Report says ten large California districts spent $125.6 million on lawsuits over the past three years [NSBA Legal Clips, 8/27/14]: The report, released this week by California Citizens Against Lawsuit Abuse (CCALA), looked at the costs of verdicts, settlements and outside counsel, but not in-house counsel, for 10 large school districts from 2010-2011 through 2012-2013.

http://legalclips.nsba.org/2014/08/27/report-says-ten-large-california-districts-spent-125-6-million-on-lawsuits-over-the-past-three-years/

http://www.mercurynews.com/education/ci_26409725/125-6-million-spend-lawsuits-by-10-california

Secretary Duncan offers teachers leeway on job performance ties to standardized testing [NSBA Legal Clips, 8/25/14]: According to The Washington Post, U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan recently announced a plan to allow states to delay using student standardized test results on teacher performance evaluations, a move widely seen as an effort to calm tension between Duncan and the nation’s educators.

http://legalclips.nsba.org/2014/08/25/ed-secretary-duncan-offers-teachers-leeway-on-job-performance-tied-to-standardized-tests/