Summer Opportunity: School Law Institute

July 8-12, 2013

http://www.tc.columbia.edu/schoollaw/

Below is information about a great opportunity through Teacher's College.  Information is below.  Please visit the web address above for more information.

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The School Law Institute 

Teachers College, Columbia University July 8-12, 2013, New York City 

Available for 3 graduate credits or on a non-credit basis 

This nationally renowned program serves policy makers and policy analysts; practicing board members and state, district, and school-level administrators in traditional public schools and charter schools; special education staff; bilingual/ESL staff; union reps; school lawyers; and advocates. 

Join leaders in education law to discuss critical issues of law, policy, and practice. 

• Charter Schools: John King, Jr., Commissioner of Education, NY, former Managing Director of Uncommon Schools & Co-Founder of Roxbury Prep. 
•  Race, Poverty, and Education: Gary Orfield, Professor and Co-Director, UCLA Civil Rights Project/Proyecto Derechos Civiles 
• Federal Education Policy: Jack Jennings, Former President and CEO, Center on Education Policy; Former General Counsel, House Committee on Education & Welfare 
• Cyber-Bullying and Internet Issues: Rhoda Schneider, General Counsel and Senior Associate Commissioner, Massachusetts Department of Education 
• Supporting English-Language Learners: Patricia Gándara, Professor and Co-Director, UCLA Civil Rights Project/Proyecto Derechos Civiles 
• Serving Students with Disabilities: Perry Zirkel, University Professor, Lehigh University; Rhoda Schneider, Massachusetts Department of Education 
• Fiscal Equity and Educational Adequacy: Michael Rebell, Professor and Executive Director, Campaign for Educational Equity, Teachers College 
• Important Supreme Court Decisions on the Use of Race in Education:Dennis Parker, National Director, Racial Justice Project, American Civil Liberties Union 
• Harassment and Bullying: Maree Sneed, Senior partner, HoganLovells, DC 
• Testing for Student Tracking, Promotion, and Graduation: Jay P. Heubert,Professor of Law and Education, Teachers College 
• Safety and Order: Search and Seizure, Child Abuse: Rhoda Schneider,General Counsel and Senior Associate Commissioner, Massachusetts DOE 
• Free Speech Right of Students and Teachers: Jay P. Heubert, Professor of Law and Education, Teachers College. 

For information please visit: www.tc.columbia.edu/schoollaw
Or contact: Charley Burkly/ Kathryn Smeglin
212-678-8331
sli@tc.edu