Release Sp Ed Letter to Governor 1-2019

…Following its October report, “Shortchanging Children with Disabilities: State Underfunding of Special Education in Pennsylvania,” the Education Law Center today wrote Gov. Tom Wolf, urging that his 2019-20 budget proposal…

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ELC Newsletter: July 2017 ELC Newsletter: June 2017 ELC Newsletter: May 2017 ELC Newsletter: April 2017 ELC Newsletter: March 2017 ELC Newsletter: February 2017 ELC Newsletter: January 2017 ELC Newsletter:…

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Amici Brief: PCCY et al

…MARTINEZ, parent of A.M., a minor; BARBARA NEMETH, parent of C.M., minor; TRACEY HUGHES, parent of P.M.H., a minor; PENNSYLVANIA ASSOCIATION OF RURAL AND SMALL SCHOOLS; and THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION…

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10CriteriaforK12Funding

…and English language learners? And is it connected to the distinct needs of school districts that are rural, urban, very small, or fast growing? The 2011-12 state budget used two…

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pottsgrove

…counsel indicated that he would show the video with the red car in rebuttal; however, following a recess, the District did not show the video and rested its case. II….

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statement122118

…to rescind the 2014 federal guidance on school discipline: “Today, the Trump administration rescinded the 2014 federal guidance that had addressed bias in school discipline, ignoring massive opposition to this…

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GS Filed AMICUS Brief 2018

…ResidentialInstabilityandtheMcKinney-VentroHomeless-2010.pdf ………… 11, 13 Russell Rumberger, Student Mobility: Causes, Consequences, and Solutions, National Education Policy Center (2015), http://nepc.colorado.edu/files/pb_rumberger-student-mobility.pdf ………………… 7 Ý¿­»æ ïéóîèèê ܱ½«³»²¬æ ððíïïîèêíêðï п¹»æ é Ü¿¬» Ú·´»¼æ ðîñîèñîðïè TABLE…

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School Funding Trial Has Concluded

…A column about the case by our executive director: On school funding, Pennsylvania is not doing its job. That’s why we’re in court. Opinion (PennLive/Patriot News) By Deborah Gordon Klehr…

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The role of police officers in schools

November 3, 2015 – WHYY Radio Times Guests: Kevin Bethel, Harold Jordan and Deborah Gordon Klehr The nation was shocked by a recent video of a South Carolina sheriff’s deputy…

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Historic Victory in Fight for Fair Funding!

On Feb. 7, 2023, Commonwealth Court Judge Renée Cohn Jubelirer issued a historic ruling in the Pennsylvania school funding case, declaring the PA school funding system unconstitutional.  “All witnesses agree that every child…

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About ELC

…children living in poverty, children of color, children with disabilities, children in the foster care and juvenile justice systems, children experiencing homelessness, English learners, LGBTQ and gender-nonconforming students – and…

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2018 National School Walkout Fact Sheet

…a student being disciplined). Schools may choose not to discipline students for peaceful participation in the walkout. However, schools could discipline students for disruptive or destructive conduct during the protest….

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