Connecticut (CT) Education Law CLE Course Catalog

On January 8, 2014, the U.S. Department of Education issued guidance on how to administer student discipline without discriminating. On December 18, 2018, the Federal Commission on School Safety recommended that the discipline guidance issued in 2014 be rescinded by the Department of Education. Get an overview of the rescinded disciplinary guidance issued by the Department of Education in 2014.

This panel will discuss the impact of student loans before and after the borrower files bankruptcy.

During this session, you will learn the different options student loan debtors have, and identify ways to be compensated for your services. Also, you will receive an inside look from a chapter 7 trustee on how to identify (and hopefully avoid) the pain that could come with a dreaded tuition clawback.

This program will focus on the interventions available through the judicial process which can help divert disabled students from the juvenile justice system and insure that they are properly identified and served in the school setting.

Join us for this first of a two-part series exploring issues pertaining to students with disabilities and particularly African-American students with disabilities, who are disproportionately part of the school-toprison pipeline and how to break this trajectory. Part I will address the statutory protections and interventions available through the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, and related legislation.

This program will provide an overview of the applicable federal statutory laws that ensure children with disabilities receive the same education as their non-disabled peers.

In this program, the panelists will delve into the various issues looming over the health care and education industries, including (1) the potential changes in policy under the Trump administration, (2) overleveraged institutions and (3) the differing issues facing the for-profit and nonprofit sectors.

The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), its regulations, and the Rehabilitation Act Section 504 govern the discipline of students with disabilities. Our experts will provide an overview of these laws and discuss the rights and obligations of students with disabilities and school districts.

2016 was another busy year for bid protest litigation at the U.S. Government Accountability Office and the U.S. Court of Federal Claims. This program will highlight and discuss the most significant protest decisions issued by GAO and the COFC, including analysis of what these decisions mean for contractors and agencies seeking to navigate the complex federal procurement process in 2017.