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…investment is crucial because, as a result of past divestment and inequitable distribution of funding, students with disabilities are not receiving the education they deserve and to which they are…
More…investment is crucial because, as a result of past divestment and inequitable distribution of funding, students with disabilities are not receiving the education they deserve and to which they are…
Morethe parent. This ruling instructs school districts for the first time that a parent’s burden of proof in the residency context is to provide the same documentary evidence that would…
More…the Department. The ruling will not only improve this child’s transportation arrangements, but requires the Department to address its responsibility to ensure timely and safe transportation for other similarly situated…
More…February 2017, the Trump Administration withdrew 2016 guidance from the U.S. Departments of Education and Justice that affirmed Title IX’s protection of transgender students. However, while the 2016 guidance served…
More…concerns curriculum, services or lack of equal access to educational opportunities, contact your Intermediate Unit or • Pennsylvania Department of Education Bureau of Curriculum, Assessment and Instruction, Division of Instructional…
More…access to computers to complete assignments which is often unavailable to them outside the classroom. They may also need additional remedial supports, http://www.youthmattersphilly.org/instructions http://www.youthmattersphilly.org/instructions Voices of Youth Count: Missed Educational…
More…Education Savings Accounts (ESAs), a new and worse iteration of school vouchers proposed in SB 2, siphon precious taxpayer resources from already financially struggling public schools to private schools and…
More…$306,067 13% $15,685 $100,425 32% 29% 68% 64% Chester-Upland SD Delaware $23,284,090 $38,309,526 $15,025,436 65% $613,776 $15,003,001 22% 15% 72% 83% Chichester SD Delaware $9,065,962 $13,385,009 $4,319,047 48% $240,718 $4,075,451…
More…February 2017, the Trump Administration withdrew 2016 guidance from the U.S. Departments of Education and Justice that affirmed Title IX’s protection of transgender students. However, while the 2016 guidance served…
More…school and diverted instead to Phoenix, which offers inferior English instruction on an accelerated structure. The action is ongoing before Judge Smith in the District Court for the Eastern District…
MoreELC submitted these comments to the U.S. Department of Education in response to the notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) published in the Federal Register on May 31, 2016 regarding the…
More…Some examples are unfair residency rules that impact children experiencing homelessness, refusals to include children with disabilities in the regular school program, the failure to address language barriers affecting immigrant…
Moreits survey to monitor transportation services to any school that provides instruction to any district special-ed student. Meanwhile, the state has concluded that special-ed students who miss instruction or therapies…
More…to ensure fair funding for small rural school districts. Advocates said that the funding formula isn’t enough to help the state’s worst-off schools: A new funding formula must be accompanied…
More…dis-enroll truant students rather than implement necessary supports and interventions, forcing school districts to do all the work associated with eliminating truancy. Support HB 530 SB 856 Section Amendment Comments…
MoreBACK TO SCHOOL: KNOW YOUR RIGHTS The following is an overview of the enrollment rules and is designed to address common issues faced by parents and relative caregivers. Enrolling Your…
More…underfunded public schools, six school districts including William Penn, Panther Valley, Lancaster, Greater Johnstown, Wilkes-Barre Area and Shenandoah Valley, the Pennsylvania Association of Rural and Small Schools (PARSS), and the…
More…through school despite the fact that Black and Latino students are no more likely to violate school rules than their White peers. “Out-of-school suspensions are developmentally inappropriate for our youngest…
More…justice systems. “Children in foster care are often forced to change schools multiple times, disrupting important relationships and derailing children’s educations. The new provisions in ESSA are an important advance…
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…
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