14 Jan, 2025 Newsom Issues Executive Order Suspending State Rules to Aide School Recovery After LA Fires By Sheryl Bailey Governor Gavin Newsom issued an executive order suspending state rules for LA County local educational agencies affected by the fires....
14 Jan, 2025 Court of Appeal Affirms Judgment in Favor of NCAA Based on Assumption of Risk Doctrine in Case Involving Former USC Football Player By Dan Ojeda In a case that could have significant implications for the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and former collegiate football...
14 Jan, 2025 Powerschool Cyber Breach By Treesineu McDaniel Powerschool, a software provider commonly used for school districts managing a variety of data systems, was subject to a cyber breach via...
09 Jan, 2025 2024 Title IX Rule Vacated By Jennifer Nix On January 9, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky issued a Judgment in State of Tennessee, et al., v....
08 Jan, 2025 Department of Ed Creates New Distance Education Reporting Requirements for Colleges By Dan Ojeda On December 30, 2024, the United States Department of Education issued new regulations that require colleges to report student enrollment...
06 Jan, 2025 Chronic Absenteeism: An Important Issue in Iowa and Beyond By Lauren Rubio Even as we move further away from the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic, its impact on school attendance is still a significant challenge....
24 Dec, 2024 Congress Passes HR 82 to Increase Social Security Benefits for Public Employees By Treesineu McDaniel On December 21, 2024, Congress passed HR 82, Social Security Fairness Act that, in effect, increases Social Security benefits for certain...
19 Dec, 2024 Universal Screening and IDEA Implications By David Mishook Following California's Dyslexia Guidelines and increased adoption of research-based reading intervention, California is moving toward...
13 Dec, 2024 Staff Shortages Can Result in Dangers to Special Educators By Kathleen Anderson Special educators (teachers, service providers, and paraprofessionals) work with students who have a wide array of disabilities and...
09 Dec, 2024 California Adopts Southeast Asian Studies Model Curriculum By Howard Fulfrost The introduction of the Southeast Asian Studies Model Curriculum in California presents a significant opportunity to address the...
09 Dec, 2024 Parents May Proceed in Lawsuit Regarding Prohibition on Sectarian Non-Public Schools By Jennifer Nix Alicia Arman Brown The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled last Monday that a lawsuit brought by parents against the CDE regarding non-public school...
05 Dec, 2024 USDOE May Require Schools to Report "Informal Removals" of Students with Disabilities By Howard Fulfrost This Disability Scoop article discusses the U.S. Department of Education's proposal to include informal removals in the upcoming civil...
23 Nov, 2024 Department of Ed Launches 2025-26 FAFSA By Dan Ojeda After a delayed launch of the 2024-25 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) that led to unfortunate results, the U.S....
21 Nov, 2024 Higher Revenues and Limited Gains for California Education Funding By Daniel Zerga Higher than anticipated state revenues are set to provide a modest funding boost for California’s TK-12 schools and community colleges in...
15 Nov, 2024 Community College Facility Coalition | Annual Conference Wrap-Up By Jessica Ehrlich Dan Ojeda Last week, on November 6th-8th, a few of our attorneys participated in the Community College Facility Coalition (CCFC) Annual Conference...
14 Nov, 2024 Positive Impacts of Newcomer English Learner Students By Kathleen Anderson A recent RAND study concluded that influxes of new English Learner (EL) students in schools result in “sizable academic gains” of...
07 Nov, 2024 Iowa's Largest School District Tackles Declining Enrollment By Peter K. Fagen Lauren Rubio Brandon Lallande The Des Moines Public Schools (DMPS) District has created a committee to address the ongoing challenge of declining enrollment. Aptly...