A good deal of any legal practice involves emails — so many emails. It’s a great way to communicate, if the person you’re talking to is operating in good faith. I recently had a frustrating email exchange with someone from the DOE who may not have been above board with what they were telling me.
Read MoreWhen the Office of Administrative Trials and Hearings (OATH) took over most hearings at the DOE, it promised that it would stick to timelines. We thought that was promising, but it quickly turned into a case of, “Be careful what you wish for.”
Read MoreAs Mayor Adams forges full steam ahead with his cuts to the Department of Education (DOE), some faith-based organizations have joined parents attorneys in voicing their concerns. There is currently an open, Interfaith letter being circulated for signatures that articulates what many have been thinking.
Read MoreRecently, I’ve spotted a new trend at impartial hearings: The Department of Education (DOE) seems to have only one litigation strategy.
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Recently we've been having a lot of parents reach out without real, specific goals of what they hope to accomplish. They’re feeling general sentiments of discomfort, confusion, and rage. These feelings are often directed towards the Department of Education (DOE), their local school district, or even a specific person in their school.
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I had a client reach out to me today, concerned about this news article, in which the DOE is refusing to pay its teachers $900 million in back pay that was promised back in 2014. She was concerned that, in light of this news, the DOE might renege on its obligation to pay her the 2019-2020 school year tuition reimbursement that an IHO awarded this summer.
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