Supreme Court to Weigh Use of Child's Statement to Teachers on Alleged Abuse [Ed Week’s School Law blog, 10/2/14]: The justices granted review of a case involving statements by children to teachers and others required by law to report suspected child abuse.

http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/school_law/2014/10/supreme_court_to_weigh_childs_.html

The case is Ohio v. Clark:

http://www.scotusblog.com/case-files/cases/ohio-v-clark/

Gov. Brown acts on student-related bills [EdSource, 10/2/14]: Gov. Jerry Brown vetoed bills to mandate kindergarten and tinker with aspects of the state’s new school funding formula, and he signed bills providing more protections for student privacy as he rushed to review a sea of bills this week to meet the Sept. 30 deadline for acting on legislation.

http://edsource.org/2014/gov-brown-acts-on-student-related-bills/67981#.VC2E7SuxOAF