On May 1, 2019, Jonathan Vogel appeared on Fox 46 Charlotte’s “Good Day Charlotte” morning news program to discuss the tragic shooting at the University of North Carolina-Charlotte.
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Educational Institutions Have Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Compliance Obligations
Higher Education, K-12, and Student Loans.
On April 3, 2019, Jonathan Vogel attended a program at McGuireWoods LLP on the federal government’s newly formed Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) within the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Cybersecurity and infrastructure security are issues that impact many areas of the public and private sectors, including schools, colleges, and universities. Aside from complying with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (FERPA) — which protects the privacy of student education records at all schools, colleges, and universities that receive funds under an applicable program of the U.S. Department of Education – educational institutions should be mindful that
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Education Department to Address Student Loan Transparency, Risk Sharing, and Collections, as well as College Completion Rates – Other Departments to Examine Free Speech on Campus
On March 21, 2019, the President signed a wide-ranging, executive order intended to address the nation’s student loan debt crisis and the exercise of free speech on campus.
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College Admissions Bribery Scandal Has Important Lessons for Families and Colleges Alike
Scandals grab headlines, and they create good fodder for conversations and social media discussions. However, there are important lessons to be learned for both families and colleges from the college admissions bribery scandal, and we all need to pay attention. On March 12, 2019, the U.S. Department of Justice announced that 50 people had been arrested throughout the country and charged with federal crimes in connection with cheating on the ACT and SAT college entrance exams and in connection with the college admission of students who were misrepresented to be athletic recruits. The prosecutions are being pursued against college coaches,
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President Trump calls on Congress to “Pass School Choice for America’s Children,” and the Nation Seems Ready for Congress to Do So
K-12.
At his second the State of the Union address, President Trump called on the Congress to enact legislation that will support efforts in the states and at the local level to provide educational options to families for their children: “To help support working parents, the time has come to pass school choice for America’s children.” Polls indicate that Americans do believe that the time has come. “School choice” is the commonly-used term to describe the array of state and local government measures that provide families with alternatives to the traditional, public-school system. It encompasses public school options, such as charter
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