New Education LawsBy Phil MilskEducation Law, October 2023Summaries of education bills recently signed into law by Governor J.B. Pritzker.
10 Things to Know as the School Year OpensBy Robert P. LyonsEducation Law, October 2022Summaries of 10 new laws impacting education and educators that are in effect for the 2021-22 school year.
2021 State Legislative SummaryBy Phil MilskEducation Law, August 2021Summaries of new education laws signed by Governor J.B. Pritzker in summer 2021.
Supreme Court Rules on Student’s Off-Campus Speech RightsBy Carley Kulenkamp & Roland R. CrossEducation Law, August 2021On June 23, 2021, the United States Supreme Court found in favor of B.L., a student, in the landmark school free speech case regarding off-campus speech.
Illinois Supreme Court Clarifies ‘Bumping Rights’ of Laid-off Tenured FacultyBy Roland R. CrossEducation Law, February 2021In December 2020, the Illinois Supreme Court issued a decision in Barrall v. The Board of Trustees of John A. Logan Community College, which focused on “the bumping rights” of laid-off tenured faculty members under the Illinois Public Community College Act.
Transgender Student Rights UpdatesBy Roland R. CrossEducation Law, October 2019An overview of recent transgender student rights updates in Illinois and federal courts.
Addressing the Illinois teacher shortageBy Robert P. LyonsEducation Law, June 2019An overview of the significant steps the Illinois legislature took in 2018 to address the state’s teacher shortage.
Legislative updateBy Phil MilskEducation Law, June 2019Summaries of major bills relating to education that were recently signed into law.
New leadership at State Board of EducationEducation Law, June 2019Two press releases from Governor Pritzker's office announcing the appointments of new members of the State Board of Education and a new state superintendent of education are reprinted below.
New public acts (continued)By Phil MilskEducation Law, November 2018An overview of bills that pertain to education that were recently signed into law in Illinois.
New public acts (continued)By Phil MilskEducation Law, September 2018An overview of bills that pertain to education that were recently signed into law in Illinois.
New public actsBy Phil MilskEducation Law, August 2018An overview of bills that pertain to education that were recently signed into law in Illinois.
A.H. v. Illinois High School Association (7th Cir. 2018)By Jeffrey L. TerryEducation Law, June 2018An overview of A.H. v. Illinois High School Association, in which the appellate court affirmed the district court's granting of summary judgment to the Illinois High School Association in finding that a disabled student's requests for accommodations were not reasonable under the Rehabilitation Act and the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Illinois State Board of Education public inquiry: Chicago Public Schools special educationBy Rupa RamaduraiEducation Law, June 2018The Illinois State Board of Education launched a public inquiry, a seldom-used tool that provides for the examination of issues in a transparent way without assuming any truths at outset, to resolve public concerns regarding the management of special education.
Frakes v. Peoria School District No. 150By Roland R. CrossEducation Law, December 2017On September 26, 2017, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the District Court’s granting of summary judgment to the Peoria School District in finding that the employee failed to show that she engaged in any protected activity giving rise to a Section 504 claim.
Legislative update part IIBy Phil MilskEducation Law, November 2017The second installment of bills of interest to education law practitioners.
2017 legislative updateBy Phil MilskEducation Law, September 2017Bills of interest to education law practitioners.
New sick leave statute affects schoolsBy Walter J. Zukowski & James S. PetersEducation Law, May 2017Public Act 99-0841, effective January 1, 2017, requires that Illinois employers, including public school districts, provide employees with expanded sick leave coverage.
