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 and principal evaluations. Effective […]
Category: K-12 Education
Federal Appellate Court Finds that School Board President Violated First Amendment in Restricting Followers on Social Media
June 30, 2025
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, which governs federal districts in the West/Northwest, recently held that a California school board member violated the First Amendment when blocking users’ ability to access her personal social media page, applying […]
Supreme Court Clarifies Lower Standard Applies When Suing Schools Under Disability Laws
June 16, 2025
As we previously reported in our Supreme Court preview alert, this term the Supreme Court heard a lawsuit regarding what standard of liability applies when a student with a disability sues a school under the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”) […]
Join Franczek on June 18th at 12 p.m. as we will be providing a 2025 legislative update, covering K-12 education law-related bills that were passed in the recent legislative session and reviewing some of the key legislative changes in K-12 […]
Webinar: 2025 K-12 Education Law Legislative Update
June 4, 2025
Date: June 18, 2025 Time: 12:00 p.m.-12:30 p.m. CDT REGISTER NOW Join Franczek on June 18th at 12 p.m. as we will be providing a 2025 legislative update, covering K-12 education law-related bills that were passed in the recent legislative session and […]
We are delighted and proud to inform you that the Illinois Institute of Continuing Legal Education (IICLE) has just released an updated edition of a School Board Practices, Procedures, and Elections publication by Franczek attorneys Brian Crowley, Emily Tulloch and […]
New Date Available for Title IX Refresher Training
March 13, 2025
As we previously reported, the 2020 Title IX Regulations are currently in effect. Franczek P.C. offers everything your institution needs to reinstate the 2020 requirements. Posted Training: The 2020 Title IX regulations require institutions to train all members of their Title […]
Need a Refresher on 2020 Regulations? Franczek Offers Refresher Series
February 28, 2025
As we previously reported, the 2020 Title IX Regulations are currently in effect. Franczek P.C. offers everything your institution needs to reinstate the 2020 requirements. Posted Training: The 2020 Title IX regulations require institutions to train all members of their […]