June 2009

The U.S. Supreme Court, in its ruling in Forest Grove v T.A., maintained its previous position that disabled children, even if
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WTH recently prevailed in an administrative due process hearing against the Chicago Public School District in a case which involved
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A pending Illinois House bill, HB 628, was sent to the Senate for approval which would require school districts to
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Two new bills, SB 1885 and HB 640, were moved from committee levels to the houses for approval, which would
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A pending Illinois House bill, HB 272, would require students to submit to random drug testing for performance-enhancing substances prior
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The U.S. Department of Education issued the final regulations for the IDEA, effective January 1, 2009. These final regulations allow
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The Illinois State Board of Education has ordered a 7% cut across the board in the budget for 2009, and
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In Richardson Indep. Sch. Dist. v Michael Z. and Carolyn Z. ex. rel. Leah Z., a Texas federal court rules that
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The Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008 was passed as part of the financial bailout package on October 3,
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A special legislative session was called in Illinois this month in order “to consider measures aimed at increasing school funding,
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