On April 4, 2011, the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights issued a Dear Colleague Letter addressing sexual violence in schools. According to the Letter, the requirements of Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, which prohibits sex discrimination […]
The United States Supreme Court recently held in Arizona Christian School Tuition Organization v. Winn that taxpayers lacked standing to challenge an Arizona law that gives tax credits for financial contributions to school tuition organizations providing scholarships to students attending private schools, […]
In a second recent letter on the subject, the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) reiterates its call for a reduction of bullying in schools. In response to a letter from the National School Board Association questioning the standards […]
A federal judge in Chicago recently ruled that the University of Illinois could not rely on the Federal Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (FERPA) to shield its “clout list” from release under the Illinois Freedom of Information Act […]
The Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) School Bullying Prevention Task Force recently issued its report on findings and recommendations for preventing and addressing bullying in Illinois schools. The task force found that to combat bullying, schools must also address […]
In a sequel to a 2008 decision affirming the First Amendment rights of students to wear t-shirts stating “Be Happy, Not Gay,” the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals found that the District Court properly granted summary judgment to the students […]
In Innovative Modular Solutions v. Hazel Crest School District 152.5, the First District Appellate Court vacated the trial court’s judgment in favor of Innovative Modular Solutions (IMS) holding that the Hazel Crest School District Finance Authority (the “Authority”) had the power […]
On January 21, 2011, the U.S. Department of Education Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) issued a memorandum to all state special education directors clarifying the relationship between Response to Intervention (RtI) and special education evaluations under the Individuals with Disabilities Education […]
