Education Law

Alcohol Testing at Carmel Before Games

Posted on October 02, 2007
I came across this article and found it to be very interesting.   Carmel High School is now testing students for alcohol use before games.   According to school authorities, there has not been an increase in alcohol problems at the football games...

Bd. of Educ. of the City of New York v. Tom F.: Oral Argument Today

Posted on October 01, 2007
The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments today in a special education case regarding public school tutition reimbursement for private school tuition in the case of Board of Education of the City of New York v. Tom F. As with many cases in special education, this one is somewhat complicated and relies heavily on the langugage of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, particularly 20 U...

ECS Reauthorization Database

Posted on September 27, 2007
Stumbled across this a couple of days ago and I just wanted to pass along the link. I am getting a lot of questions from school personnel lately regarding the reauthorization and what different groups are saying ... and, the Education Commission of the States and their top notch policy analyst Mary Fulton have put together a database on just that issue...

Interesting Article on Saint Louis Public School's Longtime Lawyer

Posted on September 25, 2007
                                                  Really interesting read tonight about Saint Louis Public Schools and the longtime legal counsel they employed...

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Fed Chair Bernanke: Education is a Good Investment

Posted on September 24, 2007
If you are reading this blog, you probably already know that education is a good investment because most readers have devoted their life to education in some form or another. But, just in case you had any remaining doubts, the nation's top economist has confirmed your suspicions...

9th Circuit Strip Search Case: Redding v. Stafford

Posted on September 24, 2007
The Adjunt Law Prof Blog has the scoop this morning on a 9th Circuit case which upheld the use of a strip search in K-12 schools. In the case of Redding v. Stafford Unified School Dist. out of Arizona, two students were subjected to a strip search after the principal of the school had a tips regarding some students bringing illegal prescription drugs on campus...

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