Lawsuits

July 22, 2021

How California plans to deter costly special education disputes

A new initiative is meant to help parents and schools settle Covid-related disputes over services for students before heading to court.

April 14, 2021

San Diego County judge declines to order two school districts to reopen on full-time schedule

A San Diego County judge has declined to order that two school districts that were sued by a parent group be required to fully reopen by a set date.

John Fensterwald And Betty Márquez Rosales

Coronavirus

April 7, 2021

Parent group sues Los Angeles Unified asking for full reopening of schools

A Los Angeles parent group filed a lawsuit Wednesday against Los Angeles Unified calling for a return to full-time, in-person instruction.

September 1, 2020

School districts worry that legislators failed to protect them from Covid-19 lawsuits

A bill that would have shielded districts that follow safety and health precautions from being sued failed to move forward.

May 21, 2020

California students sue College Board after being unable to submit AP exams

College Board says students who couldn’t submit exams must retake them in June. Students instead want their original responses to be graded.

February 21, 2020

Lawsuit settlement results in $50 million for reading programs in California schools

Funds will be shared by 75 elementary schools with the lowest reading scores.

October 2, 2019

LA Unified approves spending plan despite complaint about serving high-needs students

The school board voted on an amended version of the spending plan, which was updated after a complaint was brought against the district.

June 29, 2018

California Attorney General charges one of the nation’s largest student loan servicers for violating state laws

The lawsuit follows similar actions by other states and California lawsuits against other for-profit colleges and student loan companies on behalf of student debtors.

April 5, 2018

How a tiny Native American community's trauma might impact education law

A judge’s ruling in a case brought on behalf of schoolchildren in a Grand Canyon reservation could impact whether school districts are required to provide disability services to students impacted by trauma and adversity.

David Washburn

March 28, 2018

Bay Area school district wants voters to decide whether to drop at-large elections

Lawsuit asks the court to order West Contra Costa Unified to seek a State Board of Education waiver to bypass an election so new boundaries could take effect in November.

Theresa Harrington

September 14, 2017

Los Angeles Unified settles lawsuit over funding for 'high-needs' students

The district agrees to provide an additional $150 million to 50 high-needs schools.

George White

Policy & Finance

September 11, 2017

California sues Trump over end of 'Dreamer' program

California joins UC, other states in trying to save program that protects undocumented young people

Carolyn Jones

September 8, 2017

UC sues Trump over order to end protections for 'Dreamers'

UC President Janet Napolitano seeks to stop the reversal of the program she helped create.

Carolyn Jones

March 19, 2017

Two-decade old legal battle over special education oversight nears resolution, brings major changes

The California Department of Education said it would end its legal challenges and follow a “corrective action plan” for special education monitoring issued in 2014 by the U.S. District Court of Northern California in San Francisco.

Jane Meredith Adams

State Education Policy

February 18, 2016

Ability to opt out uncertain in lawsuit requiring student data release

The judge is allowing parent objections, but it's unclear if those will block the release of data.