…include several notable improvements that ELC strongly supports. The new ESEA will do more to hold schools responsible for the achievement of English language learners, including those with disabilities. It…
More…emergency basis while awaiting foster care placement and who qualifies as homeless under the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act. The complaint asserts that New Castle Area School District, where C.T. was…
MoreA group of multi-ethnic elementary students stand around a colorful gay pride poster. They are each holding an edge of the poster so it is out flat for the camera to see. Only the tops of their heads can be seen as the picture is taken from an aerial view. Each of the students are wearing casual clothing.
More…Should We Intervene? Contributions of Behavior, Student, and School Characteristics to Suspension and Expulsion, THE EQUITY PROJECT, at 6, 12, 15 (Jan. 2013); Tony Fabelo, et al., Breaking Schools’ Rules:…
More…LLP EDUCATION LAW CENTER Times Square Tower 1315 Walnut Street, Suite 400 7 Times Square Philadelphia, PA 19107 New York, NY 10036 Counsel for Petitioner Counsel for Petitioner Patrick M….
More…be published in the following publications and/or through the following websites: Tribune Review; McKeesport Daily News; when possible the following publications and/or websites: Pennsylvania Bar Association and Children’s Rights Committee…
More…“new direction” came out of a years-long battle about zero-tolerance practices. The latest round began in the fall of 2008, when incoming District Superintendent Ackerman announced a shift in policy…
More…have asked me what I make of the video, recently published by the New York Times, of a New York City charter school teacher scolding a first-grader and then ripping…
More…trajectory for the relationships and success they will experience for the rest of their lives, making it crucial that children’s earliest experiences truly foster – and never harm – their…
More…Protection Clause. 4 After hearing argument, this Court overruled, without prejudice, the preliminary objections regarding the nature of the constitutional rights at issue and the level of scrutiny to be…
More…and no predictability about what available resources will look like year to year in the future, it’s pretty hard to engage in serious planning,” Mr. Cowell said. http://www.post-gazette.com/news/education/2016/01/10/Education-advocates-worry-about-lack-of-federal-oversight-for-schools/stories/201601060194 …
More…and are translated, at minimum, in Spanish. – Accept new applications at all times of the year, regardless of the size of our wait list. – Refrain from discouraging the…
More
