Op/Ed: Lessons from Coatesville
…between all members of a school community. http://chescotimes.com/?p=2787 Solomon Hunter, Esquire, is a graduate of Coatesville Area High School and serves on the board of directors of the Education…
More…between all members of a school community. http://chescotimes.com/?p=2787 Solomon Hunter, Esquire, is a graduate of Coatesville Area High School and serves on the board of directors of the Education…
More…the foster care and juvenile justice systems, children with disabilities, English learners, LGBTQ students, and children experiencing homelessness. For more information, visit elc-pa.org or follow on Twitter @edlawcenterpa. http://www.elc-pa.org/ https://twitter.com/edlawcenterpa…
More…In addition to the legal obligations described above, we urge the committee to consider both the positive impact of affirming transgender students as well as the negative outcomes associated with…
More…charged after students find her loaded gun in bathroom, Public Opinion (Sept. 13, 2016), https://www.publicopiniononline.com/story/news/2016/09/12/teacher-resigns-after-child-finds-her-loaded-gun- school/90280916/ (last accessed Dec. 20, 2018). Confusing Legal Authority about Security Personnel and the Possession…
More…step in the right direction, it in no way solves underlying problems. Students aren’t being given a fair opportunity to succeed, they rightly point out. Read the full story: http://cumberlink.com/news/opinion/editorial/our-view-fix-state-s-broken-education-system/article_899ffe28-0c41-11e3-b666-0019bb2963f4.html…
Moresets the standard for students, and the state needs to provide the money for them to meet those standards. The judges will now decide whether to hear the case. http://fox43.com/2015/03/11/school-districts-sue-department-of-education-over-low-funding/…
More…to get out of here as soon as possible and get to the Supreme Court,” Brobson said. It is not clear when the court will rule on Wednesday’s arguments. http://mobile.philly.com/news/breaking/?wss=/philly/news/breaking&id=295962701&…
More…children to established state standards. Research and common sense show that some children need more resources than others when it comes to succeeding in school. Whether they live in poverty,…
More…insufficient to support the Board’s decision to disenroll the students. While the opinion was originally unreported, the Commonwealth Court subsequently granted ELC’s motion to publish the decision. Spring 2017 http://caselaw.findlaw.com/pa-commonwealth-court/1776970.html…
MoreEducation Law Center | www.elc-pa.org | facebook.com/educationlawcenter | @edlawcenterpa EDUCATION LAW CENTER’S STATEMENT OF STUDENT RIGHTS November 2016 The Education Law Center-PA (ELC) is deeply concerned by ongoing racist, homophobic,…
Morecase documents, can be found here: http://edfundinglawsuit.wordpress.com/ # # # The Education Law Center-PA (“ELC”) is a non-profit, legal advocacy organization dedicated to ensuring that all children in Pennsylvania have…
Moreexpected to issue its decision of the appeal sometime after the oral argument. More information, including case documents, can be found here: http://edfundinglawsuit.wordpress.com/ # # # The Education Law Center-PA…
More…to http://myphillyschools.com/nursing. All complaints will be reviewed by attorneys at the Education Law Center and Public Interest Law Center. If you have additional questions or want to share your concerns,…
More…schools. Attorneys in the case said they did not know when a ruling might be expected, but that a typical timeline for the court is four to five months. http://www.phillymag.com/news/2015/03/11/pennsylvania-school-funding-lawsuit-wolf-budget/…
More…established as a result of the state investigation. For help securing compensatory services for a child’s missed instruction, contact the Education Law Center at 215-238-6970 or go to https://elc-pa.org. http://mobile.philly.com/beta?wss=/philly/news&id=364329951…
Morequality education they deserve. Deborah Gordon Klehr is the Executive Director of the Education Law Center. Jackie Perlow, Esq. is the Kaufman Legal Fellow at the Education Law Center. http://www.pennlive.com/opinion/2015/12/unless_were_careful_the_new_no.html…
More…and equitably distributed. Adam Schott is director of policy research at Research for [email protected] David Lapp is a staff attorney at the Education Law Center. [email protected] Read more at http://www.philly.com/philly/opinion/20150723_Before_reform__fund_properly.html#GQVG7H9ARMe1gliS.99…
More…School Partnership, a well-funded nonprofit, said the commission “came out with a comprehensive, well-reasoned, and balanced set of recommendations. . . . [The] commission has created the opportunity for a…
Moreserve high numbers of needy children, including those who are poor or who are learning English as a second language. Advocates welcomed the commission’s unanimous recommendations as a first step…
Moreback when, and now private attorneys are major partners in the delivery of legal aid to low-income clients,” Pap said. Combined with the supportive and collaborative public interest community, which…
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