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Omnibus School Code Amendment Update
The Pennsylvania Legislature passed House Bill No. 1067 on Friday, July 4, 2008. It became Act 61 of 2008 when signed by Governor Rendell on Wednesday, July 9, 2008. This is the annual Omnibus School Code Amendment bill, which is retroactive to July 1, 2008.
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Forbes: Excellence in Educational Law
The firm's legal services are nationally acclaimed for leading the way to excellence in education. Its lawyers have Pennsylvania school districts forging into the 21st century with national acclaim.
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PSBA Testimony Presented to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives Finance Committee by M. Janet Burkardt, Esq., The Law Offices of Ira Weiss.
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Divided court rejects school diversity plans - CNN.com
A bitterly divided US Supreme Court issued what is likely to be a landmark opinion -- ruling that race cannot be a factor in the assignment of...
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Justices limit school diversity programs - Boston.com
A half-century after the Supreme Court outlawed segregated schools, sharply divided justices clamped new limits on local school efforts to make ...
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Allegheny County Common Pleas Judge R. Stanton Wettick Jr. ruled that the base-year system of assessing property is unconstitutional.
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Judge Rules Allegheny County Base Year System Unconstitutional
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Judge: County Assessment System Unconstitutional
In a 94-page decision, Judge Wettick also ordered Allegheny County's chief assessment officer to complete a computer-assisted reassessment of the county by ...
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Timeline of Allegheny County Assessment Controversy
Common Pleas Court Judge R. Stanton Wettick Jr.'s decision to toss out Allegheny County's base-year assessment system is the latest step in a ...
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PA Counties Assess Tax Shortfalls – June 10, 2007
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