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November 12, 2010 | Article

Court Confirms Right of Union to Pursue Arbitration of Statutory Claim; Charter School Controversy Should Have Been Arbitrated Under Collective Bargaining Agreement

In United Teachers Los Angeles v. Los Angeles Unified School District, the Second...

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October 19, 2010 | Article

Charter Schools Do Not Get Free Ride – Court Holds That School Districts Can Pass Along Proportionate Operational and Maintenance Expenses Relating to Property Used By Charter School

The charter school movement has swept across California, as it has in other states.  Proposition 39, approved by the voters in 2000, added section 47614 to the state Education Code, which...

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January 4, 2010 | Article

Charter Schools Are Not State Actors Under Section 1983 According to Ninth Circuit Ruling

With the proliferation of charter schools in California and other states, an issue was sure to arise over whether the school stands in the shoes of the state for all purposes when it offers...

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