…Philadelphia – and similar large, urban districts with high concentrations of learners with special needs – disproportionately hard. The Philadelphia School District is still reeling from those losses, with many…
Morean eighth-grader at E.L. Meyers Junior-Senior High School in Wilkes-Barre Area School District. The lawsuit documents how her son’s academic performance dropped after fourth grade as class sizes increased to…
Moreschool in Pennsylvania until the end of the school term in which you have your 21st birthday or until you graduate with a regular high school diploma (whichever comes first)….
Moreour broken public school funding system — remains unresolved. Not having sufficient resources is unfortunately nothing new for Pennsylvania students. Years of inadequate and inequitable funding have forced many school…
More…in ensuring school stability and academic success for students in foster care, and we look forward to supporting schools and child welfare agencies to ensure smooth implementation,” said Kathleen McNaught…
More…instead of something essential to the success of ELL students. Funding cuts often disproportionately impact school districts with the highest needs. For example, the School District of Philadelphia serves 25%…
More…Department of Education that is being heard by the state’s highest court. “Poorer districts have less ability to raise money for their schools, and, at the same time, have a…
More…Discipline and Policing in Pennsylvania Public Schools. We’ll also hear from DEBORAH GORDON KLEHR of the Education Law Center about the need for mandating training of school police officers. http://whyy.org/cms/radiotimes/2015/11/03/the-role-of-police-officers-in-schools/#sthash.3MWxxzK6.dpufhttp://whyy.org/cms/radiotimes/2015/11/03/the-role-of-police-officers-in-schools/…
More…overburdened and inadequately trained school personnel, including school Public Comments Education Law Center National Council on Disability May 5, 2015 4 psychologists, teachers and school resource officers. We also hear…
More… The plaintiffs, which include six school districts and two statewide organizations, filed an appeal yesterday challenging a Commonwealth Court decision last month to dismiss the suit, claiming that school…
MoreMarch 11, 2015 – by Kara Newhouse, LancasterOnline – As long as public schools are open and running, the state Legislature is meeting its constitutional obligation, argued legal representatives for…
Moreschool and the ways that racialized school discipline policies such as discriminatory grooming codes, subjective violations of schools’ codes of conduct, and the issuance of parental exclusion notices push Black…
Morewebinar was developed for educators, school administrators, teachers, and advocates, and guides participants through the Legal Center on Foster Care and Education’s new tool on school discipline. This resource highlights…
Moreschool, at a school-sponsored event or traveling to or from school.” While criminal charges still may be filed, they would not be mandated. Ms. Allen said, “We’re working to try…
Morefor distributing basic education funds to public schools. Gov. Wolf’s nearly $30 billion proposed state budget would boost basic education funds and provide other resources for the state’s cash-strapped schools….
MoreMay 3, 2017 – WHYY Radio Times with Marty Moss-Coane Last year, the Philadelphia School District ended most out-of-school suspensions for kindergartners. However, thousands of elementary school children—first through fifth…
More…local governmental entity offers universal, free preschool programing, and neither offers free transportation to enable preschool– age children to attend preschool, early learning, or daycare programs, except that, in general,…
More…do we look at it?” Vereb said of education funding. “Do we look at it on a per-student basis; on a per-classroom basis? on a per-school-district basis?” Corbett is on…
More…of revenues to their public schools. Accordingly, Pennsylvania is overly reliant on local funding to support its schools, deepening the divide between high-wealth and low-income school districts. Pennsylvania is one…
More…who has two children in the Sto-Rox School District. Her son, Brandon, is a third grader who is struggling with reading. Like most districts, Sto-Rox had tutoring and after-school programs…
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