Kansas City-area schools are trying to remedy a critical teacher shortage looming as the new school year begins, including by placing unqualified educators into some classrooms. Some school districts have been rehiring retired teachers, or training counselors and coaches to ...

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Kansas City-area schools are trying to remedy a critical teacher shortage looming as the new school year begins, including by placing unqualified educators into some classrooms. Some school districts have been rehiring retired teachers, or training counselors and coaches to ...

Tagged with: Kansas City Missouri Department of Education school districts teacher vacancies

Where appellants challenged the grant of summary judgment to the defendant school district in a dispute involving a student’s individualized education program, the judgment is affirmed because the appellants did not show that the defendant acted in bad faith or ...

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Where a school district challenged a trial court’s invalidation of two policies that were the basis for a statement of charges to begin termination proceedings against a teacher, the judgment is reversed because the district substantially complied with the statute ...

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Parrish v. Bentonville School District (MLW No. 71913/Case No. 17-1915 – 12 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Erickson, J.)

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Smith v. Rockwood R-VI School District (MLW No. 71867/Case No. 17-2260 – 5 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Wollman, J.)

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Estate of Chandler J. Barnwell v. Watson (MLW No. 713l70/Case No. 16-3067 – 13 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Gerrard, J.)

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Where a group including parents and students challenged an order that closed an elementary school and modified the gifted and talented requirements for the district, the district court did not abuse its discretion in granting the district’s motion to approve ...

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Massey v. Normandy Schools Collaborative (MLW No. 69268/Case No. ED102793 – 21 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, Richter, J.)

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B.S. v. Anoka Hennepin Public Schools (MLW No. 68281/Case No. 14-2564 – 8 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Beam, J.)

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Stevenson v. Adkisson (MLW No. 68266/Case No. 14-3746 – 38 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Smith, J.)

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