School Funding Trial Has Concluded
once made a legislative commitment that 50% of education funding would come from the state ‒ but that commitment was not enforced and was abandoned decades ago. Each year, local…
Moreonce made a legislative commitment that 50% of education funding would come from the state ‒ but that commitment was not enforced and was abandoned decades ago. Each year, local…
MoreDownload the Commonwealth Court opinion with the link above….
More…addition, state funding MUST be driven out to districts using a formula that is based on the real costs of delivering services to students. WHAT: School Funding Call to Action…
More…WILL NEED: · Application: (Completed and signed) · Application for Admission of Child to School (EH-40) · Proof of Child’s age · Proof of current income of Parent(s)/Guardian(s) of child…
More…DAUPHIN ST. 19132 Head Start TO GET AN APPLICATION: · Pick up an application at 440 NORTH BROAD STREET · Download an application from http://webgui.phila.k12.pa.us/offices/e/earlychild/forms BRING Completed Application to 440…
MoreAugust 22, 2016 We commend the School Reform Commission for restricting the use of suspensions against Kindergarten students and for adopting a revised dress code policy that removes subjective language…
Morebasic education funding to adequately allocate dollars and to revisit the recommendations made by the 2014 bipartisan Special Education Funding Commission. Click here to download a copy of the letter….
Morestudents aged 17-21. “This case is more important now than ever. It affirms the right of immigrant and refugee students to a meaningful education that overcomes language barriers.” said Maura…
MoreMay 2, 2017 – Commonwealth Court issued a decision in S.A. v. Pittsburgh Public Schools yesterday that affirms the decision of the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas that a…
Moreit.” “The District’s failure to address bullying denies students with disabilities access to equal educational opportunities and is therefore discriminatory,” said ELC Senior Attorney Maura McInerney. The Complaint alleges that…
Moredisabilities and their families. ELC compiled this resource with 5 important things for students with disabilities and their families to know. 5 Things for Students with Disabilities to Know Download…
More…and graduate with a degree.” Specifically, the HEASHFY streamlines the application and verification process for financial aid for foster and homeless unaccompanied youth; clarifies eligibility for “independent” student status for…
Moreand often into the school-to-prison pipeline. ELC employs a broad range of strategies to accomplish our mission including direct legal representation, impact litigation, educating parents and students about their legal…
MoreIN THE COMMONWEALTH COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA WILLIAM PENN SCHOOL DISTRICT, et al., Petitioners, v. PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, et al., Respondents. : : : : : : : : :…
Morepreventing transgender students from using the facilities with which they identify is sex discrimination under Title IX,6 federal precedent weighs heavily in favor of supporting the rights of transgender students….
Moredenies them. 172. Denied. 173. Denied. Respondent denies that there are “problems with Pennsylvania’s current school financing arrangement[.]” After reasonable investigation, Respondent lacks knowledge or information sufficient to form a…
MoreIN THE COMMONWEALTH COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA WILLIAM PENN SCHOOL DISTRICT, et al., Petitioners, v. PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, et al., Respondents. : : : : : : : : :…
More…face reality, accommodate transgender students [opinion] The 74 5/29: Is School Choice the Black Choice: A Lack of Student Performance Data and the Need for More Black-Run Charters Focus of Philadelphia…
More…the Pennsylvania Coalition Against Rape. The appeal has broad implications for Pennsylvania students. A decision affirming the Court of Common Pleas would leave students with no protections against discriminatory bullying…
Morestudent’s disability or the cost of the services the student requires. This creates a perverse incentive for charter schools to over-‐identify students with relatively mild disabilities and to underserve students…
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