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School Technology Leadership and the P-20 Continuum - Paducah - 16 hours ago
I was invited to speak at the SACS/AdvancedED Western Kentucky Conference this past Friday and I...
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21st Century Teachers are Those that Pass Tests? - 22 hours ago
According to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce ... yes. In their latest education report card, what...
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Where I am at... - 1 week ago
on Twitter. And so are lots of other people. Follow along.
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The Colorado School Finance Decision - 1 week ago
As Justin mentioned last week, the Colorado Supreme Court recently issued its long-awaited school...
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Catching Up - 1 week ago
Well, ELA was awesome, but I was mostly MIA on the Net. So, it's time to catch up a little. ...
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Justices Weigh Life Without Parole for Juveniles - 15 hours ago
The U.S. Supreme Court today took up took the cases of offenders sentenced to life in prison without...
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New Message: Controversies Over School E-Mail - 3 days ago
A handful of lawsuits and new policies over school e-mail are making headlines: The Wisconsin...
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Student Data in State Systems At Risk, Study Says - 1 week ago
A review of how states gather and manage databases containing individualized student information...
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Appeals Court Upholds Dismissal of NCLB Suit - 3 weeks ago
A federal appeals court deadlocked over a key legal challenge to the No Child Left Behind Act,...
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Teacher's Suit Over 'Seasonal Affective Disorder' Revived - 3 weeks ago
A federal appeals court has revived the lawsuit of a teacher who alleged that her Wisconsin school...
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The Politics of Education: Blogging, Tagging, Etc. - 1 month ago
I’m teaching a course called The Politics of Education to an awesome group of our doctoral...
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Guest blogging at education.change.org - 3 months ago
This week, I am privileged to be writing over at Change.org. Thanks to Clay Burell for granting me...
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The Politics of Education - 3 months ago
A picture is worth… SOURCE: Tyack, David (1974). The One Best System. Cambridge, MA: Harvard...
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Back to School - First Year Teachers - 1 year ago
It is summer time - and I do apologize for the lack of recent posts. However, as you know summer...
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Evan Bayh on Education - 1 year ago
I apologize for the lack of posts this week. I have quite a few deadlines coming up and quite a few...
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Charlie Crist on Education - 1 year ago
This week’s politician in the spotlight will be Florida Governor Charlie Crist. Governor...
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Homeschooling in California - 1 year ago
Last month, a California appeals court agreed to reconsider its previous ruling that required home...
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Joe Lieberman on Education - 1 year ago
In the past few weeks, we’ve looked at Democrats and Republicans. This week we’ll look...
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Discharge To Prefer Your Paramour - 8 hours ago
Alaska Employment Law Blog previewed an interesting case pending in the 9th Circuit. In the court...
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: Dan Rather's breach of contract, tort claims against CBS dismissed - 8 hours ago
Rather v CBS Corp, __Misc. 3d___(NY Co. September 29, 2009), is an interesting employment case...
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Chicago alderman violated NLRA; city of Chicago vicariously liable - 8 hours ago
520 S. Michigan Ave v Fioretti, ___F.Supp. 2d___(N.D. Ill September 28, 2009) is an important labor...
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Book Reivew Highlight Filipp and Castagnera Employment Law Answer Book (7th ed. 2010) - 8 hours ago
Aspen just published Mark R. Filipp and James Ottavio Castagnera, Employment Law Answer Book (7th ed...
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Swine Flu and Workplace Clinics - yesterday
The New York Times reported on Nov. 6, 2009 that an Obama Administration official stated that there...
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2009 "Friend or Foe Christmas Campaign" Launched By Liberty Counsel - 23 hours ago
Liberty Counsel announced today that it is launching its Seventh Annual "Friend or Foe Christmas...
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Muslim Soldiers In US Military Face Complex Situation - yesterday
In the wake of the shootings at Ft. Hood, Texas by Army psychiatrist Nidal Hasan, today's New York...
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House Health Care Bill Tracks FICA Exemption For Religious Objectors - yesterday
The House version of the health care bill passed Saturday, HR 3962, imposes a 2.5% penalty tax on...
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Recent Articles of Interest - yesterday
From SSRN: See Hoon Peow, History of Islamic Law in Malaysia - A Critical Reconsideration ,(November...
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Some Israeli Marriage Registrars Refuse To Accept Conversions By Chief Rabbinate - 2 days ago
YNet News today reports that particularly in the Israeli cities of Ashkelon and Rishon LeTzion,...
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Recent Prisoner Free Exercise Cases - 2 days ago
In Rider v. Yates, 2009 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 101009 (ED CA, Oct. 27, 2009), a California federal...
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Abuse Victims Agree To Delay In Trials Against Delaware Catholic Parishes - 2 days ago
On Friday, according to AP, attorneys in 78 clergy abuse lawsuits that have been filed in Delaware...
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House Passes Health Care Bill With Anti-Abortion Funding Amendment - 2 days ago
In an historic vote tonight, the U.S. House of Representatives passed HR 3962, the Affordable Health...
