by pddg_admin | Jul 11, 2019 | Legal Developments and News
A California appellate court affirmed an award of attorney fees incurred by a school district to compel compliance with the Charter Schools Act. (Sweetwater Union High School Dist. v. Julian Union Elementary School Dist. (2019) ___ Cal.App.5th ___, 2019 WL 2353008.)...
by pddg_admin | Jul 2, 2019 | Legal Developments and News
The U.S. Supreme Court recently ruled that the Commerce Department may not, for now, include a citizenship question on the upcoming 2020 census. (Dep’t of Commerce v. New York (2019) 588 U.S. __.) In hearing several cases, including one in which Dannis Woliver...
by pddg_admin | Jun 26, 2019 | Legal Developments and News
In the past, California state preschool programs operated by school districts, county offices of education, and charter schools under contract with the California Department of Education were subject to Department of Social Services licensing and inspection...
by pddg_admin | May 21, 2019 | Legal Developments and News
In April 2019, the California County Superintendents Educational Services Association (CCSESA) released the final report on recommendations to improve charter school outcomes and accountability, including suggestions for improving authorizer resources and training,...
by pddg_admin | May 21, 2019 | Legal Developments and News
On May 13, 2019, Equality California Institute published the Safe and Supportive Schools Report Card, an analysis of their rating of school districts’ LBGTQ policies in the areas of school climate, curriculum, cultural competency training, suicide prevention, and...
by pddg_admin | May 13, 2019 | Legal Developments and News
A California appellate court recently examined the scope of liability for injuries that occurred when third-parties were using school district property pursuant to the Civic Center Act. (Grossman v. Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District (2019) 33 Cal.App.5th...
