Education Law News and Insights

As institutions with online programming are well aware, the U.S. Department of Education's new "state authorization" rule is set to become effective this coming July 1, 2018. Among other things, the rule will require institutions offering online programming to demonstrate that they are authorized to offer their programs in every state where...

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Following a court ruling in September 2018 making the delayed Obama-era Borrower Defense to Repayment regulations immediately effective, the Department of Education has been promising guidance to institutions so they (and potentially affected past and present students) could understand ED's expectations for compliance. After six months, that guidance was finally...

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I am often asked by independent school administrators whether their schools should have policies prohibiting texting between faculty and students. Sometimes, before I can respond, the administrator acknowledges that attempting to limit such texting would likely be impossible given the extent of its usage by students, parents and many, particularly...

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