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2025 Summer Reading List for Educational Leaders

Fisher Phillips on 5/12/2025

Another school year is winding down, and educational leaders perhaps have never been more ready for summer break. From the Trump administration’s significant policy shifts to deeply consequential litigation playing out to...more

Data Security and International Travel: What K–12 Schools and Trip Chaperones Need to Know

Fisher Phillips on 5/1/2025

As global learning experiences become more common in K–12 education, schools increasingly send staff and students abroad for cultural exchanges, academic competitions, service trips, and more. While these trips offer...more

PowerSchool Data Breach Confirmed

Clark Hill PLC on 1/15/2025

PowerSchool, a provider of software solutions for K-12 school systems, recently disclosed a cybersecurity incident that may have potentially exposed sensitive information of both students and school district employees....more

Protecting Educational Data: Insights from the PowerSchool Breach

HaystackID on 1/10/2025

The PowerSchool data breach, discovered on December 28, 2024, serves as a powerful reminder of the persistent cybersecurity challenges confronting the education sector. PowerSchool, a leading provider of education technology,...more

The Academic Advisor - Education Law Insights, Issue 10, December 2024

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC on 12/17/2024

Happy holidays and welcome to our final issue of The Academic Advisor for 2024. Thank you for engaging with us through the newsletter this year. With this publication, we strive to provide schools, colleges and...more

Workplace Law Forecast 2024 - Your workplace law recap for 2023 and predictions for 2024 to help you prepare for the coming year.

Fisher Phillips on 12/4/2023

When I reflect on the relationship that our firm has with our clients, I’m most proud of the fact that you can always count on us. That often means defending complex litigation, steering you through regulatory threats,...more

The Academic Advisor - Education Law Insights, Issue 9, November 2023

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC on 11/8/2023

The Accreditation Overhaul for North Carolina (and Florida) Colleges - Last month, North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper signed House Bill 8 (HB 8) into law. In addition to establishing a new computer science requirement for...more

The Academic Advisor - Education Law Insights, Issue 8, October 2023

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC on 10/2/2023

U.S. Department of Education Takes Action Against Five Schools for Disbursing Federal Student Aid to Students Enrolled in Unaccredited Programs - “The settlement agreements include the payment of liabilities for all five...more

Cyberthreats and K-12: EdTech Third Party Risk Management Checklist

Clark Hill PLC on 6/28/2023

K-12 school districts across the country continue to be targeted by threat actors looking to steal sensitive personal information. Examples of this can be seen in the recent incidents affecting the Pearland Independent School...more

The Academic Advisor - Education Law Insights, Issue 5, May 2023

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC on 5/24/2023

Summer is Coming: Are Youth Camps Part of Your Clery Compliance Program? “Regarding compliance and safety, many institutions have youth protection policies that camps must follow.” Why this is important: The Jeanne...more

Decoded: Technology Law Insights - V 4, Issue 4, April 2023

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC on 4/25/2023

Tech Vendors and Cybersecurity – Are They Responsible? It has long been recommended that when you contract with a technology vendor that you include an indemnity clause in the contract wherein the vendor will indemnify you...more

The Academic Advisor- Education Law Insights, Issue 2, February 2023

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC on 3/2/2023

Win in Court doesn’t Assure More Pennsylvania School Funding - “Pennsylvania is the latest state where the public school funding system was found to be unconstitutional, but the experience in other states suggests there’s...more

The Academic Advisor - Education Law Insights, Issue 6, 2022

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC on 11/21/2022

Welcome to our 6th edition of The Academic Advisor - our e-newsletter focused on education law insights. In this issue, we look at a variety of topics, including a recent federal court challenge to employment options for F-1...more

No Password Required: A Cybersecurity Education Specialist, Whose Passions Include the Forest, DIY, and Deviled Eggs

Carlton Fields on 5/11/2022

Dr. Melissa Dark is the Founder of DARK Enterprises, a non-profit organization dedicated to developing and supporting cybersecurity education at the secondary level. Before that, Dr. Dark worked in graduate and college...more

When Do U.S. Companies and Institutions Need to Be Concerned about National Security?

Oberheiden P.C. on 1/6/2021

In today’s world, companies in various industries are increasingly running into issues that have national security implications. Research universities and other academic institutions can face issues involving national...more

Education Data Privacy and Security Laws: Best Practices for School Districts

Harris Beach Murtha PLLC on 10/8/2020

As if this fall weren’t hectic enough, school districts now need to prioritize compliance with a critical new regulation expanding New York state’s Education Law 2D. In effect since October 1, regulation Part 121 places new...more

A Guide to Navigating the COVID-19 Crisis for Institutions of Higher Education

Jones Day on 5/15/2020

The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic presents the world of higher education with an unprecedented set of challenges that will likely persist for years to come. During the pandemic and beyond, colleges and universities will be...more

Colorado Law Protects Student Information, Boosts Cybersecurity Resources

Ballard Spahr LLP on 6/13/2016

Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper has signed into law two bills implementing enhanced protections and obligations for entities handling student personally identifiable information and increasing state resources dedicated to...more

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