…assigned a point of contact, and have expanded options to access a high school diploma. Learn more from our fact sheet or the bill’s text. Show your support by adding…
MoreThis fact sheet addresses the rights of linguistically and culturally diverse parents and caregivers (defined by law as limited English proficient or “LEP”) who seek to enroll a child in…
More…credits or a student’s inability to take a course required by their last school. Learn more about students’ rights under Act 1 in an Education Law Center fact sheet here…
More…and immediate enrollment for all children in foster care. This fact sheet explains the important protections under this law and how these requirements are implemented in Pennsylvania. Learn more here….
MoreThis fact sheet applies to young children in all preschool settings in Pennsylvania, including child care and daycare centers, Early Intervention, Head Start, private academic schools (PDE-licensed preschools), and school…
More…schools, students who are system-involved often fall through the cracks. This fact sheet highlights important protections and addresses ways to support students to be successful. To learn more, click here….
More…educational experiences in juvenile justice facilities. While these facilities provide classes to prevent young people from falling behind in their schoolwork, many discover that when they return to school they…
More…offered by the school, the type and length of services, and the child’s school and classroom placement. This fact sheet provides information on how parents can address and resolve disagreements….
MoreThis fact sheet provides an outline of the rights of English learners (ELs) and/or families of students with limited English proficiency. Please note – this document is available in Spanish…
MoreA fact sheet providing information for parents and guardians on the rules and procedures for student expulsions from school district and charter schools. While public schools have wide latitude to…
More…schools, students who are system-involved often fall through the cracks. This fact sheet highlights important protections and addresses ways to support students to be successful. To learn more, click here….
More…children is meaningless and unenforceable. The Executive Branch and the Legislature have ignored these rights for too long and we look forward to presenting this case to the Court,” continued…
More…162.) 10 Historical PSSA results are available on the PDE website. See PA DEP’T OF EDUC., 2011-2012 PSSA and AYP Results, http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/school_ assessments/7442 (last visited Sept. 17, 2015). 15 Students…
More…in all cases compensatory education begins to accrue not at the moment a child stopped receiving a FAPE, but at the moment that the LEA should have discovered the denial….
More…and provides sufficient funds to ensure that all children have the opportunity to succeed — no matter where they live. We look forward to seeing the Commission’s proposal soon. CONTACT:…
More…Report and Recommendations to the Pennsylvania State Roundtable is available at http://www.ocfcpacourts.us/assets/files/page-331/file-600.pdf. 2 See Legal Center for Foster Care and Education website at www.fostercareandeducation.org 3 See National Working Group on…
More…And while the cause of death for a first-grader at Andrew Jackson School has not been determined, both cases demand that we take a hard look at the impact the…
More…into school systems statewide, and a committee studying what a fair-funding formula would look like for Pennsylvania, one of just three states to lack such a formula. “That’s the way…
More…districts, with more robust economies, enjoy. Instead they are forced to look to the state to level the playing field. They are still waiting. Actually a few years back, the…
More…to improve on a status quo that is painfully inadequate for our students, and we look forward to its results in conjunction with our continued efforts in Harrisburg.” Besides William…
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