that they have in the past been reluctant to comply with orders for funding courts doesn’t mean they will not comply with these orders.” Staff writer Christian Alexandersen contributed. http://www.pennlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2015/03/school_funding_lawsuit_hinges.html…
Morehe hopes the courts take up the case. “The system of funding for our public schools is broken,” he said. “We need to fix that as soon as possible.” http://www.post-gazette.com/news/education/2015/03/12/Commonwealth-Court-judges-weighing-Pennsylvania-s-districts-education-funding-clash/stories/201503120063…
More…School Partnership, a well-funded nonprofit, said the commission “came out with a comprehensive, well-reasoned, and balanced set of recommendations. . . . [The] commission has created the opportunity for a…
More…children to established state standards. Research and common sense show that some children need more resources than others when it comes to succeeding in school. Whether they live in poverty,…
More…our children.” Sheridan said Wolf was also committed to working with the education funding commission and the legislature “to come up with a fair funding formula that provides state funding…
More“They’re expected to meet state standards, yet the state legislature has failed to provide enough resources to meet those standards. … This is going to change their life trajectory.” http://www.phillymag.com/news/2015/04/21/pennsylvania-school-funding-suit-supreme-court/#pFUkKj0uJBqYaIqr.99…
More…percent to 16.2 percent, respectively. The common perception is that these students are more prone to misbehavior when, in fact, research repeatedly shows that these students do not have higher…
More…with a government commission charged with recommending a school funding formula. The school districts bringing the lawsuit are William Penn School District in southeastern Pennsylvania, the School District of Lancaster,…
MorePennsylvania lawmakers is working to propose a fair-funding formula that would likely provide poorer school districts with a higher percentage of state aid and reduce funding to wealthier districts. http://www.philly.com/philly/news/20150422_Commonwealth_Court_dismisses_school-funding_lawsuit.html#oLJoAGAH8KUEuRi3.99…
Moreco-founded the organization and has been its leader since 1982. Carr, who was a staff attorney at CLS for 11 years before becoming executive director, will be succeeded by Deborah…
Moreserve high numbers of needy children, including those who are poor or who are learning English as a second language. Advocates welcomed the commission’s unanimous recommendations as a first step…
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MoreCommonwealth Court Refuses to Review Whether School Funding Complies with State Constitution Harrisburg, Pa. – The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania today issued an order in the lawsuit challenging the state’s…
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More…in the District who did not speak English as their primary language, of which 19,000 families notified the District they wanted documents in their native language. In addition, 1,500 English…
MoreAugust 11, 2016 School Reform Commission School District of Philadelphia 440 North Broad, Suite 101 Philadelphia, PA 19130 Dear Chairperson Marjorie G. Neff and Commissioners, Every year in Philadelphia, too…
More…that they underserve “vulnerable students.” http://thenotebook.org/december-2014/147977/state-needs-rational-fix-its-method-funding-charter-students-disabilities http://www.pccy.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/CharterRenewalDocsCombined1-2013.pdf http://www.newsworks.org/index.php/homepage-feature/item/80533-beyond-failing-schools-the-difficulty-of-fairly-comparing-public-schools-on-an-uneven-playing-field?linktype=hp_impact What do we know about “performance?” 57.7 63.8 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 Average School Performance Profile Average SPPs for…
More…Department of Education et al. will be heard on Wednesday morning, March 7, in Courtroom 1 of Commonwealth Court on the 9th floor of the Widener Building, 1339 Chestnut Street….
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