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Across the country, students are making their voices heard by staging walkouts over immigration enforcement, and more protests are expected as global tensions rise. Schools are taking notice, and many are responding swiftly....

The United States has recently commenced hostilities against Iran, involving itself in a conflict in the Middle East that has raged for decades. Unfortunately, due to concerns over terrorism and prejudice against Middle Eastern...

If your child has been expelled from a California school, there’s an important new law in place that you should know. As of January 1, 2026, Assembly Bill No. 1230 has fundamentally changed how schools must handle student...

The email from the NRMP lands in your inbox with a subject line that makes your stomach drop: “Investigation into Match Participation Agreement Violation.” You’re being accused of match fraud for omitting...

David Mingay thought he had AI figured out. Like many professors today, he was obsessed with spotting AI-generated work in student essays. He referred suspected cheats to the academic misconduct office like clockwork. Then the...

A truly shocking incident of student harm occurred this January at Mary Carroll High School in Texas. An incident that started with disciplinary action against just a single student ended in the unjustified arrest of one student...

Many students in U.S. schools carry home Chromebooks and use Google Workspace to complete assignments. Some students keep journals or write down thoughts they never expect others to see. They also communicate with friends and...

For decades, accountability in special education wasn’t just hard to achieve; it was almost impossible. That is because parents had a very high bar to clear when seeking monetary compensation for school district failures of...

Most people know that Bill Gates dropped out of Harvard University before co-founding a major tech giant. However, there are some details that he hadn’t shared publicly until releasing his memoir, Source Code. Specifically,...

We are in the midst of what, for many college athletes, is quite literally a golden age of opportunity. With the NCAA approving Name, Image, and Likeness contracts between student-athletes and corporate and other types of...

You submitted your paper late because the course portal’s submission button wasn’t keyboard-accessible. Or maybe you “failed to participate” in discussion boards that your screen reader couldn’t...

An increasing number of K-12 schools are using digital hall passes. These apps can help streamline student movement, but they also come with concerns about student privacy and arbitrary disciplinary action. If you or your student...

There was a brief period — roughly 2020 to 2024 – when students accused of violating Title IX rules at most schools could count on a reasonably fair road ahead, with different school officials investigating, prosecuting, and...

Heads up, medical students and future medical residents: Starting in June 2026, major medical licensing boards are moving to a competency-based board eligibility that requires Program Directors to “attest” to 14 core...

Colleges and universities are expanding their surveillance of students’ speech and behavior, looking for Title IX and other violations. This means they’re keeping tabs on student activity on Discord, private Slack...

You passed your exams. You showed up to rotations on time. You never threatened anyone, never harmed anyone, never gave a single person a legitimate reason to question your stability. And yet, one afternoon, you receive a letter...

Schools across the country are increasingly relying on automated tools to detect misconduct, assess risk, and predict rule violations. These systems often operate as a “black box,” leading to disciplinary decisions based on...

A few years ago, most college discipline stayed inside campus systems. If something happened, you dealt with the Dean of Students process and whatever the team decided internally. But things changed in 2021, when the National...

A University of Michigan student has filed suit after she was accused of—and subsequently suspended for—submitting a “fake” doctor’s note recommending an academic accommodation for insomnia. In the suit, “Jane...

It’s not uncommon for schools and universities to strictly enforce dress codes. As a student yourself, you’ve likely had to forgo wearing certain shirts or outfits and did so without question. But what do you do if...