by pddg_admin | Sep 16, 2015 | Legal Developments and News
To settle a lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) against the California Department of Education (CDE) regarding students’ access to federally mandated English learner services, the CDE has recently agreed to improve data collection systems...
by pddg_admin | Sep 11, 2015 | Legal Developments and News
A Court of Appeal has confirmed that there must be sufficient evidence in an administrative record to support a lead agency’s decision to claim a CEQA categorical exemption. In Save Our Schools v. Barstow Unified School District Board of Education (Sept. 2,...
by pddg_admin | Aug 31, 2015 | Legal Developments and News
Anticipated to begin in October 2015, new school and community college district construction projects will be subject to the Model Water Efficient Landscape Ordinance (MWELO). MWELO will apply to planning, designing, installing, maintaining and managing water...
by pddg_admin | Aug 31, 2015 | Legal Developments and News
Senate Bill No. 725 (SB 725), as codified by Education Code section 60851.1, provides that the California High School Exit Exam shall not be required as a condition of receiving a diploma of graduation, or a condition of graduation from high school for a student...
by pddg_admin | Aug 27, 2015 | Legal Developments and News
The California Supreme Court has denied petitions to review Davis v. Fresno Unified School District (2015) 237 Cal.App.4th 261. As a result, the Court of Appeal decision will remain good law in California. Background On June 1, 2015, a California Court of Appeal held,...
by pddg_admin | Aug 26, 2015 | Legal Developments and News
The California Supreme Court acted today on the Davis v. Fresno USD lease-leaseback case, as follows: The Court denied the petitions to review the Davis case; and The Court denied the requests to de-publish the Davis case. The import of this action is that the Davis...
