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The decisions reported on this website are unedited and unindexed and are only available from July 1991 to date. Although reasonable efforts have been made to ensure that the decisions are current, complete and accurate, the State Education Department does not warrant or represent that they are current, complete and accurate. The decisions of the Commissioner of Education from April 1958 through June 2010 are officially reported and indexed in Education Department Reports, Volumes 1-49. Decisions in Volume 50 and thereafter are not officially reported and indexed in the Education Reports and should be cited using the volume and decision number. (For example: 50 Ed Dept Rep, Decision No. 16,084). 

A "Table of Judicial Review" listing those Commissioner's decisions (Volume 27 to present) that have been appealed is available here, Word and PDF file. The table is updated biannually. All reasonable efforts have been made to ensure that the table is current, complete and accurate. However, for the most accurate information, you are advised to research the court record.  

Commissioner's Decision Volume 63 - Decisions 18,300 - 18,387 (7/23 - 3/24) 
Commissioner's Decision Volume 62 - Decisions 18,138 - 18,299 (7/22 - 6/23) 
Commissioner's Decision Volume 61 - Decisions 18,012 - 18,137 (7/21 - 6/22) 
Commissioner's Decision Volume 60 - Decisions 17,862 - 18,011 (7/20 - 6/21)
Commissioner's Decision Volume 59 - Decisions 17,668 - 17,861 (7/19 - 6/20)
Commissioner's Decision Volume 58 - Decisions 17,427 - 17,667 (7/18 - 6/19)
Commissioner's Decision Volume 57 - Decisions 17,118 - 17,426 (7/17 - 6/18)
Commissioner's Decision Volume 56 - Decisions 16,920 - 17,117 (7/16 - 6/17)
Commissioner's Decision Volume 55 - Decisions 16,783 - 16,919 (7/15 - 6/16)
Commissioner's Decision Volume 54 - Decisions 16,628 - 16,782 (7/14 - 6/15)
Commissioner's Decision Volume 53 - Decisions 16,493 - 16,627 (7/13 - 6/14)
Commissioner's Decision Volume 52 - Decisions 16,368 - 16,492 (7/12 - 6/13)
Commissioner's Decision Volume 51 - Decisions 16,256 - 16,367 (7/11 - 6/12)
Commissioner's Decision Volume 50 - Decisions 16,084 - 16,255 (7/10 - 6/11)
Commissioner's Decision Volume 49 - Decisions 15,941 - 16,083 (7/09 - 6/10)
Commissioner's Decision Volume 48 - Decisions 15,773 - 15,940 (7/08 - 6/09)
Commissioner's Decision Volume 47 - Decisions 15,603 - 15,772 (7/07 - 6/08)
Commissioner's Decision Volume 46 - Decisions 15,422 - 15,602 (7/06 - 6/07)
Commissioner's Decision Volume 45 - Decisions 15,239 - 15,421 (7/05 - 6/06)
Commissioner's Decision Volume 44 - Decisions 15,075 - 15,238 (7/04 - 6/05)
Commissioner's Decision Volume 43 - Decisions 14,897 - 15,074 (7/03 - 6/04)
Commissioner's Decision Volume 42 - Decisions 14,753 - 14,896 (7/02 - 6/03)
Commissioner's Decision Volume 41 - Decisions 14,591 - 14,752 (7/01 - 6/02)
Commissioner's Decision Volume 40 - Decisions 14,400 - 14,590 (7/00 - 6/01)
Commissioner's Decision Volume 39 - Decisions 14,154 - 14,399 (7/99 - 6/00)
Commissioner's Decision Volume 38 - Decisions 13,969 - 14,153 (7/98 - 6/99)
Commissioner's Decision Volume 37 - Decisions 13,788 - 13,968 (7/97 - 6/98)
Commissioner's Decision Volume 36 - Decisions 13,632 - 13,787 (7/96 - 6/97)
Commissioner's Decision Volume 35 - Decisions 13,444 - 13,631 (7/95 - 6/96)
Commissioner's Decision Volume 34 - Decisions 13,212 - 13,443 (7/94 - 6/95)
Commissioner's Decision Volume 33 - Decisions 12,955 - 13,211 (7/93 - 6/94)
Commissioner's Decision Volume 32 - Decisions 12,734 - 12,954 (7/92 - 6/93)
Commissioner's Decision Volume 31 - Decisions 12,545 - 12,733 (7/91 - 6/92)