high school are in bad condition… There are no librarians in any school in the Wilkes-Barre Area School District.” https://www.elc-pa.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Opposition-To-Mootness-Application-File-Copy.pdf https://www.elc-pa.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Opposition-To-Mootness-Application-File-Copy.pdf As the filing explains, Act 35 of 2016 established…
More…higher for youth who lack a high school diploma/GED. – Youth experiencing homelessness are disproportionately Black and Latin@, mirroring the rates of inequitable access to quality education, racially disproportionate school…
MoreFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 4, 2015 ED LAW CENTER FILES FEDERAL COURT COMPLAINT ASSERTING THE RIGHT OF HOMELESS STUDENT PLACED IN SHELTER SCHOOL TO ATTEND LOCAL PUBLIC SCHOOL PENNSYLVANIA –…
More…schools, which superintendents and school board members have cited as a growing budget headache for traditional public schools. Again, officials said this change could have an outsized impact on Philadelphia,…
Moreis not that different than the Keystone exam. We believe in accountability and we think it is very important to ensure that students who are graduating from high school have…
More©2015 Education Law Center Charter School Equity Pledge As charter school operators, we believe all kinds of students in our communities should be empowered with public school choice, including but…
More2012-2013 school year, fewer than half of the state’s students were able to pass the Keystone graduation exams and three-quarters of school districts operated one or more schools that could…
Moreschool districts. • Skimming cyber charter school tuition off the top before school district authorizers receive state revenues. The Senate bill implements a “State Opportunity Schools” program in Philadelphia that:…
Moreissues,” wrote District Chief Inspector Carl W. Holmes to school administrators and school police in a memo dated March 10, 2014. The memo states that school police should “respond to…
Moretoward fixing Pennsylvania’s school funding system, which is the most inequitable in the nation, according to federal data. The state’s poorest school districts get one-third fewer state and local tax…
MorePublic Source quotes ELC Attorney Cheryl Kleiman on whether or not arming school personnel increases school safety. Read more….
More…Achievement Charter Elementary School vs. the School District of Philadelphia and the School Reform Commission. The Court held that the General Assembly, in passing Act 46, which granted the SRC…
MoreMay 20, 2015 – Kristen A. Graham, The Philadelphia Inquirer – Contending that Pennsylvania’s method of school funding is broken, lawyers representing a group of parents, school districts, and statewide…
Morea privately-run alternative school, Phoenix Academy, and instead requires placement in a specially-designed “Newcomer Program” at the main high school, McCaskey. “Today’s agreement extends the guarantee of a strong and…
MoreFrom Bullying & Harassment in School • Your school cannot discriminate against you based on your race, color, national origin, or religion.7 • Schools must investigate and respond appropriately to…
Moreschool. 7. The Act’s comprehensive array of protections for students experiencing homelessness includes school stability (the right to remain in a child’s 1 While some jurisdictions expressly authorize the filing…
MoreFrom Bullying & Harassment in School • Your school cannot discriminate against you based on your race, color, national origin, or religion.7 • Schools must investigate and respond appropriately to…
Moreemployees to possess firearms on school premises. Sen. Don White, R-Indiana County, said his bill would clarify existing law that bans weapons on school property to say specifically that school…
Morethat supports underrepresented students facing bullying in schools. “No child should have to choose between their safety and their education,” she said. “Pennridge School District has a duty to protect…
MoreJan. 18, 2015 – By Angie Mason, York Daily Record – With the appointment of a York City School District receiver put on hold, many are now looking at how…
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