Jared Costanzo

2 weeks ago | jdsupra.com | Brittany Begley |Jared Costanzo |Reva Ghadge

On Wednesday, April 23, 2025, President Trump issued several Executive Orders targeting various elements of his policy agenda. Below, we discuss orders that aim to eliminate the use of disparate-impact liability under Title VI, reform school discipline and higher education accreditation, promote Historically Black Colleges and Universities, and advance the integration of AI into K-12 education.

Jan 6, 2025 | jdsupra.com | Brittany Begley |Jared Costanzo |Amy Kosanovich Dickerson

Happy New Year! Several Illinois laws related to schools became effective January 1, 2025, and our team at Franczek P.C. has compiled them in its new School Law Legislative Update, focused on new laws in effect in 2025. A PDF version of the “School Law Legislative Update: New Laws in Effect in 2025” is available here. The summary is also available below.

Nov 15, 2023 | jdsupra.com | Brittany Begley |Jared Costanzo |Amy Kosanovich Dickerson

[co-author: Brenton Villasenor]*On November 7, 2023, the Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) released a “Dear Colleague Letter” (DCL) that reminds schools of their Title VI obligations to provide all students with a learning environment free from discrimination.