The 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…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…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…schools remain open during this impasse, but let’s be clear: Emergency funding is not sufficient and certainly not a long-term solution. All parties must immediately resume negotiations on a final…
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…
More…public education to serve the needs of the commonwealth.” Klehr explained that the constitution explicitly uses the term and that the state legislature is responsible for creating and maintaining that…
More…occurs in sustainable ways and that charter operators deliver quality education to their students. It would enable charter schools across the state to amend the terms of their charters, create…
More…return to the negotiating table to find a long-term, sustainable solution that prepares children to succeed and to compete in the global economy.” # # # The Education Law Center-PA…
More…governor and legislative leaders must finally end our state’s budget crisis by approving a long-term solution to give Pennsylvania’s children the tools they need to succeed. “Yet even if the…
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…Public Interest Law Center of Philadelphia and the Education Law Center of Pennsylvania, say a judicial fix is necessary to ensure long-term equity in funding. Jennifer Clarke, the Public Interest…
More…schools. In the wake of last year’s new charter school approvals, School District of Philadelphia officials minimized the long term costs associated with the openings. According to the district’s current…
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…anti racist and free fr om prejudice . These efforts are critical to ensur ing a safe, supportive, respectful, and affirming learning environment for children of color. You can learn…
MoreFederal civil rights laws require schools to provide free language services for multilingual parents or caregivers whose first language is not English. This form and checklist includes questions the parent…
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…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…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…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…
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