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More¡BIENVENIDO/A AL CENTRO DE DERECHOS EDUCATIVOS (Education Law Center)! Preguntas y Respuestas Frecuentes Sobre Nuestros Servicios ¿Qué es el Centro? El Centro de Derechos Educativos (“Education Law Center” o “ELC”…
Moreof corrective action report on new state guidance, concluding that children in residential placements could not be automatically placed in on-site schools or “forced” to participate in special education programs….
MoreELC is proud to to announce the launch of a dynamic new website focused on educational success for youth involved in the juvenile justice system – Blueprint for Change: Education…
Morereceiving treatment and services, as required by the Pennsylvania Juvenile Act, plaintiffs claim that they were subjected to extreme and sustained physical and psychological abuse and deprived of an education….
MoreRebecca Epstein, Esq., authors of Girlhood Interrupted: the Erasure of Black Girls’ Childhood, a leading report on the adultification bias facing Black girls. Bentley Systems, Incorporated, a global software development company focused on…
Moreof Groundhog Day” because similar cases have been brought unsuccessfully. But Brad Elias, a lawyer for the plaintiffs, said there was a key difference. In the earlier suits, the court…
Moreprograms were students with disabilities, compared to a 16 percent special education population statewide. African American students comprised 35 percent of the students placed into alternative education programs, yet only…
More…And while the cause of death for a first-grader at Andrew Jackson School has not been determined, both cases demand that we take a hard look at the impact the…
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Morethem a lower standard of education simply because of where they live. The lawsuit, filed by the Public Interest Law Center of Philadelphia and the Education Law Center, doesn’t spare…
MoreThe Campaign for Fair Education Funding has issued the following statement on the announcement by the Basic Education Funding Commission that it needs more time to complete its recommendations: It…
Morethe case, citing previous cases which it said require that school funding issues must be left solely to the political process. On September 18, the districts and parents appealed to…
More50 charters calling itself Philadelphia Charters for Excellence (PCE), along with the advocacy arm of charter-friendly Philadelphia School Partnership, issued a position paper that called for the closing of poor-performing…
Moretheir ZIP code. We look forward to presenting our case to the Pennsylvania Supreme Court on September 13, 2016.” ### The Education Law Center-PA (“ELC”) is a non-profit, legal advocacy…
MorePenn, the plaintiffs include the Panther Valley School District in Carbon County, the School District of Lancaster, the Greater Johnstown School District in Cambria County, the Wilkes-Barre Area School District…
More…to the classroom and place them at risk for experiencing future educational barriers. However, the resolution restricting the use of suspensions against Kindergarten students does not go far enough; the…
More…Local advocates and civil rights leaders are preparing to be more watchful in response to the decision under the Trump administration to scale back the U.S. Department of Education’s investigations…
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MoreEducation Law Center | www.elc-pa.org | facebook.com/educationlawcenter | @edlawcenterpa LAW REFORM ALERT: Defining “Weapons” in School August 2018 The Education Law Center is pleased to share the Commonwealth Court of…
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