Social clubs are online forums where individuals gather by professional affiliation to network, to mentor, and to share ideas. Social Clubs are free and open to anyone with a profile on EducationLaw.org. You do not need a paid membership to participate.
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School and higher-education administrators gather here to provide collegial support. They share best practices on a wide range of topics such as setting policies, overseeing finances, managing personnel, moderating disciplinary proceedings, coordinating extracurricular activities, communicating with parents and stakeholders, and upholding accreditation standards.
Education law attorneys gather here to provide collegial support for lawyers who may work for school districts, higher education institutions, or private organizations, and they may also represent individual students or families in education-related legal matters. They work on a wide range of topics, such as school finance and funding, student rights and discipline, school policy and governance, special education and accommodations for students with disabilities, academic freedom and free speech, discrimination and civil rights violations, and teacher and staff contracts. They may also represent clients in administrative hearings, negotiations, and court proceedings, and they may also advise clients on compliance with state and federal education laws.
Professors are postsecondary educators who gather to support one another at every level, from adjuncts, and professors of practice, to tenure-track to tenured to emeritus professors. They may work for private or public institutions in various departments within Law Schools and Schools of Education. They teach and conduct legal research on various topics, in K-12 and colleges and universities, including student and teacher rights and responsibilities, special education, school safety and governance, school choice, school finance, and civil rights.
Students gather in this club to support learners at every level, including those enrolled in undergraduate, graduate, and law school degree programs. Students may be conducting legal research, preparing to lead education institutions, or training to become education lawyers. They share information about scholarships, student research awards, publishing and service opportunities, internships, and jobs.
Teachers in private and public K-12 schools gather here to provide collegial support to one another about a variety of legal issues. Topics may include teachers’ rights and responsibilities, employment law, curricula, state standards, and academic freedom. They explore other topics in education law through the lens of teachers’ lived experience, such as school finance, special education, school safety, student rights and discipline, and parents rights.
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