Sentences with phrase «of education litigation»

But this does not mean that the volume or importance of education litigation will decline.

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«We protect the constitutional freedoms of Canadians through education, communication and litigation.»

Then, to sustain its reasoning in the face of new litigation, the Court found itself having to bring ever new objects under its scrutiny, such as moments of silence and abstinence education.

Lead author Sara Chrisman of the Harborview Injury Prevention and Research Center in Seattle, Washington, viewed the finding that concussion education requirements for coaches under the state's first - in - the - nation «Lystedt Law» were being closely followed by public high schools in Washington State as «very encouraging but not surprising,» noting that schools had an incentive to follow the law because it provides legal immunity from litigation for schools that follow it correctly.

The New Rochelle Board of Education had previously authorized litigation against Costa.

Riverkeeper is actively involoved in litigation, advocacy, and public education surrounding the issue of shale gas extraction and related infrastructure, particularly because of the potential impacts on New York State's drinking water supplies.

City Hall and the Department of Education declined to comment on why they didn't get back to Crawford, with a DOE spokesman citing ongoing litigation.

For education, that means the continuation of pernicious policies imposed by the Office of Civil Rights (OCR), along with litigation destructive to schooling.

Making it happen A perception of excessive red tape, the threat of litigation and the resources needed to accomplish any sort of teacher - led activity in school time has meant that there has been a move towards the more traditional activities becoming the sole preserve of residential outdoor education centres and specialist providers.

In CFE v. New York, another state with a spare education clause, Judge De Grasse without apology explained that in education litigation courts «are called on to give content to Education Clauses that are composed of terse generalities,» which in New York's case is «The legislature shall provide for the maintenance and support of a system of free common schools, wherein all the children of this state may be educateeducation clause, Judge De Grasse without apology explained that in education litigation courts «are called on to give content to Education Clauses that are composed of terse generalities,» which in New York's case is «The legislature shall provide for the maintenance and support of a system of free common schools, wherein all the children of this state may be educateeducation litigation courts «are called on to give content to Education Clauses that are composed of terse generalities,» which in New York's case is «The legislature shall provide for the maintenance and support of a system of free common schools, wherein all the children of this state may be educateEducation Clauses that are composed of terse generalities,» which in New York's case is «The legislature shall provide for the maintenance and support of a system of free common schools, wherein all the children of this state may be educated.»

State - level funding litigation has often revealed that education systems are based upon the bargains struck by politicians that are divorced from a rigorous analysis of the aims of education and the best means to achieve them.

For more on this topic, please see «2 +2 = Litigation,» by Joshua Dunn, which appears in the Fall 2010 issue of Education Next.

John R. Munich and Rocco E. Testani are partners in the Education, Government and Civil Rights Litigation Practice Group of Sutherland Asbill & Brennan, LLP.

Shying away from the «quagmire» of intervention in states like New Jersey (noted from the bench during oral arguments), and citing its earlier rejection of a challenge to the state's graduation exams, the court pointedly observed that «protracted litigation» delays the progress of education reform.

In the equity - based litigation of the 1970s and 1980s, researchers investigated and courts intervened in deep - seated education - finance issues of public policy significance, such as school funding schemes that exacerbated existing socioeconomic disparities.

The Manhattan Beach, Calif., school district has settled a special education lawsuit for $ 6.7 million, bringing to an end six years of litigation between the district and the parents of a student with autism.

Thus ended 27 years of litigation and 12 years of court jurisdiction over education funding in Massachusetts.

It discusses an important trend in education litigation: the increasing reliance on theories of adequacy to achieve high - quality education for all students.

To avoid this outcome, a new wave of school - finance litigation has instead endorsed an «adequacy» claim based on state constitutional clauses that exhort the legislature to provide for a «thorough and efficient» (or similar language) system of education.

Decades of litigation and Supreme Court decisions have led to the current state of affairs in labor law, but for public - sector employees, the Supreme Court's 1977 decision in Abood v. Detroit Board of Education holds sway.

Nonchargeable activities: lobbying and ballot initiatives; external public relations; litigation, «unless specifically related to collective bargaining, contract administration or organizational maintenance»; get - out - the - vote activities; contributing to charitable, religious, or ideological causes; supporting political organizations or candidates for public office; organizing or recruiting new members and «defending against challenges to exclusive bargaining representative status»; and «monitoring and opposing activities of groups and individuals whose purpose is to undermine public education.»

Welner's present research examines the use and misuse of research in policymaking and explores various issues concerning the intersection between education rights litigation and educational opportunity scholarship.

In the first study of opinions handed down in education adequacy litigation between January 2005 and January 2008, this paper shows a marked shift away from outcomes favorable to adequacy plaintiffs.

