The Rochester City School District has settled a federal class action lawsuit alleging the district failed to provide adequate services to students with disabilities.
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Read More »March 11, 2022 Comments Off on School district settles class action suit
The Rochester City School District has settled a federal class action lawsuit alleging the district failed to provide adequate services to students with disabilities.
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Read More »December 22, 2021 Comments Off on Lawsuit against Gates Chili school district dismissed
A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by a former Gates Chili Central School District teacher who claimed he was unfairly terminated.
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Read More »December 17, 2021 Comments Off on Substantial child care subsidies included in Build Back Better Act
Working families will be eligible for significant savings on child care costs should Congress pass the current version of the Build Back Better Act. The bill — already passed by the House of Representatives — will expand federal cost assistance ...
Read More »December 13, 2021 Comments Off on Law firm: Allegations against RCSD Superintendent Lesli Myers-Small unfounded
Allegations of sexual harassment and retaliation against Rochester City School District Superintendent Lesli Myers-Small are unsubstantiated, according to the law firm hired by the district to oversee the investigation.
Read More »November 1, 2021 Comments Off on Proposed change to Pell Grant rules would benefit students with disabilities
Proposed legislation introduced by Congressman Joe Morelle (D-Irondequoit) would provide Pell Grant flexibility for students with disabilities and eliminate what proponents see as barriers to earning a collegiate degree. Pell Grant funding is the largest pool of financial resources available ...
Read More »June 21, 2021 Comments Off on Supreme Court sides with former college athletes in compensation dispute with NCAA
The Supreme Court unanimously sided with a group of former college athletes in a dispute with the NCAA over rules limiting certain compensation.
Read More »February 10, 2020 Comments Off on EEOC complaint at Brockport connected to diversity officer’s firing
An administrative assistant’s federal complaint against The College at Brockport over racial bias has become intertwined with the recent dismissal of Chief Diversity Officer Cephas Archie. The complaint was filed with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission in late October 2019, but ...
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Read More »February 26, 2019 Comments Off on All-female law review board at Cornell makes history
If getting used to the demanding, unpaid job of law-review editor wasn’t enough, as well as attending a law-review conference on the other side of the country, Lauren Kloss has to take media calls, too, because, well, history. Earlier this ...
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Read More »November 22, 2017 Comments Off on Transgender woman awarded $1M in discrimination lawsuit
OKLAHOMA CITY — A federal jury has awarded a transgender woman more than $1 million after finding Southeastern Oklahoma State University discriminated against her and wrongfully denied her tenure. Jurors sided with former English professor Rachel Tudor on Monday, The ...
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Read More »July 14, 2017 Comments Off on Elite St. Paul’s School under criminal investigation after sexual misconduct revelations
St. Paul’s School, the elite New England boarding school dogged in recent months by allegations of past sexual abuse and misconduct, is now the target of a criminal investigation by local and state authorities. In a statement released Thursday evening, ...
Read More »August 25, 2016 Comments Off on New York appoints privacy officer to protect student data
ALBANY — The New York State Education Department has hired a chief privacy officer to protect student and teacher data. Commissioner MaryEllen Elia announced the appointment of Temitope Akinyemi on Wednesday. She’ll be in charge of developing and implementing the ...
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Read More »August 24, 2016 Comments Off on In some schools, resistance to ending corporal punishment
Two licks with a wooden paddle in the principal’s office was the price 11-year-old Kaley Zacher, of Dexter, Georgia, paid for ignoring warnings about falling behind in her school work. Rules are rules, said her mother, Kimberly Zacher, so why ...
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