Education Law: A Year in Review
- June 22, 2016
- 1:00 PM - 5:00 CST
- Ceremonial Courtroom, 10th Floor
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Education Law and Policy Institute
Griselda Sanchez, gsanch3@luc.edu - Free if not seeking MCLE
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everyone with RSVP
Open to the public. - Add to calendar
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Details
The third annual Education Law: A Year in Review seminar will address important developments in the area of education law during the past year. The topics will include the rights of transgender students in k-12 schools; school finance in Illinois and Chicago; recent developments in federal education legislation and the Supreme Court; and an update on special education law and the 2016 legislative session. Please join us for the seminar and a reception following.
Agenda
1:00 - 1:10 Welcome
1:10 - 2:30 Transgender Youth in the Schools
Jennifer Leininger, Program Coordinator, Gender & Sex Development Program, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
Owen Daniel-McCarter, Policy and Advocacy Director, Illinois Safe Schools Alliance
2:40 - 3:20 Update on Issues Related to School Funding in Illinois and Chicago Public Schools
Ralph Martire, Executive Director, Center for Tax and Budget Accountability
3:30 - 5:00 Hot Topics in Education Law
Federal Education Legislation and a Supreme Court Update
Michael Kaufman, Incoming Interim Dean, Loyola University Chicago School of Law
Recent Developments in Special Education Law
Mark Weber, Vincent de Paul Professor of Law, DePaul University College of Law
2016 Illinois Legislative Session: Changes in Education Law
Nicki Bazer, Of Counsel, Franczek Radelet P.C.
5:00 - 6:00 Reception
