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…anticipate the level of state support and make appropriate long-term plans? Pennsylvania has not had a stable funding system since 2008, 2009, and 2010. Both prior to and after this…
More…anticipate the level of state support and make appropriate long-term plans? Pennsylvania has not had a stable funding system since 2008, 2009, and 2010. Both prior to and after this…
MoreThe Special Education Funding Commission held public hearings throughout the state in 2013, receiving testimony from dozens of witnesses. Students, parents, educators, and national experts uniformly emphasized the long-term impact…
More…scheduled to give his annual budget address on Feb. 5. “In Gov. Wolf’s second term, the people of Pennsylvania expect him to deliver on his campaign promise to invest in…
More…predictable, sustainable and long-term solution to funding its public schools. Cheryl Kleiman, staff attorney for the Education Law Center, is working with the campaign to engage Western Pennsylvania organizations and…
More…ARGUMENT ……………………………………………………………………………………………… 6 I. THE PETITIONERS’ CLAIMS ARE JUSTICIABLE ………………….. 6 A. The General Assembly Has Enacted Substantive Education Standards for Determining Whether the Commonwealth Has Fulfilled its Constitutional Duties…
More…the budgets of our poorest districts. Making educational equity a reality in Pennsylvania requires persistence. “It is crucial that the General Assembly and Governor commit to a long-term solution that…
More…holes in the budgets of our poorest districts. Making educational equity a reality in Pennsylvania requires persistence. “It is crucial that the General Assembly and Governor commit to a long-term…
More…learn in adequately resourced classrooms. We hope the Legislature will commit to a long-term investment in our children. The current budget falls far short of this goal.” ### The Education…
More…22 Pa. Code § 4.26. We are told the term “program” encompasses planned instruction by a qualified ESL /Bilingual teacher; adaptations/modifications in the delivery of content instruction by all teachers…
More…in addition to the measures of academic, operational, and financial measures used in the current Charter School Performance Framework. ELC’s testimony highlighted students’ rights to be free from racism at…
More…Pennsylvania Senate and been approved by the House Education Committee. Dangerously Increasing the Presence of Guns in Schools The federal Gun-Free School Zones Act, 18 U.S.C. § 992(q) et al.,…
More…discipline. Q Is my child free from restraints? AEDY programs that use restraints must allow for reasonable modifications of their restraint policies and procedures to accommodate for students with disabilities…
More…of transgender students to be free from discrimination and to be affirmed in their gender identities in public schools.1 The Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission (PHRC) recently clarified that, while not…
More…charge a fee for its services? No. All of ELC’s services are free of charge. What happens when I call or e-mail ELC? You’ll be asked to leave a message…
More…access to a free, appropriate, public education. 15. The Court also held that a settlement agreement which purported to waive G.S.’s ability to claim McKinney-Vento eligibility was unenforceable due to…
More…have access to a free, quality public education. Our work focuses on ensuring that the students, families, and communities most impacted are centered in the decision-making process and part of…
More…early childhood learning programs. It also gives links to websites and other resources to help parents and others navigate the full range of early childhood opportunities in Pennsylvania. The project…
More…ensures that “each child of an individual who is homeless and each youth who is homeless have equal access to the same free, appropriate public education, including a public preschool…
More…an individual who is homeless and each youth who is homeless have equal access to the same free, appropriate public education, including a public preschool education, as provided to other…
More…decision was made by the District and that http://www.education.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/basic_education_circulars/7497 http://www.education.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/basic_education_circulars/7497 6 his only role was to provide technical assistance and not to make final legal determinations. Therefore, because the District…
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