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Court Affirms School District Consultants Are Subject To Conflict Prohibitions

by pddg_admin | Jun 5, 2015 | Legal Developments and News

Davis v. Fresno Unified School District, et al. (2015) ___ Cal.Rptr.3d ___ [2015 WL 3454720] A recent appellate decision ruling on the validity of a lease-leaseback transaction also held that private consultants under contract with school districts are subject to the...

Financing Now Required for Lease-Leaseback Agreements

by pddg_admin | Jun 4, 2015 | Legal Developments and News

Davis v. Fresno Unified School District, et al. (2015) ___ Cal.Rptr.3d ___ [2015 WL 3454720] On June 1, 2015, a California Court of Appeal held for the first time that in order for a lease-leaseback transaction to be valid, allowing the competitive bidding exemption...

Education Insights: Legal Update, Season 2, Episode 6 – “Adequacy”

by pddg_admin | May 27, 2015 | Publications

With adequate funding, schools can fully fund critical programs, staff and services, and help ensure all students have access to a high-quality education. During this one-hour webcast, hosted by CSBA, join DWK’s Sue Ann Salmon Evans as she and other panelists...

Court Upholds District’s Yoga Program

by pddg_admin | Apr 30, 2015 | Legal Developments and News

Sedlock v. Baird, 14 C.D.O.S. 3394 (April 3, 2015) Local educational agencies have the authority to create instructional programming that is based on religious practice without violating California’s constitutional ban on the establishment of religion, provided...

Superior Court Denies Effort to Require State to Intervene in School Districts to Ensure Meaningful Instructional Time

by pddg_admin | Apr 21, 2015 | Legal Developments and News

Plaintiffs in Cruz v. State of California, et al., are students attending schools in California including Los Angeles Unified School District, Oakland Unified School District and Compton Unified School District. These students, represented by ACLU and Public Counsel,...
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