Education Law: A Year in Review

  • June 27, 2017
  • 11:00 AM - 6:00 CST
  • Ceremonial Courtroom, 10th Floor
  • Griselda Sanchez, gsanch3@luc.edu
  • Free if not seeking MCLE
  • everyone with RSVP
     Open to the public.
  • http://www.LUC.edu/Civitas/yearinreview
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    The event will begin with a lunchtime discussion of current education issues in Chicago and the interconnections with youth violence and entry into the juvenile justice system. Following the panel will be a seminar addressing important developments in the area of education law during the past year. The seminar topics will include special education and the Supreme Court's 2017 decision in Endrew F. vs. Douglas County School District; changes in immigration policy and their implications for students, families and schools; educational labor relations issues in a shifting national labor environment; and an update on the 2017 Illinois legislative session and the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). Lunch will be provided, and a reception will follow the seminar.   

    Part 1:   Current Issues in Chicago Education: Connections between Education, Youth Violence and Entry into the Juvenile Justice System (lunch discussion)
    11:00 - 11:10 Introduction
    11:10 - 12:40 Presentations and Discussion 
                         Jadine Chou, Chief Safety and Security Officer, Chicago Public Schools
                          Candice Jones, Senior Advisor, Emerson Collective; Former Director, Illinois Department of Juvenile Justice
                          Michelle Mbekeani-Wiley, Community Justice Staff Attorney, Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law

    Part 2: Education Law: A Year in Review (4th Annual)
    1:00 - 1:05      Welcome
    1:05 - 2:05      The Supreme Court's Decision in Endrew F. v. Douglas County School District: Ramifications for Special Education
                          Olga Pribyl, Vice President, Special Education Clinic and Pro Bono, Equip for Equality
                          Micki Moran, Managing Partner, The Child and Family Law Center
                          Troy La Raviere, President, Chicago Principals and Administrators Association
                          Bennett Rodick, Partner, Hodges, Loizzi, Eisenhammer, Rodick & Kohn, LLP
    2:15 - 2:45    Changes in Immigration Policy and Implications for Students, Families and Schools
                          Tejas Shah, Immigration Counsel, Franczek Radelet P.C.
    2:45 - 4:00      Bargaining for the Common Good: Teacher Unions and Political Imagination
                          Robert Bruno, PhD, Professor and Director, Labor Education Program, School of Labor and Employment Relations, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
    4:10 - 5:00      2017 Illinois Legislative Session and the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Changes in Education Law
                          Nicki Bazer, Partner, Franczek Radelet P.C.
    5:00 - 6:00      Reception

    This program has been approved by the Illinois MCLE Board for 5.0 total hours of MCLE credit. Application currently pending with the ILSCCP to offer 3 of the total course hours as Professional Responsibility credit.

    We are pleased to offer this program free of charge to attendees who do not wish to receive MCLE credit. Fee for MCLE credit is $50, or $40 for School of Law alumni. Credit is offered free of charge to our faculty, staff, and students, and we offer an immediate 50% fee reduction for attorneys working in government or public interest.