School Law Institute 2009

The School Law Institute at Columbia University is a national professional education program. It examines significant recent developments in school law and the impact they have on students, teachers, administrators, and schools.

The Institute will convene from July 13-17, 2009, in air-conditioned conference space at Columbia Law School. Day sessions will be devoted to presentations, large group discussions, small-group work, case studies, and simulations. Faculty will be available to talk with participants throughout the week. Daily refreshment breaks will offer additional opportunities to continue discussions begun in class.

The Institute serves participants from all parts of the U.S. and explores the perspectives of practitioners, policy makers, policy analysts, advocates, attorneys, journalists, and graduate students interested in public education.

It addresses the interests and needs of building- and district-level administrators, school board members, education-department personnel, policy analysts, guidance counselors, union representatives, teachers and guidance counselors, special education and bilingual/ESL staff, journalists, school lawyers, and advocates interested in public education.

Students in such fields as education leadership, education policy, teacher education, special education, and bilingual education/ESL will also find the Institute valuable.

Participants may earn three graduate credits through Teachers College and/or be eligible for continuing education credits. Participants are not eligible for continuing legal education credits.