Alternative Education for Disruptive Youth (AEDY): Fact Sheet
This fact sheet addresses your child’s rights if: • A school wants to move your child to a different education program because of discipline; • Your child currently attends an…
MoreThis fact sheet addresses your child’s rights if: • A school wants to move your child to a different education program because of discipline; • Your child currently attends an…
Morecontact to assist homeless and foster youth to access and complete higher education; • Include homeless and foster youth in the data collected by college access programs and identify ways…
Moreaccess to a high-quality public education. The case is scheduled to go to trial in Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court in October 2021. Here are answers to common questions about the case….
Moredistrict’s adverse financial circumstances,” Chief Justice Thomas G. Saylor wrote Tuesday in the 4-2 majority in West Philadelphia Achievement Charter Elementary School v. School District of Philadelphia. “We do not…
Morestudents and families. We must carefully examine practices and policies to ensure equal access for parents and students. Some examples include: the use of an on-line school selection process which…
Moreaccess to safe, welcoming schools in their communities. As the only statewide organization solely dedicated to ensuring these children’s access to a quality public education, the Education Law Center urges…
Moreare bullied are at increased risk of experiencing health problems and academic struggles and are more likely to drop out of school. To learn more, click here. Please note –…
MoreAttorney Maura McInerney will be a guest speaker discussing cases ELC litigated under the McKinney-Vento Act, a federal law which ensures school stability and immediate enrollment for children experiencing homelessness….
Moreofficials. There are some important limits, however. Schools can prohibit certain forms of expression, including speech that substantially disrupts the school environment, violates the rights of others, or is lewd…
Moremay refuse to provide any credits or partial credit even when courses appear on a youth’s transcript. ▪ Importance of School Engagement: Joining sports, extra-curricular activities, and career/technical training can…
MoreEstablished state’s responsibility under IDEA to ensure access to adequate range of placements for children with special education needs; resulted in new interagency requirements and protocol that continues to be…
Morechildren experiencing homelessness. www.elc-pa.org | www.facebook.com/educationlawcenter | www.twitter.com/edlawcenterpa PHILADELPHIA: 1315 Walnut Street, 4th Floor | Philadelphia, PA 19107 | 215-238-6970 PITTSBURGH: 429 Fourth Avenue Suite, 702 | Pittsburgh, PA 15219…
MoreThis fact sheet highlights important comparisons between the 2020 and 2024 Title IX rule and explains the implications of recent legal challenges to the 2024 Title IX rule for students…
Moreavailable at http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/summaries_of_annual_financial_report_data/7673/afr_data __detailed/509049, by 15% of the Average Daily Membership of the school district. http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/charter_school_funding/8661 http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/summaries_of_annual_financial_report_data/7673/afr_data__detailed/509049 http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/summaries_of_annual_financial_report_data/7673/afr_data__detailed/509049 The current “system” of charter special education funding is based on two…
Moreexample for districts across the Commonwealth. Related Coverage: In May, the Education Law Center applauded new Title IX guidance from the U.S. Department of Education. In April, ELC Staff Attorney…
Morebeing served, 2.5 million were receiving substandard education, and 1.75 million were not in school. Public Law 94-142, the Education for All Handicapped Children Act, passed by Congress and signed…
Morebe developed through discovery and trial. CONCLUSION Pennsylvania schoolchildren living in low-wealth school districts continue to attend crumbling schools with woefully outdated textbooks and technology and limited access to basic…
Morean irrational and inequitable school financing arrangement that drastically underfunds school districts across the Commonwealth and discriminates against children on the basis of the taxable property and household incomes in…
MoreAct, 20 U.S.C. §1400 et seq. Pennsylvania State Board of Education Regulations, 22 Pa. Code 4.26 PA Basic Education Circular (BEC), Educating English Learners (ELs) Board Policy – 102, 1012…
MoreLaw Center Education Matters in the Cumberland Valley Education Policy and Leadership Center Education Voters-PA Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce Keystone State Education Coalition Lutheran Advocacy Ministries NAACP of PA…
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