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L.A. Teachers Union Will Challenge Layoff Pact
Posted on 7 Oct 2010 by LexisNexis Litigation Resource Community Staff

LOS ANGELES - (AP) The Los Angeles teachers union is promising to challenge a proposed agreement that would change how teachers are laid off in the nation's second-largest school district, while education experts hail it as a landmark that could pave... Read More

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Pennsylvania School District Sued Over Truancy Fines
Posted on 20 Jan 2011 by LexisNexis Litigation Resource Community Staff

HARRISBURG, Pa. - (AP) A Pennsylvania school district is being sued over what lawyers say are excessive and illegal fines imposed to punish repeatedly truant children or their parents. The Public Interest Law Center of Philadelphia sued Thursday in federal... Read More

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