In May 2023, the Department of Education issued guidance on the current state of the law regarding constitutionally protected prayer and religious expression in public schools. Last updated in 2020, the guidance incorporates...more
6/28/2023
/ Department of Education ,
Educational Institutions ,
Equal Access ,
ESEA ,
Every Student Succeeds Act (“ESSA”) ,
First Amendment ,
Kennedy v. Bremerton School District ,
Prayer ,
Religious Expression ,
School Districts ,
Students ,
Teachers
The U.S. Department of Education’s Student Privacy Policy Office (SPPO) recently reminded school districts and schools that receive funds from the Department to review and, if necessary, revise policies, procedures, and...more
This summer, Pearson notified a handful of Illinois school districts that its AIMSweb 1.0 Platform had experienced a data breach that impacted over 13,000 account holders nationally. ...more
9/18/2019
/ Cyber Attacks ,
Cyber Crimes ,
Data Breach ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Department of Education ,
Educational Institutions ,
Emergency Management Plans ,
FERPA ,
Notification Requirements ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Policies and Procedures ,
PTAC ,
Risk Management ,
Risk Mitigation ,
School Districts ,
Student Privacy
The U.S. Department of Education (ED) recently released proposed non-regulatory guidance addressing school district compliance with the requirement that federal funds "supplement, and do not supplant” state and local funds...more
At the end of last month, the Department of Education released three new sets of guidance on the federal civil rights laws that govern students with disabilities. All three offer valuable information about current and...more
1/12/2017
/ Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Dear Colleague Letter ,
Department of Education ,
Disability ,
Disabled Children ,
Educational Institutions ,
Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE) ,
GAO ,
IDEA ,
New Guidance ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
Rehabilitation Act ,
Section 504 ,
Special Education ,
Students