School to Prison Pipeline for Children with Disabilities

National listserv Education for Juvenile Justice Involved Young People ◼ email [email protected] to join  Education Law Center-PA: www.elc-pa.org  Juvenile Law Center: http://jlc.org http://cjjr.georgetown.edu/pdfs/ed/edpaper2012.pdf http://www.southerneducation.org/getattachment/b80f7aad-405d-4eed-a966-8d7a4a12f5be/Just-Learning-Executive-Summary.aspx mailto:[email protected] http://www.elc-pa.org/ http://jlc.org/current-initiatives/securing-access-services-and-opportunities/access-education Contact…

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Your Rights Disability 8.2017

your rights as a student with a disability, see Education Law Center’s publication, The Right to Special Education in Pennsylvania: A Guide for Parents and Advocates available at http://www. elc-pa.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/ELC_Right_to_SpecialEducation_revisedlinks_March2014.pdf….

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ESA Joint Statement to PA Leg – January 2018 (Final)

other private educational service organizations that are not accountable to the public for their decisions and results. Whereas traditional public education entities have strict requirements for public meetings, transparency, governance,…

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20170920 Updated Memo in Opposition to HB 1717

the fig leaf of helping children with disabilities to introduce vouchers, we expect it to be substantially similar to HB 1717. http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/campaign-k-12/2017/03/jeb_bush_foundation_staffers_trump_education_department.html http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/campaign-k-12/2017/03/jeb_bush_foundation_staffers_trump_education_department.html http://www.excelined.org/wp-content/uploads/The-Education-Savings-Account-Act-Students-w-Disabilities-Model-Legislation-12.20141.pdf http://www.excelined.org/wp-content/uploads/The-Education-Savings-Account-Act-Students-w-Disabilities-Model-Legislation-12.20141.pdf http://www.excelined.org/wp-content/uploads/The-Education-Savings-Account-Act-Students-w-Disabilities-Model-Legislation-12.20141.pdf 2 received a voucher…

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In Re B.B. ODR No. 18909-16-17-KE

ELC recently won a case that clarifies for the first time the responsibility of the PA Department of Education to provide transportation to children who are eligible for early intervention…

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Your Rights Disability 8.2017

your rights as a student with a disability, see Education Law Center’s publication, The Right to Special Education in Pennsylvania: A Guide for Parents and Advocates available at http://www. elc-pa.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/ELC_Right_to_SpecialEducation_revisedlinks_March2014.pdf….

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Zero Tolerance for Zero Tolerance

not around, who are sexually or physically abused at home, who are carrying a gun not because they plan to use it, but because they fear for their safety on…

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ANNOUNCEMENT-OCDEL-15-01 (1)

…and other topics · Professional development, technical assistance and informational materials for staff. OCDEL Bureaus of Certification, Early Intervention, Early Learning, and Subsidized Child Care Services will provide program-specific guidance…

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Final ELC Testimony for NCD 05 05 15

over- identification of students of color in special education and the disproportionate number of students being unfairly excluded from school is significant to the system of special education, because it…

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ELC_TransitionWorkGroup_Summary_2_24_15

inclusive and comprehensive community-­‐based transition services for all students with disabilities. The District appointed half of the working group members and selected personnel with expertise in vocational education and transition…

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WmPenn_v_PDE_ExBranch_PreliminaryObjections

TO THE PETITION FOR REVIEW Respondents Governor Thomas W. Corbett, Acting Secretary of Education Carolyn Dumaresq, the Pennsylvania Department of Education and the Pennsylvania State Board of Education (the “Executive…

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ELC_ESEAcomments_2_2_15

and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) and the Every Child Ready for College or Career Act of 2015 (ECRCCA) Discussion Draft. The Education Law Center is a non-profit legal advocacy and…

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Derrick F Decision and Order

at least one regular education teacher, at least one special education teacher, a representative of the local educational agency, and, where appropriate, the child. 14 U.S.C. § 1414(d)(1)(B). Section 1414(d)…

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