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Legislature Significantly Increases Statutory Ceiling on Compensation for School Board Members

  • 12/31/2025
  • Daniel McElhinney, Kelly Bedell

Effective January 1, 2026, the maximum monthly compensation for school board and county board of education members allowed by statute will be five times the current maximum amount....

California Federal District Court Enjoins Enforcement of “Parental Exclusion Policies”

  • 12/30/2025

2025 Land Use & Housing Legislative Developments

  • 12/22/2025

Legislature Makes Multiple Technical Changes to the Brown Act

  • 12/18/2025

The FBI’s New Definition Expands Title IX Coverage

  • 12/11/2025

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E101 From Absences to Action: Attendance, Truancy, and Special Education Obligations

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