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Weston Hurd Welcomes Education Attorneys Klang & Zebedis

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Weston Hurd Welcomes Education Attorneys Klang & Zebedis

Weston Hurd is pleased to announce the addition of attorneys Hannah Markel Klang and Brad M. Zebedis to the firm. Klang joins the firm’s Education Law group as a Partner, while Zebedis joins the Education and Employment Law groups as an Associate in the Cleveland office. Prior to joining Weston Hurd, Klang served as a […]

16 Weston Hurd Attorneys Named 2024 Ohio Super Lawyers & Ohio Rising Stars

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16 Weston Hurd Attorneys Named 2024 Ohio Super Lawyers & Ohio Rising Stars

Weston Hurd is proud to announce that 12 of the firm’s attorneys have been named 2024 Ohio Super Lawyers and four were selected as Ohio Rising Stars by Super Lawyers, a Thomson Reuters business. These exclusive lists are chosen annually by the research team at Super Lawyers. The attorneys were selected using a patented multiphase process that combines peer […]

Court Issues Temporary Restraining Order Blocking Creation of Department of Education and Workforce

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Court Issues Temporary Restraining Order Blocking Creation of Department of Education and Workforce

The Franklin County Court of Common Pleas has issued a temporary restraining order (“TRO”) blocking Governor DeWine and other state agents from implementing the provisions of Ohio House Bill 33 (“HB 33”) that create the Department of Education and Workforce (“DEW”) and strip the State Board of Education of many of its powers.  Under the […]

Budget Bill Reading Instruction Changes: What You Need to Know

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Budget Bill Reading Instruction Changes: What You Need to Know

This is Part 4 in a Series of Legal Updates the Education Law Group will be providing on House Bill 33… House Bill 33, the “budget bill,” modified and clarified various student-reading requirements as schools enter the 2023-2024 school year and beyond. Importantly, these changes affect the current dyslexia laws and Third Grade Reading Guarantee, […]

Auditor of State Levy Guidance Released

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Auditor of State Levy Guidance Released

The Auditor of State’s office (“AOS”) released its long-awaited levy guidance, which is available for download here. Limitations on activities related to levy and bond issues is a topic that has caused Districts and District officials and employees confusion for some time, but questions surrounding acceptable activities have become even more precarious in recent years […]