18-09-19 Turzai Answer and New Matter
…over the past decade with the exception of 2009-10 and 2010-11 when temporary federal stimulus funds under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (“ARRA”) were used to supplant state funding….
More…over the past decade with the exception of 2009-10 and 2010-11 when temporary federal stimulus funds under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (“ARRA”) were used to supplant state funding….
MoreApril 21, 2015 – by Joel Mathis, Philadelphia Magazine – A Commonwealth Court ruling overturning a challenge to Pennsylvania’s method of funding schools will be appealed to the state’s Supreme…
Morebrought by Philadelphia that the judicial branch could not overturn legislative decisions on education. Legislative Republicans praised Tuesday’s ruling. “Today’s decision by a unanimous Commonwealth Court validates our position that…
MoreNot even a snowstorm could halt the momentum of ELC’s Fair Funding Lawsuit, as advocates from ELC, PILC, and pro bono counsel O’Melveny and Myers argued today that objections filed…
MoreMay 20, 2015 – Matt Miller, The Patriot News / PennLive – A coalition of parents, school districts and public interest groups filed an appeal Wednesday with Pennsylvania’s Supreme Court…
More…even invited the student to return. But not every case yields such substantial results. “This is one out of tens of thousands. Investigations of this magnitude can be disruptive to…
More…not able to get me services and supports due to lack of interpretation and translation in the IEP process. Today, I run a monthly support group for immigrant parents to…
MoreIn an opinion released today, the Commonwealth Court overruled various preliminary objections to the Pennsylvania school funding lawsuit. In a victory for students across Pennsylvania, the Commonwealth Court today overruled…
More…Following its October report, “Shortchanging Children with Disabilities: State Underfunding of Special Education in Pennsylvania,” the Education Law Center today wrote Gov. Tom Wolf, urging that his 2019-20 budget proposal…
More…funding lawsuit Meanwhile Pa. Legislators waste time in attempt to delay the case HARRISBURG – Today Governor Wolf filed a response in Pennsylvania’s school funding lawsuit, urging the court to…
MoreMay 13, 2016 The Education Law Center applauds the U.S. Departments of Justice and Education for today’s important guidance clarifying that Title IX, the law that bans sex discrimination in…
More…a privately-run alternative school, Phoenix Academy, and instead requires placement in a specially-designed “Newcomer Program” at the main high school, McCaskey. “Today’s agreement extends the guarantee of a strong and…
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More…remains true today. III. PETITIONERS’ CLAIMS ARE BARRED BY SOVEREIGN IMMUNITY AND SEPARATION OF POWERS. A. Petitioners’ Demand For A Mandatory Injunction Is Barred By Sovereign Immunity. The Commonwealth, its…
More…boy for an out-of-whack education funding system courtesy of brutal cuts enacted in his first years in office, agrees. That’s why earlier this year he asked the Legislature to set…
More…to a peak of $28,400 per pupil, advocates said. “We have a problem here in Pennsylvania,” said Maura McInerney, attorney with the Education Law Center-PA. “We have hundreds of thousands…
More…Law Center was quick to contradict him. She read directly from the constitution: “The General Assembly shall provide for the maintenance and support of a thorough and efficient system of…
More…Pennsylvania Association of Rural and Small Schools. The parties claim the state has a school funding system that “does not deliver the essential resources students need and discriminates against children…
More…color. Her testimony urged the General Assembly to increase funding for classroom instruction and target state increases to chronically underfunded communities. Read her testimony here and a news article here….
More…to seek dismissal based on mootness, they fail to dispute in any way the growing disparities between high-wealth and low-wealth districts. Read more in this August 7, 2018, News Release….
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