Previously, he served as chair of the state of Georgia's Charter Schools Commission, the education policy advisor to Gov. Sonny Perdue, on the staff of both of Gov. Roy Barnes» Education Reform Study Commissions, and as an expert witness for the state of Georgia in school funding lieducation policy advisor to Gov. Sonny Perdue, on the staff of both of Gov. Roy Barnes» Education Reform Study Commissions, and as an expert witness for the state of Georgia in school funding liEducation Reform Study Commissions, and as an expert witness for the state of Georgia in school funding litigation.

Following two decades in which courts spurred significant reforms in our nation's neediest schools by interpreting the education clauses of their state constitutions to guarantee an «adequate» education for all students, the years 2005 to 2008 have seen a dramatic change in the judicial response to adequacy litigation.

By simultaneously using litigation to challenge the laws and practices preventing students from obtaining a quality education, while influencing the tide of public opinion through a media and organizing campaign, Students Matter creates both the opportunity and the demand for meaningful and sustainable policy transformation.

AFC's impact litigation has improved the quality of countless students» education and school experiences by:

Characterizing its practice as a «general practice for a specialized clientele,» the firm provides legal advice and expertise to handle any and all needs of a school district, including fair dismissal personnel issues, allegations of employment discrimination and EEOC complaints, other personnel disputes, student discipline issues, student tribunal hearings, civil rights claims, personal injury actions, federal and state constitutional claims and other litigation, special education and other legal issues involving disabled students, contracts, leases and other business needs, policy and rule development, construction disputes, bond and SPLOST issues and other financial matters.

Providing a general law practice for a specialized clientele, Harben, Hartley & Hawkins meets all of the legal needs of school districts including: fair dismissal personnel issues, allegations of employment discrimination and EEOC complaints, other personnel disputes, student discipline issues, student tribunal hearings, civil rights claims, personal injury actions, federal and state constitutional claims and other litigation, special education and other legal issues involving disabled students, contracts, leases and other business needs, policy and rule development, construction disputes, bond and SPLOST issues and other financial matters.

The Ohio Education Association, a teachers union that has been among the most outspoken critics of charter schools, has testified against them in the state legislature and supported litigation aimed at toughening oversight.

A coalition of school districts last month notified the state that it would file new litigation, alleging that recent education cuts are unconstitutional.

Despite the fact that there has been much litigation with parents prevailing on the issue of inclusive preschools and much guidance from the Department of Education, this issue continues to be very prevalent.

Determining what resources are needed to fund K - 12 education equitably and how much these resources cost have become the principal focus of state level education finance litigation following Rodríguez v. San Antonio 1973.

PEJ utilizes a variety of legal actions to achieve its mission, including pursuing impact litigation, amicus brief filings, Freedom of Information Act requests, and other law - related avenues that seek to achieve meaningful reforms of education laws or policies that fail to prioritize students» rights.

«The decision in Boone County Board of Education v. N.W., as it stands, would force cash - strapped school districts to bear the high costs of private placements during litigation, even when a court ultimately rules that the district has made FAPE available in a public school setting,» said NSBA General Counsel Francisco M. Negrón Jr. «The lower court's decision sets a terrible precedent that prolongs due process and court proceedings and discourages informal resolution of special education disputes through mediated seEducation v. N.W., as it stands, would force cash - strapped school districts to bear the high costs of private placements during litigation, even when a court ultimately rules that the district has made FAPE available in a public school setting,» said NSBA General Counsel Francisco M. Negrón Jr. «The lower court's decision sets a terrible precedent that prolongs due process and court proceedings and discourages informal resolution of special education disputes through mediated seeducation disputes through mediated settlement.

Get an overview of what happened in bilingual / ESL policy in 2009 in Texas — see «Post-Legislative Session Summary on Proposed Changes to Texas Bilingual Education Monitoring Procedures, Secondary Level ESL Program Reforms, and Related Litigation,» by Albert Cortez, Ph.D..

IDRA has been at the forefront in supporting legislative and litigation efforts to address the insufficient funding for education ELLs in Texas and the poor monitoring and implementation of programs serving ELLs at the secondary level.

It is unfortunate — scandalous in fact — that it takes litigation to convince our state leaders to invest in education, to invest in children — all children, to invest in the future of Texas.

She is lead counsel on ACLU's education equity litigation, including lead counsel for Community Coalition v. Los Angeles Unified School District, a lawsuit seeking to compel LAUSD to provide the proper amount of funding and services to high - need students.

Randall G. Bennett is the Deputy Executive Director and General Counsel of the Tennessee School Boards Association where he provides general legal opinions to local boards of education, superintendents and TSBA staff on school governanace issues, organizes and presents at seminars and training events, prepares and files amicus briefs in appellate cases affecting public schools, monitors current litigation and changes in state and federal law, and supervises the Association's Policy Department, A former school board member and police officer, Mr. Bennett obtained his law degree from Nashville School of Law.

