illegal and dangerous policy. Read about the brief here. The presence of guns in schools and arming of untrained school staff pose significant safety risks to schoolchildren and communities and…
MoreMay 20, 2015 – David Limm, Philadelphia Public School Notebook – Several school districts, parents, and groups have taken a lawsuit alleging Pennsylvania’s school funding system to be unconstitutional to…
More…PA Ass’n of Elementary & Secondary School Principals (PAESSP) PA Ass’n of School Business Officials (PASBO) PA Ass’n of School Administrators (PASA) PA Ass’n of Rural and Small Schools (PARSS)…
More…“school engagement” issue. To solve it, schools and courts must incentivize students to re-engage in school rather than push them further away. Truancy is often a reflection of the need…
More…levels of misbehavior. Throughout our region, many resources are committed to eliminating the racial achievement gap and funding initiatives that improve school attendance. Without addressing the disparities in school discipline…
More…the judge is expected late in 2022. Read more about the case here. FundOurSchoolsPA.org is a website devoted to the lawsuit jointly produced by the Education Law Center and our…
More…to be free from discrimination based on race, color, or national origin applies to many issues including: • Admission to charter schools and local neighborhood schools; • School transfers; •…
MoreGeneral Assembly. In November, six school districts, parents of schoolchildren, the Pennsylvania Association of Rural and Small Schools and the state conference of the NAACP filed a lawsuit asking the…
MoreA school library helps each school meet its mission of each student learning and achieving academic success. A school library helps teachers teach and students learn; it promotes information literacy…
More…wide: $65 million. That could be devastating for city schools. The formula must be approved by the state legislature, then signed by Wolf, who has signaled his support. http://www.philly.com/philly/education/20150628_The_ABCs_of_school-funding_formulas.html …
Morestate Department of Education and state officials over what they claim is an “irrational school-funding system.” The schools, including Panther Valley School District, filed a lawsuit Monday along with The…
Moreour broken public school funding system — remains unresolved. Not having sufficient resources is unfortunately nothing new for Pennsylvania students. Years of inadequate and inequitable funding have forced many school…
Moreseems to have been forgotten by state lawmakers. Over the past five years, Erie Public Schools eliminated more than 200 jobs, closed three schools, cut central administration in half and…
Moreminimum level of ESOL instruction that should be provided, where other states do. We shouldn’t just be looking at standardized testing in a vacuum, we should look at it in…
Morein the school finance area is, at best, unclear. • Marrero v. Commonwealth of PA: http://www.schoolfunding.info/states/pa/MARRERO.pdf • PA Association of Rural and Small Schools v. Commonwealth of PA Policy Issues…
Moremany schools aren’t even able to offer the curriculum and supports that are mandated by law. In too many schools, overstretched teachers struggle every day to deliver even the most…
MoreMay 3, 2017 – WHYY Radio Times with Marty Moss-Coane Last year, the Philadelphia School District ended most out-of-school suspensions for kindergartners. However, thousands of elementary school children—first through fifth…
MoreMarch 11, 2015 – by Kara Newhouse, LancasterOnline – As long as public schools are open and running, the state Legislature is meeting its constitutional obligation, argued legal representatives for…
Morefor distributing basic education funds to public schools. Gov. Wolf’s nearly $30 billion proposed state budget would boost basic education funds and provide other resources for the state’s cash-strapped schools….
More…school, including dedicated liaisons to support them and a culturally competent school climate. Many ELL students, particularly students from immigrant and refugee families, often need additional help navigating the school…
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