issues,” 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…
More…to homelessness. Nationally, 25% of unaccompanied youth reported prior familial homelessness, and one-third had faced the death of a https://www.glsen.org/sites/default/files/2015%20National%20GLSEN%202015%20National%20School%20Climate%20Survey%20%28NSCS%29%20-%20Full%20Report_0.pdf https://www.glsen.org/sites/default/files/2015%20National%20GLSEN%202015%20National%20School%20Climate%20Survey%20%28NSCS%29%20-%20Full%20Report_0.pdf Voices of Youth Count: Missed Educational Opportunities 2 caregiver…
MoreLANCASTER, PA – Three weeks after a federal judge ordered the School District of Lancaster to transfer six refugee students from one of the district’s alternative schools, attorneys for the…
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…High School. She saw a video in which a student said the Hill District school is a place “where you got to fight.” “That stopped me,” said Morris, a national…
Morestate, school district, and school level. The Campaign further recommends that PDE be given sufficient resources to implement the accountability system, including the resources and tools necessary to support schools’…
More…public schools serving children with disabilities, including charter schools, should receive tiered funding based on the needs of the students they serve. Both additional resources and the equitable distribution of…
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…
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…
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 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:…
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…
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…
More…Draft would direct existing Title I dollars away from higher-poverty districts and schools towards lower-poverty districts and schools. Title I funding should NOT be made portable. Such a proposal undermines…
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…
MoreBut a few have chosen to help with some of the worst. Parents of public school students can call the The School Discipline Advocacy Service which pairs law students from…
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…
MoreThe Education Law Center submitted testimony to a March 15, 2018, Pennsylvania House Education Committee hearing on school safety. We urge officials to reject militarized responses to school violence and…
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