May 25, 2016 – Newsworks WHYY: Keystone Crossroads – by Kevin McCorry Pennsylvania will soon join the overwhelming majority of states that have a student-based formula for distributing state education…
More…finance system: it must correct the relatively low share of state funding provided to school districts,” Buckheit said in a statement. Although the state’s existing, complex funding formula takes local…
More…responded to ELC’s survey shared vivid comments regarding their concerns. Since that time, the school nurse shortage has impacted thousands of vulnerable students. The Education Law Center and Public Interest…
MoreNov. 10, 2014 – Today six school districts, seven parents, the Pennsylvania Association of Rural and Small Schools (PARSS) and the NAACP Pennsylvania State Conference filed a lawsuit in Commonwealth…
MoreIn 2008, Good Schools Pennsylvania and the Education Law Center visited schools throughout the Commonwealth and invited students to share their hopes and goals, and comment on how adequately funded…
MoreEducation Law Center elc-‐pa.org Philadelphia | Pittsburgh February 2, 2014 The Hon. Lamar Alexander Chairman Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee U.S. Senate Washington, D.C. 20510 The Hon. Patty Murray…
More…and students who live in the borough of Shenandoah have to be driven to school or walk, some over a mile. The small and economically struggling town about two hours…
More…feel that authority figures have failed to provide safety for them in the past and may therefore be distrustful of teachers. Teachers’ rules and consequences may be viewed as punishment…
More…their students. And compared with the rest of the country, the state share of education funding is quite low – the U.S. average is about 50 percent; in Pennsylvania, it’s…
More…daily basis. We appreciate this opportunity to share these recommendations with the State Interagency Coordinating Council on Early Intervention. Doing What Works: Our Recommendations 1. Ensure that children who are…
More…an important step in the right direction. Pennsylvania has the largest funding gap in the nation between rich and poor school districts, and its state share of public education funding…
More…don’t mean anything,” said David Seropian, business manager for the McKeesport Area School District. “If the numbers come to fruition then we would be pleased.” Sto-Rox Superintendent Terry DeCarbo said…
MoreMay 23, 2014 – Philadelphia Daily News Editorial – The death of any child is a tragedy. The death of two children who fell ill while at school is unspeakable….
MoreMay 16, 2014 – by William Bender and Solomon Leach, Philadelphia Daily News – Fifth-graders have been sent to kindergarten. An eighth-grader was banished to first grade. Draconian “behavior contracts”…
MoreMarch 9, 2014 – David Lapp, Special to the Sunday News – Significant problems exist with Pennsylvania’s current charter school policy, and we agree with state Sen. Lloyd Smucker that…
More…disabilities and appropriate supports for English learners. In the letter (news release here), advocates express grave concern that children, particularly children with disabilities, English learners, and children living in poverty,…
More…15 cyber charters already operating in the state, the Philadelphia-based nonprofit called for a one-year moratorium on new ones. Cyber charters enroll 35,000 students statewide. Read the full story: http://articles.philly.com/2013-11-23/news/44368264_1_regular-charter-schools-cyber-dorothy-june-brown…
MoreOctober 01, 2013 – by Susan Snyder, Inquirer Staff Writer – Its music program was eliminated, 12 percent of its teaching force laid off, and its junior high sports program…
More…District testified at an NAACP public hearing Tuesday that the district had shown a pattern of discrimination against certain types of students over the years. Read the full story: http://articles.philly.com/2013-10-17/news/43110099_1_state-naacp-minority-students-safiya-edwards…
MoreApril 22, 2011 – By Patriot-News Editorial Board – At school board meetings across Pennsylvania, the ramifications of Gov. Tom Corbett’s proposed public education budget cuts are sinking in. Read…
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