November 2012

The Illinois Supreme Courtruled in Carr v. Koch (2012 IL 113414) that two Illinois tax payers did not meet the criteria for
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A new Illinois Public Act (PA-1037) created the Eradicate Domestic Violence Task Force, which is ushered to develop a statewide
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The 7th Circuit Appellate Court affirmed a District Court’s decision to dismiss a liability case against a school district filed
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A recent Illinois Appellate court decision, In re: Marquita M., Case No. 4-11-0011, rules that schools can question and elicit formal
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The Illinois Appellate Court dismissed a lawsuit, C.E. and C.L. v BOE East St. Louis No. 189, Case No. 5-11-0390, in
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A new case out of the Utah Supreme Court found that school officials could not claim government immunity when defending
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A newly-proposed Illinois House Joint Resolution (HJR 79) would create the Area Career and Technical Education and Vocational Centers Task
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The U.S. Department of Education has announced that the President’s budget proposal for FY 2013 will include a plan to
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Two new Federal bills, the Student Success Act (HR 3989) and the Encouraging Innovation and Effective Teachers Act (HR 3990)
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The ISBE recently amended its rules and regulations regarding the Illinois School Students Records Act. The revisions include additional definitions
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