…occurs in sustainable ways and that charter operators deliver quality education to their students. It would enable charter schools across the state to amend the terms of their charters, create…
More…schools.While Pennsylvania passed a statewide funding formula to more equitably distribute funds across school districts, the current budget will prevent schools from making important long-term investments to improve student performance…
More…data from the Department of Education’s website. Denied that, in paragraphs 268(E) and (G), Petitioners correctly recited data from the Department of Education’s website. 63 269. This paragraph asserts conclusions…
More…school districts and students with the greatest need.” She explained, “The legislature must be committed to the goals of both adequacy and equity through robust, predictable long-term funding to meet…
More…District establish a plan to amend the education records of Kindergarten students who were improperly suspended under the District’s Code of Student Conduct (“Code”) during the 2016-17 school term. Despite…
More…a $3 billion adequacy gap. And Pennsylvania ranks 46th in terms of state share of K-12 education funding and has the largest gap in the nation between what our poorest…
More…bottom 5 percent of performers (determined once every three years). ◦ High schools where graduation rate = 67 percent or less. Districts determine plans monitored by state. ◦ Where subgroups…
More…due to charter expansion – and in the absence of larger systemic charter funding reforms – this decision substantially destabilizes the district’s long-term finances,” wrote executive director Deborah Gordon Klehr….
More…and in the absence of larger systemic charter funding reforms – this decision substantially destabilizes the district’s long-term finances. “The court’s decision is just the latest in a long line…
More…that legislative leaders approve the full education funding increases proposed by Gov. Wolf last week, we need a long-term and sustained commitment to education that extends beyond any one budget…
More…Public Interest Law Center of Philadelphia and the Education Law Center of Pennsylvania, say a judicial fix is necessary to ensure long-term equity in funding. Jennifer Clarke, the Public Interest…
More…schools. In the wake of last year’s new charter school approvals, School District of Philadelphia officials minimized the long term costs associated with the openings. According to the district’s current…
More…governor and legislative leaders must finally end our state’s budget crisis by approving a long-term solution to give Pennsylvania’s children the tools they need to succeed. “Yet even if the…
More…return to the negotiating table to find a long-term, sustainable solution that prepares children to succeed and to compete in the global economy.” # # # The Education Law Center-PA…
More…compliance with its continuing legal obligations so that children of color with disabilities receive the education to which they are entitled and the quality education they deserve. https://s3.amazonaws.com/public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2018-14374.pdf?utm_content=&utm_medium=email&utm_name=&utm_source=govdelivery&utm_term= https://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-13-137 https://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-13-137…
More…Act (ESSA), represents an improvement over existing legislation. It will provide targeted support to struggling schools, including schools where traditionally overlooked student groups consistently underperform. The new ESSA does more…
MoreMay 12, 2014 – Editorial, Allentown Morning Call – Pennsylvania faces a long-term challenge in public education and economic development. Current policies are defining the haves and have-nots statewide. It’s…
More…schools remain open during this impasse, but let’s be clear: Emergency funding is not sufficient and certainly not a long-term solution. All parties must immediately resume negotiations on a final…
More…strategy” reasonably calculated to effectively implement that theory; and it must produce “results indicating that the language barriers confronting students are actually being overcome.”13 Through an evidence-based program, the requisite…
More…school in Pennsylvania until the end of the school term in which you have your 21st birthday or until you graduate with a regular high school diploma (whichever comes first)….
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