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Don’t Bet On It: NCAA Votes to Rescind Rule Change

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On November 21, 2025, Division I member schools voted to rescind the proposed rule change that would have allowed student-athletes and athletics department staff members to legally participate in sports betting on...more

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JONES DAY TALKS®: Real Assets Roundup - Episode 6: Higher Education

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The funding and operational models attendant to college and university infrastructure and facilities have remained largely unaltered for nearly 100 years. But shifts in demographics, new economic and financial challenges, and...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

FTC Settles With Illuminate for Data Breach of $10M Students' Data

On December 1, 2025, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) approved a proposed complaint and order against Illuminate Education, Inc., an education technology provider requiring it to “to implement a data security program and...more

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New State Requirements for College and University Policy Disclosures Involving Student Drug and Alcohol Violations and Health...

Colleges and universities throughout New York will now be required to publish their policies on the circumstances under which they will notify parents, guardians or other emergency contacts when a student under 21 has an...more

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Legal Update for Special Education Law – Case Law Update - November 2025

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Eastern District of PA Finds that Section 504 of Rehabilitation Act Does Not Create a Stand-Alone Federal Cause of Action Based Upon Denial of Educational Records - Sandra S. v. Upper Darby Sch. Dist., No. CV 25-2389, 2025 WL...more

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OOR (Office of Open Records) Takes Surveillance Footage Request at “Face Value,” Declines District’s Semantic Interpretation

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On May 19, 2025, parent Anna Waskevich submitted a Right-to-Know Law (“RTKL”) request to the Dallas School District in Northeastern Pennsylvania, seeking video footage of her child being “assaulted” in a middle school...more

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District Dilemma: Comply with Department of Education’s Directives (and risk lawsuits) or Binding Court Decisions (and risk losing...

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Fairfax Cty. Sch. Bd. v. McMahon, Civil Action No. 1:25-cv-1432, 2025 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 179299, at *5 (E.D. Va. Sep. 5, 2025).  District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia declines to rule on the merits of a school...more

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Pennsylvania Supreme Court Rules That School Board Members’ Social Media Posts Are Not “Records” Under the Right-to-Know Law

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Penncrest School District v. Cagle, No. 31 WAP 2023, 2025 Pa. LEXIS 1258 (Trial Court should have considered additional factors, including whether social media accounts were public and whether accounts had “trappings” of an...more

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Ohio High Schools Embrace NIL: What Schools, Families & Businesses Need to Know

Ohio has stepped into an unprecedented new chapter of high school athletics. Following months of pressure due to ongoing litigation, along a rapidly changing national landscape for student-athletes, member schools of the Ohio...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Fostering the Future for American Children and Families (Trump EO Tracker)

Directs the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to modernize the nation's child-welfare system by improving data collection, updating state systems, expanding the use of advanced technology, and publishing annual...more

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Understanding the Jack Reid Law: How DASA-like Protections Now Apply to Private Schools in New York

In 2022, Jack Reid, a 17-year-old student at a private New Jersey boarding school, died by suicide after experiencing severe on-campus and online bullying. Jack’s death underscored the gap in protection for private school...more

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Trump Administration Announces New Agency Partnerships and Moves Key K-12 Education Programming to Department of Labor

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On November 18, 2025, the Trump Administration announced that it will reassign some of the Department of Education’s key programs, including those involving K-12 education, to the Department of Labor. As described by the...more

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A Settlement That Remains Unsettled: Title IX Challenges to House v. NCAA NIL Settlement Surge On

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In June, Judge Claudia Wilken of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California approved an unprecedented $2.8 billion settlement in the class action antitrust lawsuit House v. NCAA, a major...more

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The Ghost of Employees Past: The Data Breach Risks from User-Credential Management

A recent settlement with an education service provider and three states – California, Connecticut, and New York – serves as a reminder to deactivate the credentials of departed employees. The case arose following a data...more

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FTC Targets Student Data Security Failures in Settlement with Education Technology Provider

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The FTC published a press release on December 1, 2025, summarizing its complaint and proposed consent order against an education technology company ("Company") providing Pre-K through 12 software and assessment tools to...more

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Higher Education Litigation Summary: December 3, 2025

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Thompson Coburn’s Higher Education Litigation Summary is your resource for legal updates on key rulings and ongoing cases shaping the higher education sector. This installment covers updates related to Gainful Employment, the...more

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Renewed Scrutiny: Intensified Oversight of Foreign Gifts, Contracts and Ties in U.S. Higher Education

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The Trump administration is placing increased emphasis on oversight of foreign gifts, contracts and connections with colleges and universities in the United States. Newly announced reporting mechanisms and statutory changes...more

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USDOE Enters Into Interagency Agreements That Cause Concern

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On November 18, the US Department of Education announced six new agency partnerships that shift core programs and responsibilities away from the USDOE for the stated purpose of “breaking up federal bureaucracy” and returning...more

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Federal Appeals Court Rules Discharge of Teacher by Public University for Far-right Views Violates the First Amendment

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Jason Jorjani v. New Jersey Institute of Technology, et al., 151 F.4th 135, 2025 WL 2586673 (3d. Cir. 2025)(The U.S Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, which includes Pennsylvania, overruled a district court decision that...more

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The Fallout of Shrinking Special Education Funding

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As public school districts approach the end of the fiscal year, the financial strain on special education programs is impossible to ignore. Across the country, administrators are sounding the alarm that a decrease in...more

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Schools in Pennsylvania Must Notify Parents About Weapons Incidents

On November 6, 2025, Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro signed a new state law (Senate Bill No. 246) that requires schools to notify parents, guardians, and school employees about any incidents involving a weapon on school...more

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Pennsylvania Supreme Court Clarifies Four Exceptions to Sunshine Act's 24-Hour Notice Requirement

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A recent Pennsylvania Supreme Court decision expanded the circumstances in which school districts and other public agencies can take official action on items not listed on agendas posted at least 24 hours prior to a public...more

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Third Circuit Resets the Play on NCAA Athlete Eligibility

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This year has seen multiple challenges to student-athlete eligibility in collegiate athletics. One eligibility rule that has been recently challenged is the NCAA’s rule providing that student-athletes have four seasons of...more

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[Webinar] Title IX Litigation Update (Free Title IX In Focus Series) - December 15th, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm CT

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What are the courts saying these days about Title IX? Join Bricker Graydon Higher Education attorneys for a one-hour webinar, as they break down current trends to help your Title IX team stay compliant....more

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Department of Education Announces Six New Interagency Partnerships Aimed at “Breaking Up the Federal Education Bureaucracy”

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On November 18, 2025, the U.S. Department of Education (“ED”) announced six new interagency agreements (“IAAs”) designed to reassign responsibilities traditionally vested with ED to four other federal agencies. ...more

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