Last week, the Supreme Court ruled that schools must give students with disabilities education plans that are “appropriately ambitious”, creating a precedent that could have a big bearing on special […]
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Kevin Curtis is a firm believer that there is one thing that separates good educators from great educators, a “secret sauce” so to speak. “It’s relationships,” said Curtis, a former
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Arlington Indep. Sch. Dist. v. T.P., No. 02-16-00249-CV, 2017 WL 526311 (Tex. App. Feb. 9, 2017). The parents of R.T. sued Arlington Independent School District for negligence, alleging that R.T.
Reyes v. Manor Indep. Sch. Dist., No. 16-50542, 2017 WL 908221 (5th Cir. Mar. 7, 2017). The mother of E.M. brought this suit alleging that the Manor Independent School District
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In March, the Texas Senate passed Senate Bill 6 which would require people to use bathrooms in schools, universities, and other governmental buildings that aligned with the gender on their
Another “Bathroom Bill” is on the Table in Texas this Legislative Session Read More »
On Friday, March 17, 2017, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sent a letter to Frisco ISD Superintendent Jeremy Lyon, calling for religious equality in the use of a prayer room
Legal Digest and Ed311 had a busy week at the recent SXSW Edu conference in Austin, TX, and we wanted to take a moment to share some of our top
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As a minister and lay counselor of women throughout the Austin community for over 20 years, Eloise Sepeda is always on the clock. As such, she relies on certain ingrained
Co-author of Restorative Discipline Practices and special education teacher talks about classroom benefits of practice As a middle school special education teacher, Jennifer Karydas is no stranger to navigating complex
Eubank v. Lockhart Indep. Sch. Dist., No. 1:15-CV-1019-RP (W.D. Tex. Jan. 17, 2017). Magdalena Eubank was a counselor in the Lockhart Independent School District when she was terminated for a
