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Responding to Grand Jury Reports

06-14-17

Legal Developments and News

Every year civil grand juries are convened to investigate and issue reports related to allegations of wrongdoing by public agencies, including school districts and community college districts. As the annual...

Ellen Wu is a 2017 Southern California Rising Star

06-13-17

Press Releases

DWK is proud to announce that Ellen Wu, Special Counsel in our Long Beach office, has been recognized as a Rising Star and will be included in the 2017 Southern...

Court of Appeal Backs Lease-Leaseback Agreements

06-02-17

Legal Developments and News

Earlier this week, the First District Court of Appeal published its opinion in California Taxpayers Action Network v. Taber Construction, Inc. (May 2, 2017, A145078) 2017 [WL 1684123] (“Taber”). Taber...

Dannis Woliver Kelley Welcomes Leading Education Law Attorney Keith Bray

06-01-17

Press Releases

San Francisco, CA—Dannis Woliver Kelley, California’s premier education law firm, is pleased to announce that Keith Bray will join the firm in July as Of Counsel in its Sacramento office....

Supreme Court Provides Additional Clarity on FAPE Standard

03-23-17

Legal Developments and News

On March 22, 2017, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a unanimous decision clarifying what it means for an individualized education program (IEP) to satisfy the free appropriate public education (FAPE)...

Webinar Recording: “When Private Becomes Public – CPRA Disclosure of Private Account Communications”

03-15-17

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DWK attorneys hosted a webinar to review this new interpretation of the CPRA and discuss how local education agencies can minimize the impact of the ruling while continuing to comply with...

CSBA Webcast: “Charter School Accountability and Oversight”

03-14-17

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Learn about increasing accountability during the petition review process, and how to oversee charter schools to ensure a meaningful education is provided to each and every student.

Charter School Is Not a “Municipal Corporation” for Certain Employment Purposes

03-13-17

Legal Developments and News

In Gateway Community Charters v. Heidi Spiess (March 8, 2017, C078677) __Cal.App.5th__ [2017 WL 912073], the Third District Court of Appeal held that charter schools are not “other municipal corporations”...

California Supreme Court: Communications on Personal Accounts Are Public Records Subject to Disclosure

03-02-17

Legal Developments and News

This morning, a unanimous California Supreme Court held that written communications of public officials or employees on their private electronic devices/accounts that involve agency business are public records under the...

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