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New Book Suggests British Catholic Royals Would Have Place to Pray - 2 days ago
According to Friday's London Telegraph, a forthcoming book has created a stir in Britain by arguing...
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Christian Group Lacks Standing To Vacate Florida School's Consent Decree - 2 days ago
A Florida federal district judge has largely rejected an attempt by the Christian Educators...
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Pennsylvania County Plans To Tax Closed Church Builidings - 2 days ago
Today's Wilkes-Barre (PA) Times-Leader reports that Luzerne (PA) County officials are likely to...
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Fresno State Settles With Former Assistant Track Coach - yesterday
We blogged earlier this year about Ramona Pagel's case against Fresno State, in which she claimed...
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OCR to Investigate Whether University of Kansas Athletics Discriminates Against Men - 3 days ago
According to CollegeSwimming.com, the Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights will...
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Jury Finds for UW in Rape Case - 4 days ago
Here is an update to yesterday's post about the trial against University of Washington regarding its...
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More Universities Add Competitive Cheer... I Mean, "Team Stunt and Gymnastics" - 4 days ago
A recent article in Athletic Business profiles the apparent trend in college sports -- competitive...
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UW Rape Case Goes to Trial - 4 days ago
A jury will soon decide whether the University of Washington violated Title IX in its handling of...
- EdWeek's NCLB Articles, Now All in Once Place - 3 months ago
- NCLB: Act II Takes an Intermission - 4 months ago
- Expect New Rules for Title I on Tuesday - 7 months ago
- Following Obama's Call, States Start Redoing Their Tests - 7 months ago
- Title I Spending Rules Could Use Updating, Influencial Source Says - 7 months ago
- Debate Over Curriculum Narrowing Continues - 7 months ago
- Districts May Get Wide Discretion Over Title I Money in Stimulus - 7 months ago
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Congress Considers Bill to Amend Burden of Proof in Age Discrimination Claims - 1 week ago
In June, the United States Supreme Court issued an opinion in the case of Gross v. FBL Financial...
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Obama signs FMLA Amendments Relating to Military Caregiver Leave - 1 week ago
Thanks again to the FMLA Blog for a quick summary of this week’s amendments to the FMLA. As I...
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Third Circuit: Freedom of Speech No Longer Exists in Kindergarten Classrooms - 5 months ago
The United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has ruled that a public school district...
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Poll Results In; We're Back in First Place - 3 days ago
As a part of the fun component of the special education law blog, we run a poll on the lefthand...
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Teach Your Teachers Well: New Hot Topic -Teacher Education - 4 days ago
I know that a number of the readers of this blog are professors who teach future teachers. I know a...
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Charter Schools & Special Education: A New Article by Professor Weber Part I - 1 week ago
Have you ever wondered about how the special education laws apply to students in a charter school?...
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Last Day to Vote on Our Poll; Tech Update - 1 week ago
This is the last day to vote on our poll. The current question is In this tough economy, should...
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Mediation feels better.... - 1 week ago
Mediation feels better. I don't know about the participants but being a Mediator feels better than...
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Failure to provide prior notice does not justify granting of motion to dismiss - 3 weeks ago
Erin K. v. Naperville School Dist. No. 203, 2009 WL 3271954, N.D.Ill.,2009: Parents did not give...
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Rule 56.1 statements not required in IDEA cases - 1 month ago
T.Y. v. NYC, 2nd Circuit, decided 10/9/09, 08-3527-cv: In the course of affirming the District...
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SRO rejects Connors claim and reimbursement claim - 1 month ago
SRO 09-079: This case was litigated as both a reimbursement case and a Connors prospective funding...
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Education Law §3602-c places obligations upon public school, not private school - 1 month ago
In re Pelose, --- N.Y.S.2d ----, 2009 WL 3152988, N.Y.A.D. 4 Dept.,2009: Parent challenged the...
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Parent was justified in rejecting settlement agreement - 1 month ago
As previously noted in this blog, certain attorneys in New York State have successfully moved to...
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EXPANDED LEAVE FOR MILITARY FAMILIES UNDER FMLA - 5 days ago
President Obama has signed into law the Fiscal Year 2010 National Defense Authorization Act , which...
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DOES AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT AMENDMENTS ACT OF 2008 APPLY RETROACTIVELY? - 1 week ago
In 2008, President Bush signed the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act (“ADAAA”), which...
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ADA AND SECTION 504 ANTI-RETALIATION PROTECTIONS NOT LIMITED TO INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE DISABLED - 1 week ago
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has found in the case of Barker v. Riverside County Office of...
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IS A CHANGE IN THE SCHOOL CALENDAR A CHANGE IN PROGRAMING? - 2 weeks ago
In Hawaii, students will now be getting seventeen Fridays off this year and seventeen next year in...
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CONGRESS TAKES AIM AT SUPREME COURT'S RULING ON ADEA - 3 weeks ago
As I predicted back in June, when the Supreme Court issued it ruling in Gross v. FBL Financial...
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About This Blog - 1 year ago
The Law Professors Blogs Network is looking for faculty to launch an education law blog. If you...
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