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Meet Your Education Law Section Chair!

Collins Saint, a Partner at Brooks Pierce McLendon Humphrey & Leonard LLP, is the current Chair of the NCBA Education Law Section. As a former educator…

NC General Assembly Adjourns 2024 Legislative Session For Final Time, 2025 Session To Begin In January

The North Carolina General Assembly adjourned the 2024 legislative session “sine die,” or for the final time, on Friday, December 13, with plans already…

What to Know Now That North Carolina Public School Student-Athletes Can Profit From Their Name, Image, and Likeness

Following a recent court order enjoining the enforcement of the State Board of Education’s (SBE) temporary rule that had banned compensation for name,…

Legislative Update: NC Governor Vetoes Bill Providing Funding for Private School Voucher Expansion and K-12 Enrollment Growth

(This is the first in a series of legislative updates that the Education Law Section will be posting to keep its members up to date on legislation impacting…

Calling All Volunteers – Read With Lawyers for Literacy!

Did you know that October and November are “education” months? National Learning and Development Month is celebrated each October, and November is…

Education Section Update

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…

Disaster Legal Services – Request for Volunteers

The NCBA’s YLD coordinates the North Carolina Disaster Legal Services effort in partnership with the YLD of the American Bar Association, the Federal…

Education Section – Welcome!

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…

On Campus or Off Campus – That is Still the Question: Mahoney Area Sch. Dist. v. B.L. and the Supreme Court’s New Digital Frontier

On campus or off campus – that is still the question for school officials following the Supreme Court’s recent First Amendment opinion: Mahoney Area…

Education Law Section Nominations

Dear Education Law Section Members: The Education Law Section Nominations Committee seeks nominations for individuals to serve as members of the Education Law…