To kick off the School Choice Voice, an exclusive social media group for those dedicated to strengthening education opportunities for all kids, education lawyer Matt Plain caught up with the President and CEO of the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools Nina Rees (@ninacharters) for the inaugural episode of the School Choice Voice podcast. #schoolchoicevoice

With vaccination and testing requirements constantly changing, Paul O'Neil and Jaimie Fernand join us to provide a guide for New York Charter Schools.

There are many types of insurance available to small businesses across all industries. However, since most small businesses don't have a risk management or in-house legal departments, many owners select insurance coverage themselves. In this episode, Kevin Hensley discusses the types of insurance available to small businesses and how best to utilize them.

Massachusetts is poised to sign into effect a new COVID-19 emergency paid sick leave law. Greg Vanden-Eykel joins us to discuss the details of the proposed legislation and its impact on employers and employees in the state.

From severe weather to technology breakdowns, even in a non-pandemic world schools can face challenges that, without a plan, can turn into a full-blown crisis. Today, we are joined by public relations expert Gregg Perry and education attorney Matt Plain to discuss the importance of developing a crisis communications plan and how to do so.

Public Charter Schools have unique governance concerns and financial audit obligations. In this episode, we are joined by Matt Plain of Barton Gilman and Matthew McGinnis of AAFCPAs to dig deeper into this topic and provide considerations for Public Charter Schools.

As schools utilize, implement and enhance their distance learning during the COVID-19 pandemic it has raised some concerns about the legalities of some tools being used in these new virtual classrooms. In this episode, Alex Chiulli joins us to discuss the legal considerations around this and how Charter Schools are fairing with them during this school year.

With the advent of distance/remote learning brought on by COVID-19, many families have been seeking alternatives to educate their children. In many cases this includes homeschooling and learning pods. In this episode, Matt Plain is joined by Pat Hennessy, a nationally-recognized school law expert, of Conrad O'Brien, to discuss the legalities of these options.

Amid COVID-19, kids across the country are going back to school. Today, Matt Plain shares how charter schools here on the East Coast are facing this challenge. We are also joined by Mackenzie "Mac" Woods from Osborn Maledon in Arizona to report on how charter schools out west are doing the same.

Divorce can be a major challenge from an emotional standpoint, but also from a financial and logistical one as well. In this episode, Rui Alves joins us to discuss the finer points of how assets are viewed by the courts in Massachusetts and how one could expect them to be divided in a divorce proceeding.