About the Art Contest Five talented high school students woke up to some exciting news this week, as Atkinson, Andelson, Loya, Ruud & Romo (AALRR) announced the winners of its fifth annual High School Art Contest! Held in conjunction with the firm’s Education Law Conference, the contest invited 11th and 12th grade students from public schools all across California to submit a piece of original artwork that creatively captured the theme of this year’s conference: New Mindsets for How We Lead ..read more

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The Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution protects the rights of the people against unreasonable searches and seizures of their person, property, and home.  A recently-decided federal court case has explored the application of this important constitutional right to an emerging technological tool employed by schools and institutions of higher education: at-home examination proctoring.  The holding in the case (Aaron M. Ogletree v. Cleveland State University) could provide insight into how similar cases may be decided across the United States ..read more

Education institutions face a number of challenges as they gear up for and start the 2022-2023 school year including, but not limited to, lack of adequate staffing in a number of departments.  These staffing shortages are common in technology departments, where staff and resources have been spread thin trying to meet the increased technology demands of remote workforces, virtual learning by students, and ever changing instructional technology.  To this landscape, the threat of cyberattacks is added ..read more

On June 23, 2022, the U.S. Department of Education (U.S. DOE) issued for public comment proposed amendments (“Proposed Amendments”) to the regulations implementing Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (“Title IX”). Title IX, a federal statute that prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex by recipients of federal funding, specifically provides ..read more