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Parents of students with disabilities know just how hard it can be to navigate the U.S. educational system. Your child has rights, some very important rights, in fact, but it’s not always easy to know how to use them...

Sorority pledging can be one of the most stressful events you experience in college. Depending on who you’re trying to pledge, it can make calculus look like a cakewalk. Among the many stressors, you’re under enormous...

Students needing and deserving special education services under state and federal laws often face stereotypes. Unfortunately, not just other students but also teachers and other school staff members may share those stereotypes....

Dyslexia is a common – if often misunderstood – learning disorder. Unfortunately, many U.S. schools still incorrectly diagnose it, which means a lot of kids don’t get the help they need. Tim Odegard, a leading dyslexia...

One of the great benefits of enrolling in a “starter” program within a state school system is that students can take courses that allow them to fulfill certain credit requirements relatively cheaply before transferring those...

Has your school’s recent merger had an impact on your child? What about an upcoming closure? If you’re worried that your student may experience a disruption in their education because of these types of complex...

When the topic of fraternity or sorority hazing behavior or other pledge-related conduct comes up, most folks think of the already-established fraternity members inflicting punishment or initiation rites on pledges—students who...

Going off to college can be exciting and fun, but it can also be stressful. Many students find themselves away from their families and independent for the first time in their lives. One of the ways new students can gain an instant...

Do you feel safe on your college or university campus? If you answered “yes” to that question, you’re lucky—and chances are that you’re not Jewish. While students everywhere experience discrimination and...

We live in a political and social climate where all discourse is suspect, even academic discourse. Colleges and universities should be places where ideas can be discussed in open, thoughtful ways and where freedom of speech should...

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...

In the United States, special education is a right designed to protect students with disabilities and allow them the opportunity to gain an education like any other child. While federal and state regulations—including the...

College and university campuses often comprise historic buildings, high-tech facilities, and valuable items of all types, from laboratory instruments to athletic gear to rare manuscripts to high-end audio-video equipment. In other...

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) insists that an elementary school in Girard, Kansas, overturn a policy barring boys from wearing long hair. This comes after an 8-year-old Native American student, a Wyandotte Nation...

In Part 1 of this series, we discussed the current administration’s goal of publishing two new rules to Title IX that would protect LGBTQ+ students and further clarify Section 504 for students with disabilities.  ...

At the beginning of President Biden’s administration, the U.S. Secretary of Education, Miguel Cardona, and the Education Department began updating and overturning several regulations to advance racial equity and prevent...

As well-known by parents of children with disabilities, kids   with disabilities are frequently discriminated against in school admissions. Moreover, even when admitted to a school, many students face...

Since early October 2023, the armed conflict between Israel and Palestinian militant groups led by Hamas has created untold strife and suffering—not just in the Gaza Strip and surrounding areas, where the war is primarily...

Special education services have always posed a funding challenge. In Idaho and across the country, schools must provide services to help students of all abilities meet their potential. But often, the state doesn’t provide...

Online work isn’t new to the 21st century. But when COVID shut down many colleges and universities in 2020, the world of higher education began embracing remote work for its employees in full force. Schools moved to online...