Izaak Orlansky is an education attorney, with specific focus on K-12 law. His practice covers labor and employment issues including collective bargaining, grievance arbitration, employee discipline, educator hiring and evaluation, as well as harassment, discrimination and misconduct investigations. He also advises school districts on student services and other policy matters.

Previously, Izaak served as Chief of Staff for the Office of Teacher Recruitment and Quality in the nation’s largest school district, the New York City Department of Education. For nearly a decade he managed and oversaw policies and programs focused on access to high-quality educators. His experience also includes an internship with the National Labor Relations Board’s Region 22 in Newark, New Jersey. Izaak began his career as a middle school teacher in The Bronx, New York, where he taught fifth and sixth grade English language arts and social studies.

Education

Brooklyn Law School (J.D., magna cum laude), 2021; Associate Managing Editor, Brooklyn Law Review

Fordham University Graduate School of Education (M.S. in Teaching), 2010

Wesleyan University (B.A. with Honors from the College of Social Studies), 2008

Distinctions

Certificate in Childhood Education, Grades 1-6, New York (2010)

Professional Activities

Volunteer, The Opportunity Network

News

Speaking Engagements

Publications