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Freedom From Religion Foundation v. Concord Community Schools By Everett Nicholas Education Law, September 2018 The seventh circuit recently held that Concord Community Schools' 2014 holiday pageant violated the First Amendment but the 2015 pageant did not in Freedom From Religion Foundation v. Concord Community Schools.
New FOIA decisions By Everett Nicholas Education Law, August 2016 On June 24, 2016, the First District interpreted the question of whether the Illinois High School Association was a subsidiary body subject to FOIA. The Second District addressed the question of what types of data a public body must disclose from its databases.
Supreme Court provides guidance on the use of race as a factor in university admissions By Everett Nicholas Education Law, August 2016 A summary of in which a female applicant to the university was denied admission and sued, alleging that its consideration of race in regard to her application violated the Equal Protection Law.
Court overturns PAC decision regarding what must be discussed prior to vote in public meeting By Everett Nicholas Education Law, April 2016 A look at Board of Education of Springfield School District No. 186 v. The Attorney General of the State of Illinois and Molly Beck.
Court overturns school board’s rejection of teacher dismissal arbitration award in case of first impression By Everett Nicholas Education Law, April 2016 A discussion of Beggs v. Board of Education of Murphysboro Community Unit School District No. 186.
Duty to bargain insertion of “do not hire” memos in employee files rejected by Supreme Court By Everett Nicholas Education Law, April 2016 A summary of Board of Education of the City of Chicago v. Illinois Educational Labor Relations Board.
PAC issues advisory opinion regarding collective bargaining meetings By Everett Nicholas Education Law, October 2015 While the opinion by the The Public Access Bureau in the Illinois Attorney General’s office is advisory only, Boards need to be wary if a majority of a quorum of board members is meeting to discuss negotiations and not engaged in actual across-the-table bargaining.
Lutkauskas v. Ricker, 2015 IL 117090 (Ill.S.Ct. 2015) By Everett Nicholas Education Law, May 2015 A summary of this recent case of interest to education law practitioners.
Recent labor law case decisions By Everett Nicholas Education Law, January 2005 Kelly Baird was employed as Superintendent at Warren CUSD No. 205 under a three (3) year contract which began in 2000

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