SCRANTON, Penn. — The Scranton School District did not violate its Individuals with Disabilities Education Act obligations, a Pennsylvania federal court ruled in this lawsuit brought by a mother who says the district should have evaluated her elementary school student sooner for special education services. She says the district ignored warning signs such as poor test scores and speech issues, but the court finds the student’s extreme absenteeism made it “impossible to untangle” academic struggles from the impact of truancy.
CHICAGO — A charter school network in Illinois was unable to secure a preliminary injunction in federal court blocking a state law requiring “union neutrality clauses” in charter agreements. The law falls within the state’s authority and reflects a permissible condition on public funding. The schools failed to show a strong likelihood of success on their free speech claims.
Reading proficiency has dipped 4 percentage points since 2019 as schools have struggled to make up for pandemic learning losses.
In July, the Education Department cut nearly $1 billion in funding for school mental health services.
Nearly 4 in 10 teens think AI will have positive effects on their lives over the next two decades.
The lawsuit follows complaints over religious discrimination by UCLA professors with the U.S. Equal Employment Commission.
Bay Area school districts said the news organization didn't have protected a right to receive information on student reactions to a speaking event featuring Luai Ahmed.
SCRANTON, Penn. — A federal court in Pennsylvania declined to dismiss a former senior manager’s retaliation claims against the Pennsylvania School Boards Association. The woman said she was placed on a performance improvement plan and her work-from-home privileges were revoked after she complained of her supervisor’s inappropriate sexual comments.
Students face a mental health crisis caused by compulsive video game use that has consequences for school districts across the country, an Ohio school district says in a suit against three big players in the video game industry.
But a Joe Biden-appointed judge said Bakersfield College can force Daymon Johnson to complete mandatory diversity training.
Officials at a Friday ribbon cutting said their focus for the center is public safety.
