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Virtual Annual Conference 2020
ELA's 66th Annual Conference will take place Nov. 4-7, 2020 as planned, but this year's event will be held virtually.
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ELA's offices are closed at this time. Our forwarding address is: P.O. Box 45593, Westlake, OH 44145-9998. We strongly recommend communicating with ELA by email at -- not by mail, telephone, or fax.
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• School Law Reporter - September 2020
• P. Zirkel's Special Ed Legal Alert - September 2020
• P. Zirkel's COVID-19 & K-12 Special Ed Students Legal Update
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Education Law Association is the premier forum for professionals in K-12 and higher education, in legal practice and scholarship, in private schools and public, and in public policy who are interested in practical knowledge, scholarship, and interdisciplinary dialogue about legal and policy issues affecting education.
ELA is a nonprofit member association offering unbiased information to a uniquely diverse professional membership about current legal issues affecting education and the rights of those involved in education in public and private K-12 schools, universities, and colleges. For education professionals and legal advocates serving educational institutions or other clients engaged with them, ELA is an indispensable resource.
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