Part-Time Faculty
Carol R. Ashley, Esq.
Biography
Carol R. Ashley is a principal of the Chicago law firm Futterman Howard Watkins Wylie & Ashley, Chtd. She is a graduate of Northwestern University and the University of Wisconsin Law School. Focusing on education, she also attended the Harris Graduate School of Public Policy Studies at the University of Chicago. Specializing in equity in education, Ms. Ashley partners with proactive school districts and community organizations. From her work with school districts in Rockford, Champaign, and Freeport, Illinois, Ms. Ashley has developed a unique expertise in school policy issues relating to race, poverty, student assignment, special education, gifted and talented programs, achievement, and access. Currently, Ms. Ashley is involved in a groundbreaking lawsuit in the largest school district in Illinois outside of Chicago that addresses closure of schools in minority neighborhoods and proper provision of English Language Learner services. Ms. Ashley also has experience in litigating and settling individual and class action employment cases involving public school districts and other employers.
| Education: | B.A., Northwestern University J.D., University of Wisconsin Law School |
| Present Position: |
Principal, Futterman Howard Watkins Wylie & Ashley, Chtd. |
