Originally appeared in the CAS Weekly Newsletter
Greetings Legal Mail Bag,
I have worked in districts that follow the policy that IEP progress reports are mailed home directly to families, as they are treated as the confidential file of the
Last May, the members of the Nutmeg Board of Education voted to extend Mr. Superintendent’s contract for one year, with the result that his contract now extends from July 1, 2024, through June 30, 2027. However, over the last six months,
Source: SpecialEdConnection, 11/22/24, reprinted by permission
Peter J. Maher is quoted in this SpecialEdConnection article entitled “See notice of unilateral placement as chance to win parents back to IEP.”
Imagine that an IEP meeting is scheduled for a couple of
Originally appeared in the CAS Weekly Newsletter
Dear Legal Mailbag:
As the principal of a middle school, I find myself in the doghouse with my Superintendent, and I am hoping that Legal Mailbag can help me get out. One of the
Last Friday, a federal judge in Texas ruled that the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) exceeded its authority when it issued a final regulation significantly raising salary thresholds for the executive, administrative, and professional exemption, and it vacated the regulation nationwide. That
Last Friday, the Ninth Circuit reversed a District Court’s decision upholding the U.S. Department of Education’s determination that Grand Canyon University did not meet nonprofit status under the Higher Education Act of 1965 (“HEA”). In Grand Canyon University v. Miguel
