by pddg_admin | Apr 13, 2015 | Legal Developments and News
The California Supreme Court has ruled that when allocating classrooms to a charter school under Education Code section 47614 and applicable regulations (“Proposition 39”), a district must base its ADA/classroom ratio on the number of classrooms at the...
by pddg_admin | Mar 23, 2015 | Legal Developments and News
he U.S. Department of Education (DOE) and Department of Justice issued joint guidance, reminding state and local educational agencies of their obligations to students identified as English learners. Along with the joint guidance, the DOE released resources to help...
by pddg_admin | Mar 5, 2015 | Legal Developments and News
PERB has held that a standard, boilerplate directive prohibiting employees from contacting others during an employer’s ongoing investigation unlawfully interferes with the employees’ protected rights under EERA to communicate about working conditions....
by pddg_admin | Feb 18, 2015 | Legal Developments and News
DWK looks forward to being a part of the 36th Annual C.A.S.H. Conference on School Facilities, taking place on February 23-25 at the Sacramento Convention Center. Please join our attorneys at the following workshops: Monday, February 23 – Janet Mueller and...
by pddg_admin | Feb 5, 2015 | Legal Developments and News
California elementary schools may now be required to prove that they are providing at least the minimum amount of physical education required by state law, as a result of a recent settlement agreed upon by an Alameda parent and dozens of California school districts...
by pddg_admin | Jan 26, 2015 | Legal Developments and News
As recently discussed in DWK’s Lunchbox Webinar “Is Your Toolkit Ready for 2015?,” the rules governing retention rates for “substantially complex” public works projects have changed as of January 1, 2015. Previously, for construction...
by pddg_admin | Jan 16, 2015 | Legal Developments and News
A public works project owner may contract for the right to unilaterally find a contractor in default, and has the right to withdraw retention funds held in escrow prior to judicial resolution of the parties’ dispute based on the language in the escrow agreement,...
by pddg_admin | Jan 13, 2015 | Legal Developments and News
The California Department of Education and the California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office have announced an increase to the current bid threshold for certain contracts pursuant to Public Contract Code sections 20111(a) and 20651(a), respectively. In 2014,...
by pddg_admin | Jan 9, 2015 | Legal Developments and News
In an effort to ensure that incarcerated students receive free education and support services to steer them away from recidivism and re-incarceration, and towards greater life achievement, a new federal guidance package was recently released by U.S. Education...
