On August 28, 2024, the Legislature passed Assembly Bill (AB) 3216, known as the Phone-Free Schools Act, which was signed into law by the Governor on September 23, 2024.

The 2024 Education Omnibus Budget Trailer Bill, also known as Senate Bill (SB) 153, includes notable changes to the parameters for independent study programs.

The California Department of Education (CDE) recently released updated guidance regarding equitable services and proportionate share funding for parentally-placed private school students with disabilities.

On July 15, 2024, Governor Newsom signed Assembly Bill (AB) 1955, commonly known as the Support Academic Futures and Educators for Today’s Youth Act (SAFETY Act), into law.

The United States Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) recently issued a Dear Colleague Letter (DCL) regarding schools’ obligations under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VI) to protect students from discrimination based o

On April 25, 2024, the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food and Nutrition Service published updated school nutrition standards that will go into effect on July 1, 2024.

As a reminder, school districts and county offices of education should update their parental annual notice (Annual Notice) for the upcoming 2024-2025 school year.

In Newport-Mesa Unified School District v. D.A. (9th Cir. 2024, No. 23-55351), the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals held in an unpublished decision that the school district had no obligation to convene an annual individualized education plan (IEP) meeting when the parents of a parentally-placed private school (PPPS) student who had previously received special education and related

As the July 1, 2024 deadline quickly approaches, this is a reminder of the obligations related to preventing and responding to workplace violence placed on all employers, both public and private, by Senate Bill (SB) 553.