Remembering Vivian Narehood
…their child’s cries for help. Vivian felt injustices deeply. When she concluded that a school district was failing a child and, despite being confronted with that failure, had refused the…
More…their child’s cries for help. Vivian felt injustices deeply. When she concluded that a school district was failing a child and, despite being confronted with that failure, had refused the…
More…NATIONAL CENTER FOR TRANSGENDER EQUALITY, THE REPORT OF THE 2015 U.S. TRANSGENDER SURVEY: EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 12 (Dec. 2016) [hereinafter 2015 U.S. TRANSGENDER SURVEY], https://transequality.org/sites/default/files/docs/usts/USTS-Executive-Summary-Dec17.pdf. 7 Proposed rule § 106.30. 8…
More…teachers who are equipped to meet the diverse language and learning needs of these students. Through an evidence-based program, the requisite level of language instruction services and modifications to instruction,…
More…leadership that will help ensure that young children experiencing homelessness get the supports and services to which they are entitled and desperately need,” said the Education Law Center’s Nancy A….
More…allocate additional funding to early intervention services represent crucial investments that will help ensure more children enter school ready to learn. But while any additional funding helps, the Governor’s proposed…
More…students and families with resources to help navigate this unprecedented crisis. We will be updating these education-related resources to help the community respond to this crisis. Find COVID-19 resources here….
More…quality early learning programs, such as Head Start and Early Intervention. “We are so pleased that OCDEL has stepped forward to provide important vision and leadership that will help ensure…
More…on the community, students, teachers and the district to help bring the numbers down. Great Public Schools — Pittsburgh, the Education Law Center and the Center for Third World Organizing…
More…But a few have chosen to help with some of the worst. Parents of public school students can call the The School Discipline Advocacy Service which pairs law students from…
More…ESOL instruction and remedial help to ELL students and lack of transportation to effective programs; (4) the absence of monitoring and 1 http://www.elc-pa.org/ oversight due to a shortage of central…
More…parents’ rights, even in informal scenarios, will help to ensure the effective transmission of information necessary to develop long-lasting solutions for each and every student and family. We are excited…
More…our organizations to help create and lead the Campaign for Fair Education Funding, a coalition of more than 50 diverse organizations dedicated to advancing a funding system that allocates state…
More…Law Center, said the decision will substantially harm the district’s long-term financial outlook. “We do not currently have a funding system that can sustain our public schools,” Klehr said. “We…
More…predecessor, Michael Nutter. The mayor’s budget also includes various business and individual tax breaks, and funding for storefront improvements in neighborhood shopping corridors. To help make this work, Kenney proposed…
More…desk after being passed by overwhelming bipartisan majorities in the General Assembly, Pennsylvania is poised to join most other states in the nation in using a funding formula to fairly…
More…control over student enrollment: Enrollment barriers Many do not “backfill” (Stop enrolling students after particular times of the year, even when space is available). That many “counsel…
More…at 440 N. Broad Street Space is limited. Please Note: Completing and submitting an application does not guarantee enrollment Translated versions of this document will be available at: www.philasd.org/translation Enrollment…
More…immunizations, and completion of an Act 26 statement). – Ensure application materials are available to families, both in our main office and on the front page of our school’s website,…
More…Stat. Ann. § 7-740 (West) prevents schools from allowing transgender students to use the facilities with which they identify; (2) the presence of a transgender person in a sex-segregated space…
MoreTestimony in the Pennsylvania public education funding lawsuit highlighted serious issues facing schools around the Commonwealth. “Witnesses painted a grim picture of what a normal school day looks like for…
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