In Innovative Modular Solutions v. Hazel Crest School District 152.5, the First District Appellate Court vacated the trial court’s judgment in favor of Innovative Modular Solutions (IMS) holding that the Hazel Crest School District Finance Authority (the “Authority”) had the power […]
On January 21, 2011, the U.S. Department of Education Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) issued a memorandum to all state special education directors clarifying the relationship between Response to Intervention (RtI) and special education evaluations under the Individuals with Disabilities Education […]
A three-judge panel of the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals recently held that the use of race in admissions at the University of Texas, Austin (UT) was constitutional. But the victory for UT may be short lived, which serves as […]
The newly elected mayor is sure to have a significant influence on public education in Chicago. Prior to the casting of a single vote, however, the election for Chicago’s mayor has already impacted residency issues for school districts outside Chicago’s […]
On January 26, the First District Appellate Court held in W. Rockwell Wirtz, an Individual and Wirtz Beverage Illinois, LLC, on Behalf of and for the Benefit of the Taxpayers of the State of Illinois v. Patrick Quinn, et.al, commonly known […]
The Illinois legislature overrode the Governor’s prior amendatory veto of HB 6065 to enact the Care of Students with Diabetes Act. The Governor had suggested delaying the effective date of the Care Act to June 1, 2011, to give the […]
A federal district court in Illinois recently upheld a hearing officer’s finding that a school district’s failure to implement agreed-upon compensatory services in a timely manner denied the student a free appropriate public education (FAPE). In Board of Educ. of City […]
The Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) recently issued a Q&A guidance document that addresses a number of questions that school districts often face regarding transportation of students with special education needs under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). […]
