ELC memo to DOJ 8-31-2015

…for all grades. http://www.post-gazette.com/news/education/2015/07/05/System-breakdown-leaves-student-trapped-in-alternative-program/stories/201506300258?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=editors-picks-news&utm_campaign=Headlines-Newsletter 3 likely adverse disparate impact on students of color and students with disabilities. We would consider it a significant missed opportunity if the result of DOJ’s…

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ELC-memo-to-DOJ-8-31-2015

…for all grades. http://www.post-gazette.com/news/education/2015/07/05/System-breakdown-leaves-student-trapped-in-alternative-program/stories/201506300258?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=editors-picks-news&utm_campaign=Headlines-Newsletter 3 likely adverse disparate impact on students of color and students with disabilities. We would consider it a significant missed opportunity if the result of DOJ’s…

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Events

…Pennsylvania and nationally. Our September 25 celebration is ELC’s premier fundraiser, bringing together our biggest champions for an unforgettable night of meaningful conversation and connection, inspiration and impact. We look

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Your Rights Religous Freedom 8.2017

…administrator or school principal about your concerns. • Look up your school policy. How is it supposed to be applied? Is it being applied differently in your case? • Keep…

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AEDY settlement agreement release 3-26-19 final

…language services to which they are legally entitled. “While we anticipate important and significant changes as a result of this settlement, the glaring problem is that this agreement does nothing…

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ELC Public Testimony PPS 02-20-2017

…environment, especially at critical developmental stages. It’s little surprise that we continue to struggle to close the racial achievement gap when we look at how frequently young students of color…

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ELC-Testimony-For-Legislative-Hearing-on-Truancy-June-9-2015

…at http://www.ldnews.com/ci_22036769/lebanon-school-district-loses-truancy-lawsuit http://jjlp.law.ucdavis.edu/archives/vol-10-no-1/Truancy.pdf http://www.schoolengagement.org/TruancypreventionRegistry/Admin/Resources/Resources/TheLegalandEconomicImplicationsofTruancyExecutiveSummary.pdf http://www.schoolengagement.org/TruancypreventionRegistry/Admin/Resources/Resources/TheLegalandEconomicImplicationsofTruancyExecutiveSummary.pdf http://readingeagle.com/news/article/woman-in-berks-county-prison-for-truancy-found-dead-in-her-cell#.VBcu8qPD-Uk http://readingeagle.com/news/article/woman-in-berks-county-prison-for-truancy-found-dead-in-her-cell#.VBcu8qPD-Uk http://www.ldnews.com/ci_22036769/lebanon-school-district-loses-truancy-lawsuit 7 There was no evidence that these policies actually reduced truancy. In addition, most magistrate judges tell me that they believe fines…

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Educational Decision Maker (EDM)Toolkit

…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…

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ELC Charter Letter Feb 2018

…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….

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SOARDataCommentLetterSUBMITTED012618

…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…

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ESA Joint Statement to PA Leg – January 2018 (Final)

…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…

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