At a recent hearing hosted by the Texas Education Agency, school administrators from across the state testified that they expect they will need to receive more funding in order to
TX School Administrators Expect to Need More Funding for SPED Spikes Read More »
After Christy Williams was terminated from her position at the Tarrant County College District (TCCD), she filed suit for discrimination, failure to accommodate, and retaliation under the Americans with Disabilities
Transgender Student Presented Sufficient Evidence Of Harm Resulting From The District’s Bathroom Policy; U.S. Supreme Court Declines To Hear The Case The United States Supreme Court has declined to hear
US Supreme Court Declines Hearing of Transgender Bathroom Case Read More »
The New York public school teacher filed suit against the city department of education, the school’s principal, and the school’s vice principal, claiming that her negative evaluations and subsequent termination
Supreme Court Lets Stand The Dismissal Of A Teacher’s First Amendment Suit Read More »
A Special Workshop Offering from Ethics and Legal Expert, Prof. David Thompson Last year, the Texas Legislature enacted Senate Bill 7 (SB7), a new law that strengthens penalties for educators
What do you do when a parent asks for a copy of video surveillance depicting an incident on campus when the video contains images of both innocent bystanders, as well
Parent Requests To View School Video: What Are Their Rights? Read More »
Reprinted from the Texas Education Agency. The Texas Education Agency (TEA) has posted a comprehensive draft strategic plan for special education. The plan, which includes components of a corrective action
TEA posts draft strategic plan for special education Read More »
Our staff has spent the week soaking up a lot of inspiration at this year’s SXSWEdu Conference in downtown Austin! From SEL to mindfulness, equity to innovation, SXSWEdu brought many
Legal Digest Goes to SXSWEdu! Read More »
We are getting excited for our upcoming April 5th workshop, Social Emotional Learning and Mindfulness: Shifting the Paradigm Through a Systems-Based Approach To Fostering Resilience, Engagement and Sustainable Growth Within
Meet Our SEL Workshop Presenters, Hilary Simon and Jason Littlefield! Read More »
This week, every public school in West Virginia was shut down due to a teacher’s strike. Teacher protests, such as the one in West Virginia, implicate First Amendment rights. When
Policies Prohibiting Teacher And Student Protests Found Unconstitutional Read More »
