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...
by pddg_admin | Oct 14, 2014 | Legal Developments and News
As the November elections quickly approach, now is a good time for a quick review of the “dos and don’ts” for candidate and measure campaigns. This year we have seen more questions than usual about district involvement in and/or regulation of...
by pddg_admin | Jun 26, 2014 | Legal Developments and News
On Wednesday, June 25, 2014, the California Supreme Court nullified a recent Court of Appeal opinion that held that written communications by public officials on their private electronic devices/accounts were not “public records.” (See Electronic...
by pddg_admin | Jun 11, 2014 | Legal Developments and News
As a follow-up to our announcement yesterday regarding the ruling in Vergara v. State of California, below is the link to DWK’s Sue Ann Salmon Evans’ video discussion of the Vergara decision. The 15-minute video explains the decision and what we can expect...
by pddg_admin | Jun 10, 2014 | Legal Developments and News
Stay tuned tomorrow for a video from DWK’s Sue Ann Salmon Evans, who acted as counsel for defendant Los Angeles Unified School District, explaining how the ruling will affect California schools. The Los Angeles Superior Court held that nine California public...
by pddg_admin | Jan 22, 2014 | Legal Developments and News
NEGOTIATIONS: A WORLD OF DIFFERENCE By Gregory J. Dannis ACSA’s 2014 Symposium for Negotiators Keynote Presentation About six months ago, I was exploring the basement of my house. The floor is rough concrete and sometimes when it rains, little streams and rivers...
