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New York Law Journal

A Call for New Legal Standards of Educational Neglect, Especially Regarding Special Needs

In their Family Law column, Kathryn Krase and Daniel Pollack discuss the impact of school closures due to COVID-19 on families with school-aged children who have special needs.
6 minute read

New York Law Journal

Harvard, MIT Sue Trump Administration Over ICE Online Education Ban

"The effect—and perhaps even the goal—is to create as much chaos for universities and international students as possible," Harvard and MIT allege.
6 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Lessons Learned from Remote Instruction

Many lessons have been learned throughout the COVID-19 crisis that can serve to strengthen the educational experience for all students in the fall.
8 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Texas Supreme Court's Failure to Offer Alternative Licensure Option Unnecessarily Hinders Our State's Future Lawyers

On July 3, the Supreme Court of Texas canceled the July 2020 bar examination, kept a September in-person bar examination, ordered the creation of an…
5 minute read

Law.com

Ahead of the Curve: Will Summer Associates Get Hired Over Zoom?

This week's Ahead of the Curve examines how remote hiring has quickly become the norm in the legal profession. Plus, the Marriott Wardman Park hotel, legal education's home away from home, is on shaky ground and could close.
9 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

As Woodbridge Teacher's Case Shows, Facts Do Matter

At this time in history when public figures too often state "their own truth" and when we are seeing an alarming rise in anti-Semitic acts, that actual truth and actual facts do matter.
4 minute read

Daily Business Review

Florida Enacts Heat Stroke Protections for Student Athletes

The legislation would require high schools to act more quickly when student athletes show signs of heat stroke and other heat-related stresses.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

NY AG James, 18 Other States Sue to Stop DeVos Repeal of Rule Aimed at For-Profit College Marketing

"Betsy DeVos's unjustified and illegal repeal of the Gainful Employment rule is yet another example of the Trump Administration's continued efforts to dismantle critical safeguards protecting students and taxpayers," AG James said Wednesday.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

COVID-19 and School Safety—Preparing for Widespread Illness in Your School

As we look to the upcoming fall semester and prepare for the future of education, what best practices must schools now adopt to comply with new laws and regulations that are developing to protect educators, employees and students from the perils imposed by COVID-19?
8 minute read

Law.com

Sixth Circ. Declares Fundamental Right to Minimal Education, Then Vacates Decision

The story begins with a deplorable situation. The plaintiffs are seven students of public schools in the city of Detroit. In their complaint, they describe how "not even the pretense of education takes place" in their schools, which lack "the capacity to deliver basic access to literacy."
7 minute read

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