing last fall, in which it admitted that a national teacher shortage had impacted students with disabilities. Government officials explained that the shortage, exacerbated by...

The United States currently has a nationwide shortage of qualified special education teachers. These shortages can negatively affect students with disabilities and make it more difficult to get the services and support they...

Inside Higher Education is raising questions about inconsistent and vague artificial intelligence (AI) policies in higher education and the burden these policies place inappropriately on students. Many colleges and universities...

College can be an exciting time filled with new friends and hope for the future. But campuses can also be dangerous places, especially when alcohol comes into play. Assault accusations can derail a college student’s career...

Title IX law is in constant flux, with new rules and legal challenges continuing to shape how schools, colleges, and other institutions handle sex-based misconduct and discrimination.  Our firm closely monitors these...

Texas Public Radio reports that a San Antonio-area school, Samuel V. Champion High School, has removed the doors leading from hallways and into restrooms to discourage student vaping. In response to increased reports of vaping on...