Schools are constantly looking for ways to utilize technology to improve the educational experience. Educators have quickly understood that Artificial Intelligence (AI) can be used to help a variety of students as it can adapt to different learning styles. For...

Many school districts allow employees to carry over their accrued leave balance at the end of a fiscal year. Some districts have different policies for distinct types of leave. For example, policies may allow for the paying out of accrued vacation leave but not...

s Artificial Intelligence, or AI, has been thrust into the public consciousness, many parents have become increasingly worried about its potentially negative effects on their children. In response to this, many school districts have been creating policies to ensure that teachers and students use AI responsibly. With input from key stakeholders such as administrators, teachers, students, IT departments, and the community an AI use policy should seek to enable teachers to supplement their students’ learning rather than supplant it. Any sensible AI policy should also seek to emphasis AI with humans in the loop.

Private schools have long been a popular choice for parents seeking a more personalized and academically rigorous education for their children. Private schools offer tremendous benefits compared to public schools such as more intimate classroom settings, a more...

Many of New York’s special education schools struggle with financial sustainability due to limited funding, increasing costs, and changing regulations. These schools also operate under a cost-based reimbursement system with few avenues for profit. Together, these...

Between last year and the beginning of this year, the US Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) issued three rounds of Provider Relief Funds (PRF) to assist healthcare providers that were negatively impacted by the COVID Pandemic. These funds were to cover...

Less than a week before schools closed down for the holidays, Congress passed round two of the CARES Act providing an additional $900 billion of pandemic relief.

As we reported several weeks ago, the US Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) made available an additional $20 billion in stimulus funds to healthcare providers on the frontlines of the coronavirus pandemic.  While it is still not clear how these funds will...

In case you missed it, the Office of Child and Family Services (“OCFS”) has made available $48.6 million in the third installment of the federal CARES funding to support child care programs and the families who need child care services.

Pursuant to the CARES Act passed in March 2020 and augmented by the Health Care Enhancement Act, the department of Health and Human Services (HHS) made certain relief funding available to healthcare providers to assist in response to the COVID-19 Pandemic and the to...