By Kimberly R. Davis Did you know that October and November are “education” months? National Learning and Development Month is celebrated each October, and November is National Education Month. Both of these months focus on the importance of supporting education and learning and provide unique opportunities to get involved within your local education community. One […]
By Kris Caudle The Education Section has been busy in April! On April 7, the Education Section held its final Regular Meeting of the year in Raleigh at Tharrington Smith LLP, and its Annual Meeting at Whiskey Kitchen. On April 8, the Education Section also held its annual CLE program at the Bar Center. Thanks […]
By Collins Saint The NCBA’s YLD coordinates the North Carolina Disaster Legal Services effort in partnership with the YLD of the American Bar Association, the Federal Emergency Management Agency and Legal Aid of North Carolina. The DLS pro bono program provides disaster-related resources and services to the public and attorneys with the support of the North Carolina Bar Foundation. FEMA has just […]
By Kris Caudle Dear Members of the Education Law Section: Welcome to the 2021-22 bar year! I look forward to working with you, our Council members, and committee chairs this year, and I want to thank our committee chairs for volunteering their time to invest in our section. My hope is that everyone will take […]
By Kristopher L. Caudle On campus or off campus – that is still the question for school officials following the Supreme Court’s recent First Amendment opinion: Mahoney Area School District v. B.L., 594 U.S. ___, 141 S. Ct 2038, 2021 U.S. LEXIS 3395 (2021). For more than 50 years, the Supreme Court has managed to […]
By Brandon McPherson Dear Education Law Section Members: The Education Law Section Nominations Committee seeks nominations for individuals to serve as members of the Education Law Section Council. Council members govern the section and help define its priorities and strategies. Council members must be able to serve a three (3) year term and must be […]
By Brian Gwyn The General Assembly convened its short session on April 28, 2020, and adjourned sine die on Thursday, September 3. This means any additional legislative sessions for the year would require either the Governor to call the legislature back in session or three-fifths of the legislators in each chamber to request to come […]
By Kristopher L. Caudle On July 7, 2020, several states and boards of education around the country filed a federal lawsuit in the Northern District of California challenging the U.S. Department of Education’s (“Department”) new Interim Final Rule (34 C.F.R. § 76.665) governing distribution of funds provided by Congress under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and […]
By Michele Livingstone and Will Quick We are in unprecedented times with COVID-19 (Coronavirus). It is now more important than ever that we help our neighbors and those who are not as fortunate. I am confident that each of you is doing your part. Even in the best of times, however, over 1.5 Million North […]
By Brian Gwyn The Legislative Analysis Division of the General Assembly has now published its annual Summaries of Substantive Ratified Legislation for 2019. This publication includes: by subject area, summaries for the final edition of all substantive legislation of general applicability and certain local legislation having general import. The summaries are prepared by the nonpartisan […]