…recognized, our challenge to the inadequacy and inequity of Pennsylvania’s broken school funding system will persist. We look forward to presenting our case at trial.” The petitioners’ brief responding to…
More…Sch. Dist., 160 A.3d at 944- 45. The Court further stated that if the object, when looked at in a “vacuum,” is intended to inflict serious bodily harm, then the…
More…explain why your kid isn’t in class when he should be. If only the absences were taken as seriously when the lateness is caused by the Philadelphia School District. Since…
More…this much-needed call to action and specifically urges an in-depth assessment and monitoring of “on-grounds schools,” which are typically licensed as private academic schools and thus often escape any public…
More…of Education Bureau of Curriculum, Assessment and Instruction, Division of Instructional Quality 333 Market Street 3rd Floor, Harrisburg, PA 17126 (717)787-5482 • You may also file a formal complaint/letter with…
More…rights of students and families. Family Needs Self-Assessment To Address Attendance Barriers: Families encountering attendance barriers are entitled to procedural protections under Pennsylvania’s truancy laws. This tool helps families proactively…
More…the Hearing Officer Expressly Disclaimed Any Authority to Provide Systemic Relief ………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 4 B. There Is No Requirement That the Plaintiff Classes Undergo Thousands of Futile Due Process Hearings Prior…
More…districts operated one or more schools that could not meet targets for proficiency on the Pennsylvania System of Standardized Assessment (PSSA) exams. “We’ve had to lay off teachers, support staff,…
More…or administer.” 34 C.F.R. § 300.324(a)(2)(ii); see 20 U.S.C. § 1414(b)(3)(A) (emphasis added). The IDEA also requires that parents of students with disabilities receive prior written notice before a school…
More…form. To learn more about specific education rights identified for each topic area, please see the fact sheet section of our website. Like all of ELC’s publications, the information and…
More…of Education Bureau of Curriculum, Assessment and Instruction, Division of Instructional Quality 333 Market Street 3rd Floor, Harrisburg, PA 17126 (717)787-5482 • You may also file a formal complaint/letter with…
More…concerns curriculum, services or lack of equal access to educational opportunities, contact your Intermediate Unit or • Pennsylvania Department of Education Bureau of Curriculum, Assessment and Instruction, Division of Instructional…
More…your child has a disability (if applicable) · Early Head Start Letter (if applicable) · Child’s health insurance card · Picture ID of Parent/Guardian · Health Assessment and Dental Exam…
More…child has a disability (if applicable) · Early Head Start Letter (if applicable) · Child’s health insurance card · Picture ID of Parent/Guardian · Health Assessment and Dental Exam 8/15…
More…describing the academic standards and assessment tools adopted by the State Board of Education, and to describing a “costing out” study conducted by a private contractor hired by the Board….
More…It didn’t work. Commonwealth Court rejected the suit, and the state Supreme Court in 1999 refused to hear an appeal. Now school funding advocates are looking for a rematch. A…
More…per pupil to provide an education that will permit a student to meet the State’s academic standards and assessments.” The study concluded that 95% of the Commonwealth’s school districts required…
More…students with disabilities and other at-risk student populations. The truly revolutionary advancements in assistive technology, including touch-to-speak devices that have changed the world for children like Billy, must be available…
More…educationally “at risk” students, including children who are immigrants, children experiencing homelessness, children living in poverty, children of color, children in the foster care and juvenile justice systems, children with…
More…have the highest suspension risk (33.8 percent). The disparities cross gender lines as well: Black females with disabilities are suspended at higher rates than white males with disabilities — 22.5…
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