Chronology of the case The lawsuit went to trial in Commonwealth Court beginning Nov. 12, 2021. The trial lasted for nearly four months. Post-trial proceedings will culminate in oral argument…
More…the Advancement Project, and ACLU of Pennsylvania. Impact of COVID-19: Black and Brown communities, hardest hit by the coronavirus, have also borne the brunt of school disruption, receiving diminished educational…
MoreThe School-to-Prison-to-School Pipeline for Children with Disabilities Disabilities, Discipline, and Access to Justice Oct. 12, 2018 Maura McInerney, Education Law Center Legal Center for Youth Justice and Education Who We…
MoreThe Education Law Center and Juvenile Law Center have developed a fact sheet to explain important educational decision maker rules, including Pennsylvania’s Juvenile Court Procedural Rules (Rules 1147 and 147)…
More…was brought by six school districts, seven parents, the Pennsylvania Association of Rural and Small Schools (PARSS) and the NAACP Pennsylvania State Conference last November. The lawsuit alleges that legislative…
More…work is available from the Advancement Project and ACLU of Pennsylvania. Black and Brown communities, hardest hit by the coronavirus, have also borne the brunt of school disruption, receiving diminished…
MoreFeb. 24, 2015 – The Education Law Center applauds the Pittsburgh Board of Education for passing a resolution that promotes inclusive, comprehensive, and community-based transition services for all…
More…in an appropriate English as a Second Language (ESL) program with planned instruction provided by a qualified ESL/Bilingual teacher. • You should receive sufficient hours of ESL instruction per day….
More…(215) 386-4075 HS / PKC Children’s Village 125 N. 8th St. 19106 (215) 931-0190 HS / PKC Childspace Main 7406 Germantown Ave., Smith Hall 19119 (215) 248-3080 HS Childspace Too…
More…in an appropriate English as a Second Language (ESL) program with planned instruction provided by a qualified ESL/Bilingual teacher. • You should receive sufficient hours of ESL instruction per day….
More…Brandon’s art classes and his grades have begun to falter. Tonya worries about how budget cuts will impact all of her children in the district. With crumbling infrastructure, outdated textbooks,…
More…Public schools cannot refuse their presence. Your Right to Opt Out of Instruction • State law permits also parents, guardians to have their children excused from specific instruction that conflicts…
More…granddaughte on a placement through the lottery and had been accepted into FTCHS. Ms. – and ~isited FTCHS and toured the school on or about January 12, 2018. While at…
More…Pennsylvania Association of Rural and Small Schools. The parties claim the state has a school funding system that “does not deliver the essential resources students need and discriminates against children…
More…not able to get me services and supports due to lack of interpretation and translation in the IEP process. Today, I run a monthly support group for immigrant parents to…
MoreMar. 8, 2016 – PennsylvaniaWatchdog.org – By Evan Grossman One of the largest school districts in Pennsylvania is on the verge of running out of money. Unable to cut much…
More…the power to suspend provisions of the School Code without any clear limitation, violated the non-delegation rule in the Pennsylvania Constitution. Specifically, under this ruling, the SRC is not able…
More…Penn School District, Philadelphia parents, and others, ruling that education funding was a matter for the legislature and not the courts to decide. During oral arguments, lawyers arguing for the…
More…decision, the court ruled, as it has in prior lawsuits, that the question of school funding and what level of it is constitutional is a matter for the state legislature…
More…visit one. The harm caused is obvious: crumbling buildings, overcrowded classes, and a lack of technology that does not befit the dignity of the children of this Commonwealth,” said Dan…
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