…children to established state standards. Research and common sense show that some children need more resources than others when it comes to succeeding in school. Whether they live in poverty,…
More…comes as Gov. Wolf has proposed millions more dollars to school districts across the state, and a bipartisan commission has been holding hearings to develop an education-funding formula, which Pennsylvania…
More…that the legislature complies with its constitutional duty to provide a thorough and efficient system of public education. Pennsylvania’s public school students are entitled to their day in court.” http://www.pennlive.com/midstate/index.ssf/2015/05/battle_over_fairness_of_state.html…
More…1, 2016 and not be age-eligible for kindergarten. Families must meet Head Start or Pre-K Counts income guidelines. Children and parents/legal guardians must be residents of Philadelphia PA. http://www.philasd.org/prek http://www.philasd.org/translation…
More…The issuance of compensatory education is to be verified through a compensatory education plan submitted to the Bureau for each child who was denied services. The Department’s Complaint Investigation Report…
More…students in this Complaint are represented by ELC attorneys Alex Dutton and Maura McInerney. For more information about the case, and to download a copy of the Complaint, visit http://bit.ly/2Bqi5OJ….
MoreJanuary 16, 2018 Catherine E. Lhamon, Chair Patricia Timmons-Goodson, Vice Chair Debo P. Adegbile, Commissioner Karen K. Narasaki, Commissioner Gail Heriot, Commissioner David Kladney, Commissioner Peter N. Kirsanow, Commissioner Michael…
More…advancements in education funding.” https://www.pubintlaw.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/18-08-03-Wolf-Answer-to-Mootness-Application.pdf https://www.pubintlaw.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/18-08-03-Scarnati-Response.pdf https://www.pubintlaw.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/18-08-03-Wolf-Answer-to-Mootness-Application.pdf https://www.pubintlaw.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/18-08-03-Wolf-Answer-to-Mootness-Application.pdf https://www.pubintlaw.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/2018.07.06-Opposition-To-Mootness-Brief.pdf https://www.pubintlaw.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/18-08-03-Scarnati-Response.pdf https://www.pubintlaw.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/2018.07.06-Opposition-To-Mootness-Brief.pdf “The Governor recognizes that our public schoolchildren continue to suffer the painful consequences of underfunded schools every day. He…
Moreproficient in math (compared with 41.9% in 2011). During those same years, the statewide average PSSA scores were over 70% in these categories: with 71.9% in reading (compared with 73.5%…
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Moreand community leaders to invest in our schools, students, and communities, and disinvest from school police and punitive, exclusionary discipline. 2. STUDENT ENROLLMENT Back-to-School Basics: Students have the right to…
More…Philadelphia – ELC has secured an important victory for unaccompanied students with disabilities experiencing homelessness in Philadelphia and statewide. As a result of a complaint filed by ELC with the…
More…public education to serve the needs of the Commonwealth,’ as required by the Pennsylvania Constitution.” [Id. at ¶ 12]. 32. Petitioners also seek an injunction compelling Respondents to design, enact,…
More…Philadelphia – ELC has secured an important victory for unaccompanied students with disabilities experiencing homelessness in Philadelphia and statewide. As a result of a complaint filed by ELC with the…
Morestate government. And our community has faced some tough economic times. But I also recognized our strengths. I knew we had an incredibly dedicated teaching staff, committed parents and the…
More…a bipartisan Special Education Funding Commission studied this issue and recognized that Pennsylvania’s current calculation harms students left in districts. The commission proposed a rational fix, and two parallel bills,…
More…and community members who support sensible public education in Pennsylvania. The organization seeks to promote the value of public education, inform the community about current issues in public education, raise…
More…All these partners must keep lines of communication open and embrace their roles as proactive leaders in this work. When the disaggregated foster youth graduation data becomes available, all those…
More…facilities, so that 47% of youth aged 14-21 in Pennsylvania foster care lived in these facilities, compared to 34% nationwide. Because of a lack of adequate oversight by the Pennsylvania…
More…rape. ELC partnered with the Public Interest Law Center and Juvenile Law Center in arguing that this student, and others like him, should have protection under the Pennsylvania Human Relations…
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