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due process hearing, much is left to the states to create a system of administrative dispute resolution. In Pennsylvania, the Commonwealth’s special education regulations empower the Secretary of Education to…
Moredue process hearing, much is left to the states to create a system of administrative dispute resolution. In Pennsylvania, the Commonwealth’s special education regulations empower the Secretary of Education to…
Morein our federal and state constitutions. It also has important and potentially devasting implications for Pennsylvania’s students. Pennsylvania’s public schools serve the vast majority of the Commonwealth’s children. Public schools,…
Morereal, devastating impacts on students’ educational outcomes. Brandon is not an anomaly, he represents hundreds of thousands of students throughout the Commonwealth. Put simply, since 2011, students all across Pennsylvania…
Moreeliminate choices. Eliminating district schools and replacing them with a single, private operator actually reduces school choices for parents and students. The failure to consider these issues should set off…
Morea forceful claim, given the reality of struggling school districts around the state, including the Philadelphia School District, which has cut hundreds of millions from its budget and still approached…
MoreCivil Rights Project Report, 2015 https://civilrightsproject.ucla.edu/resources/projects/center-for-civil-rights-remedies/school- to-prison-folder/federal-reports/are-we-closing-the-school-discipline- gap/AreWeClosingTheSchoolDisciplineGap_FINAL221.pdf https://civilrightsproject.ucla.edu/resources/projects/center-for-civil-rights-remedies/school-to-prison-folder/federal-reports/are-we-closing-the-school-discipline-gap/AreWeClosingTheSchoolDisciplineGap_FINAL221.pdf Why? Policies and practices that push schoolchildren, especially our most at- risk children, out of classrooms and into the criminal…
MoreAll EL students are entitled to a robust and effective language instruction bilingual-bicultural or English as a second language (ESL) instruction program supported by trained ESL instructors and subject matter…
MoreThis two-page flier announcing the upcoming trial in the Pennsylvania school funding lawsuit also provides a rundown of the history of the case, what the goals are, and how individuals…
Moreeducational outcomes and meet the needs of all students. On Jan. 14, Judge Barry Dozor ordered revisions to the RFP and suspended the RFP process until the district could submit…
MoreIn 2014, a group of school districts, parents, and advocates embarked on a legal journey that could upend the way Pennsylvania funds its schools. Those petitioners head to court in…
Morestrict security measures. To improve safety, we must use scarce school resources to invest in evidence-based programs that build a nurturing school environment and positive school culture – engaging students…
Moreyears, teachers, students of color, and LGBTQ+ students have reported race- and sex-based harassment, including students routinely using the N-word toward Black students and students threatening violence against LGBTQ+ students,”…
Moreharassment in the 2017-18 school year. The U.S. Government Accountability Office has found that K-12 students who experience hostile behaviors, including sexual harassment and assault, are more likely to experience…
MoreEducation Law Center attorneys presented testimony to Pennsylvania’s Joint State Government Commission on Aug. 17, 2023, with recommendations about Act 138 of 2016, which substantially changed the truancy provisions of…
MoreDeVos, has called for rescinding those guidelines. ELC’s statement in response said that a decision to rescind the federal guidance as recommended is bound to allow discriminatory practices in schools…
Morestudent populations. Schools will need support for this work from every level of government. This checklist is a guide to ensure that schools providing online instruction are equitably serving students…
More“In the Pennsylvania’s court system, there is case presently being heard against the government related to school funding. The case is especially important as the outcomes will impact Pennsylvania’s economic…
Moreexisting fair funding formula. “To chart a new course for the future, the governor and legislature must commit to substantial, sustained multiyear increases in basic education funding to close persistent…
MoreSuspensions are ineffective deterrents to student misbehavior and result in significant lost instructional time, while increasing the likelihood of dropping out. Arming school personnel poses a heightened safety risk to…
MorePennsylvania, the School District of Lancaster, Panther Valley School District in Carbon County, Greater Johnstown School District, Shenandoah Valley School District in Schuylkill County and Wilkes-Barre Area School District. http://www.post-gazette.com/news/state/2015/04/21/Court-dismisses-lawsuit-claiming-Pa/stories/201504210172…
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