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J.L. v. Mercer Island School District
Disabled student receives 'free appropriate public education' despite school district's failure to attain transition goals for post-school activities.
Education Aug. 10, 2009
Coachella Valley Unified School District v. State of California
Federal law governing assessment of 'limited English proficient' tests affords participating states wide discretion in fashioning test program.
Education Aug. 3, 2009
Renee v. Duncan
Appellants lack standing to challenge No Child Left Behind Act where State has full authority to determine teacher certification standards.
Education Jul. 24, 2009
Horne v. Flores
Request to vacate judgment based on changed circumstances is proper where objective underlying judgment has been remedied.
Education Jun. 26, 2009
Forest Grove School District v. T.A.
School district to reimburse private school costs where student did not previously receive special education from public agency.
Education Jun. 23, 2009
Joshua A., a minor
Section 1415(j) does not exclude stay put motion during appeal of final judgment issued by district court.
Education Mar. 20, 2009
Sunnyvale Unified School District v. Jacobs
School district's decision not to reelect probationary teacher is not subject to arbitration under collective bargaining agreement.
Education Feb. 19, 2009
Kolter v. Commission on Professional Competence of the Los Angeles Unified School District (Los Angeles Unified School District)
School board was not required to provide teacher with 24-hour written notice prior to closed-session meeting regarding her possible dismissal.
Education Feb. 9, 2009
California School Employees Association v. Colton Joint Unified School District
Under Education Code Section 45196, school district cannot deduct vacation and 'differential' leave concurrently.
Education Jan. 27, 2009
Bledsoe v. Biggs Unified School District
Layoff of tenured teacher is proper where he lacks special training and experience that junior teachers possess.
Education Jan. 19, 2009
California Teachers Association v. PERB (Journey Charter School)
Teacher’s letter to parents of children in charter school qualifies as protected activity under EERA.
Education Jan. 7, 2009
Grossmont Union High School District v. California Dept. of Education
School district's failure to exhaust administrative remedy bars its complaint against California Dept. of Education.
Education Dec. 31, 2008
JG v. Douglas County School District
Rehabilitation Act claim alleging discrimination against autistic twins is dismissed for failure to follow IDEA exhaustion procedures.
Education Dec. 29, 2008
American Civil Rights Foundation v. Los Angeles Unified School District
LAUSD's Magnet and PWT programs are beyond reach of Prop. 209's ban against discrimination in public education.
Education Dec. 22, 2008
Moghadam v. Regents of the University of California
Student exam is not 'personal record' protected under Information Practices Act.
Education Dec. 22, 2008
Donovan v. Poway Unified School District
Plaintiffs prevail on sexual orientation harassment claim by showing severe harassment and indifference of school district despite several complaints.
Education Oct. 13, 2008
Martinez v. Regents of the University of California
Trial court errs in dismissing claim against California's public universities attacking statute allowing illegal aliens to pay less tuition than nonresident citizens.
Education Oct. 8, 2008
Martinez v. Regents of the University of California
Trial court errs in dismissing claim against California's public universities attacking statute allowing illegal aliens to pay less tuition than nonresident citizens.
Education Sep. 16, 2008
N.B. v. Hellgate Elementary School District
School district that does not evaluate minor for suspected autism fails to fulfill its procedural requirements under IDEA.
Education Sep. 5, 2008
Opinion of Brown
School district and employees may give preferred status to particular provider of Internal Revenue Code Section 403(b) plans under certain conditions.
Education Aug. 27, 2008
Adair v. Stockton Unified School District
Stockton's compressed salary schedule allowing teachers to obtain merit increases more quickly violates Education Code's uniformity requirement.
Education May 20, 2008
Forest Grove School District v. T.A.
District court applied improper legal framework to defendant's claim for reimbursement for private school tuition under Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.
Education Apr. 29, 2008
Rachel L., a Minor
Parents are ordered to enroll children in public or private school where home-schooling fails to meet Education Code requirements.
Education Mar. 9, 2008
Rachel L., a Minor
Parents are ordered to enroll children in public or private school where home-schooling fails to meet Education Code requirements.
Education Mar. 3, 2008
Flores v. State of Arizona
Arizona is not entitled to relief where state did not appeal from original judgment and or comply with eight-year-old judgment.
Education Feb. 25, 2008
Vasquez v. Happy Valley Union School District
School district may terminate employment of substitute who is not reelected for permanent position after two consecutive years as probationary teacher.
Education Feb. 4, 2008
Mark H. v. Lemahieu
Provision of ‘free appropriate public education’ requirement contained in Individuals with Disabilities Education Act is different from Rehabilitation Act’s requirement utilizing same language.
Education Jan. 18, 2008
McLeod v. Vista Unified School District
Because action challenged validity of bond issuance, 60-day statute of limitations under validation statutes apply and action is dismissed as untimely.
Education Jan. 15, 2008
Levina v. San Luis Coastal Unified School District
'Aggrieved party' under Individuals with Disabilities Act, is any party who suffers injury in fact and is denied its affirmatively requested relief.
Education Dec. 31, 2007
Lachtman v. The Regents of the University of California
No triable issue of material fact is shown on student’s claim that university’s denial of his advancement to doctoral program violated due process.
Education Dec. 24, 2007