Support personnel categorization can affect seniority lists*Education Law, January 2005Because the Eldorado School District collective bargaining agreement placed all aides in one category for pay purposes, it may be inconsistent to treat them separately for layoff purposes.
State tax consequences for community college student housingBy John CumminsBusiness Advice and Financial Planning, October 2004Recently community colleges in Illinois began exploring the possibilities of constructing housing facilities for their students.
Legislative update: Part IIIBy Phil MilskEducation Law, June 2004Summary: Prohibits wage discrimination between similarly employed employees based solely on gender. It contains record keeping, posting and other requirements.
Attorney fees in special education matters involving public school districts: Is a comeback imminent?By Kathryn S. Vander BroekYoung Lawyers Division, April 2004Parent advocates have turned to the Illinois Legislature to regain an advantage lost in recent decisions of the United States Supreme Court and the 7th Circuit regarding the payment of attorney and expert witness fees in special education matters.
Case update: Residential placement costsEducation Law, December 2003The Illinois Supreme Court will consider whether a juvenile court has the statutory authority to order a school district to pay for the educational portion of the costs associated with an adjudicated delinquent’s court-ordered residential placement.
Affirmative action in higher education revisited: 2003 Supreme Court decisionsBy Vickie Gillio & Joy A. RobertsRacial and Ethnic Minorities and the Law, September 2003This is a special edition of the newsletter), as the entire edition is devoted to an evaluation of the use of affirmative action policies in higher education institutions and its implications on law school admissions.
When are public school teachers eligible to receive unemployment benefits from the state?By Anthony J. JacobYoung Lawyers Division, August 2003This article discusses the circumstances when a public school teacher may be eligible to receive unemployment benefits under the Illinois Unemployment Insurance Act (the Act) and its regulations, which are administered by the Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES).
Legislative summaryBy Marcy DuttonEducation Law, April 2003The Act provides that, beginning with the 2002-2003 school year, public elementary and secondary schools may incorporate activities to address intergroup conflict, with the objectives of improving intergroup relations on and beyond the school campus, defusing intergroup tensions, and promoting peaceful resolution of conflict.
Private right of action for federal privacy violations barredBy Phil MilskEducation Law, November 2002On June 20, 2002, the United States Supreme Court held, in the case of Gonzaga University v. Doe, that parents and students who claim to be aggrieved by violations of the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (FERPA) have no private right to sue under FERPA.
Supreme Court approves expansive random drug testing of studentsBy Steve RittenmeyerEducation Law, November 2002In one of its final decisions of the 2002 term, the U.S. Supreme Court, by a 5-4 majority, found constitutional a public school district program compelling all students who participate in any extracurricular activity to submit to a wide range of drug screening procedures, including random testing
Planning for higher education expensesBy Kenneth R. EathingtonAgricultural Law, September 2002Paying higher education expenses can be a daunting task. Recent changes in the tax laws provide increased incentives for saving for higher education, as well as tax breaks to help offset some of the costs when you pay the expenses.
Legislative summaryEducation Law, July 2002An initiative of The American Jewish Committee's Chicago Chapter, the bill provides that, beginning with the 2002-2003 school year, public elementary and secondary schools may incorporate activities to address intergroup conflict, with the objectives of improving intergroup relations on and beyond the school campus, defusing intergroup tensions, and promoting peaceful resolution of conflict.
School referenda: 61 pecent pass, 39 percent fail— March 19, 2002By Marcy DuttonEducation Law, May 2002Results of the March 19 referenda on questions to raise school district tax rates and to issue bonds reveal that 69 of the 114 questions, or 61 percent, were successful and that 45 or 39 percent of the questions were defeated.
Teacher certification and the implications of the Corey H. decisionBy Michael J. HernandezEducation Law, May 2002The 2000/2001 school term marked the first full year of implementation for Public Act 91-102, 105 ILCS 5/21-14, also known as the "Teacher Certificate Renewal Law."
Case notesBy William Bradley Colwell & Chris MattocksEducation Law, April 2002On May 29, 2001, the United States Supreme Court further defined what constitutes a "prevailing party" under federal law for the purposes of collecting attorney fees.
National teacher certificationBy William CrawfordEducation Law, April 2002The National Board of Professional Teaching Standards was created in 1987 after the Carnegie Forum on Education and the Economy's Task Force on Teaching as a Profession released, A Nation Prepared: Teachers for the 21st Century.