Lambda Legal A national organization committed to achieving full recognition of the civil rights of lesbians, gay men, bisexuals, transgender people and everyone living with HIV through impact litigation, education and public policy work.

In North Carolina, the State Board of Education also blocked a 2012 bid to open a K12, Inc. - run school, a contentious move that led to litigation.

Other panelists included: Dr. Joe J. Bernal, former member of the Texas State Board of Education and former member of the Texas legislature, focusing along with Dr. Robledo Montecel on the topic of «Historical Antecedents with Focus on the U.S. vs. Texas Case ``; David Hinojosa, education litigation attorney with the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF), focusing on the topic of «State Failing Students with Limited English Skills: The Justice Court Abrupt Reversal»; The Honorable Roberto R. Alonzo, Texas state representative, focusing on the topic of «The Mexican American Legislative and Senate Hispanic Caucuses» Response»; and Dr. José Agustín Ruiz - Escalante, president of TABE, Dr. Leo Gómez, professor at the University of Texas Pan American, and Jesse Romero, legislative consultant with TABE, BEAM and ENABLE, focusing on the topic of «The TABE Action PlaEducation and former member of the Texas legislature, focusing along with Dr. Robledo Montecel on the topic of «Historical Antecedents with Focus on the U.S. vs. Texas Case ``; David Hinojosa, education litigation attorney with the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF), focusing on the topic of «State Failing Students with Limited English Skills: The Justice Court Abrupt Reversal»; The Honorable Roberto R. Alonzo, Texas state representative, focusing on the topic of «The Mexican American Legislative and Senate Hispanic Caucuses» Response»; and Dr. José Agustín Ruiz - Escalante, president of TABE, Dr. Leo Gómez, professor at the University of Texas Pan American, and Jesse Romero, legislative consultant with TABE, BEAM and ENABLE, focusing on the topic of «The TABE Action Plaeducation litigation attorney with the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF), focusing on the topic of «State Failing Students with Limited English Skills: The Justice Court Abrupt Reversal»; The Honorable Roberto R. Alonzo, Texas state representative, focusing on the topic of «The Mexican American Legislative and Senate Hispanic Caucuses» Response»; and Dr. José Agustín Ruiz - Escalante, president of TABE, Dr. Leo Gómez, professor at the University of Texas Pan American, and Jesse Romero, legislative consultant with TABE, BEAM and ENABLE, focusing on the topic of «The TABE Action Plan.»

It is also a high - frequency area of special education litigation between parents and schools, in part due to the uniqueness of each ASD diagnosis and the complexity of each resulting IEP.

During the course of the litigation, the school board paid for three sets of attorneys (for Martin; for the LSC; and for the Board of Education) in a case that cost more than a quarter of a million dollars.

• School Expansion, Growth & Strategic Planning • State and Federal Employment Law • School Board and Nonprofit Governance • Administrative Law & Appeals of State and Federal Agency Decisions and Actions • Special Investigations & Legal / Compliance Audits • Policy Guidance and Development • Constitutional Challenges and Claims • School Employee and School Board Training • Litigation in Federal and State Courts • Administrative Hearings and Appeals Before State and Federal Agencies • Public Entity Purchasing and Procurement; Business Transactions; & Contract Negotiation, Review and Drafting • Construction Law, AIA Construction Contracts, Review and Drafting • Real Estate Transactions and Condemnation • Special Education under IDEA and Section 504 • Student Rights & Discipline Issues and Hearings • State and Federal Claims of Discrimination • State and Federal Civil Rights • Administrative Grievances and Hearings • False Claims Act / Qui Tam Defense for Local Government Entities

The California Department of Education declined to respond to NCTQ's analysis citing ongoing litigation related to the state's teacher - effectiveness policies.

After attending law school, Huffman represented school districts, state departments of education, and universities, working on policy and litigation matters at the Washington D.C. law firm of Hogan & Hartson.

In private practice, my proudest work to date has been my work as a pro bono attorney on impact litigation filed by disability and education advocates to try to force New Jersey's Department of Education to faithfully implement the least restrictive environment provisions of IDEA, as New Jersey, unlike Maine, had — and sadly continues to have — one of the worst records in the country on including students with special needs in general education education advocates to try to force New Jersey's Department of Education to faithfully implement the least restrictive environment provisions of IDEA, as New Jersey, unlike Maine, had — and sadly continues to have — one of the worst records in the country on including students with special needs in general education Education to faithfully implement the least restrictive environment provisions of IDEA, as New Jersey, unlike Maine, had — and sadly continues to have — one of the worst records in the country on including students with special needs in general education education settings.

At the same time as states are spending millions on security, Politico noted that in the name of «efficiency» the USDOE is scaling back it's efforts to address civil rights litigation and consolidating departments that provide services and support to K - 12 education.