…alarm bells for public officials because the laws are clear. If the history of how private, for-profit school operators handle access and services for students with disabilities is any indication,…
More…is high.” The guidance reminds facilities that the same civil rights laws that apply to traditional public schools apply to facilities providing educational services. And these protections extend to all…
More…Beginning in 1997, the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act mandated that assistive technology devices and services be considered for each child with a disability as part of the core process…
More…students diagnosed with a speech and language impairment (students with generally low-cost services) and only 19 percent of the students with autism (students who generally cost much more). Disproportionality in…
More…I might need for school – like a uniform, school supplies, free or reduced lunch, tutoring services or SAT fees? Under the McKinney-‐Vento Act, you are entitled to receive a…
More…the failure of students with disabilities to receive transportation services to which they are legally entitled under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation…
More…would allow it to begin restoring cuts to nurses, counselors, and other vital services after years of bare-bones budgeting. Yet those gains could be fleeting. We are deeply troubled by…
More…Specifically, the regulations provide in part that a recipient, in determining the types of services provided or the class of individuals to whom opportunities are afforded, or the situations where…
More…(2013), at 20, 22, 30, 67, 69, 106, 116, 118, 121, https://www.texasappleseed.org/sites/default/files/156-STPP- TicketingandArrestDataUpdated-LOWRes.pdf. 36 Justice Policy Institute, EDUCATION UNDER ARREST: THE CASE AGAINST POLICE IN SCHOOLS (2011), at 13-14, http://www.justicepolicy.org/uploads/justicepolicy/documents/educationunderarrest_fullreport.p…
More…services in Philadelphia. ELC attorneys Sean McGrath and Maura McInerney brought the case on behalf of a three-year-old boy with autism who endured a series of inappropriate and unsafe transportation…
More…about your concerns. • If the issue concerns enrollment, contact: • School Services Unit, Pennsylvania Department of Education 333 Market Street Harrisburg, PA 19126-0333 [email protected] 717-783-6746 • If the issue…
More…a voucher of approximately $4,827.5 While this would 2 Besides tuition, the voucher can be used for other educational services, including books, test prep, special education services, and fees to…
More…education services toaward of compensatory education services to hundreds of chi ldren, the f i ling of several cases onhundreds of chi ldren, the f i ling of several cases…
MoreThe Education Law Center has successfully filed a complaint against the School District of Philadelphia on behalf of hundreds of students with disabilities who were not provided with needed services…
More…sent to unaccountable private schools, but such money could also be diverted to higher education post-graduation, tutoring services and other “qualified education expenses” – not even ensuring students receive full-time…
More…services to children with disabilities, or services to English Language Learners. Read the letter here and please call your PA Senator to help protect public education in Pennsylvania by urging…
More…the student characteristics above or because they did not have access to the services required under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) or Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act…
More…greater than 10%. We have learned from statewide data that the charter sector educates disproportionately fewer of the students with disabilities who require higher cost aids and services – e.g….
More…others, they can work to ensure that students who are in dependent care have school stability, achieve academic success, and have access to needed services. This collection of “Tools” is…
More…and individuals submitted comments opposing this delay to serve the needs of children. We know first-hand that students of color receive fewer special education services than their white peers, inappropriate…
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