2019 School Code Bill – Letter to Governor

access 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…

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Credit Transfer Factsheet_FINAL 6 5 19

may 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…

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New Title IX Rule: Schools’ Obligation

This 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…

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ELC Testimony to the Basic Education Funding Commission 11-18-2014

available 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…

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18-08-14 Answer to Scarnati App for Relief

be 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Pennsylvania schoolchildren living in low-wealth school districts continue to attend crumbling schools with woefully outdated textbooks and technology and limited access to basic…

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18-09-19 BoE Answer and New Matter

an 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…

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ELC Joins New School Funding Campaign

Law 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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