Inclusive Schools and Honest Education

…and to support efforts to create equitable and inclusive schools that foster belonging and success for all students.  Learn more about each of our focus areas: Defending the Right to…

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Your Rights Religous Freedom 8.2017

…Public schools cannot refuse their presence. Your Right to Opt Out of Instruction • State law permits also parents, guardians to have their children excused from specific instruction that conflicts…

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Your Rights Safe in School 8.2017

…national origin/ethnicity, gender, age, disability, or religion and therefore you were harassed in a discriminatory way. For example, you might show that a bully used derogatory language or only targeted…

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ELC Testimony Before City Council Re Residential Placements May 17, 2018

philadelphia-9-2017.pdf. See also Youth at Risk of Homelessness: Identifying Key Predictive Factors Among Youth Aging Out of Foster Care in Washington State available at https://www.dshs.wa.gov/sites/default/files/SESA/rda/documents/research-7-106.pdf http://policylab.chop.edu/sites/default/files/pdf/publications/PolicyLab_Report_Supporting_Students_Involved_with_Child_Welfare_June_2014.pdf http://policylab.chop.edu/sites/default/files/pdf/publications/PolicyLab_Report_Supporting_Students_Involved_with_Child_Welfare_June_2014.pdf http://fostercareandeducation.org/DesktopModules/Bring2mind/DMX/Download.aspx?portalid=0&EntryId=2100&Command=Core_Download http://fostercareandeducation.org/DesktopModules/Bring2mind/DMX/Download.aspx?portalid=0&EntryId=2100&Command=Core_Download http://www.southerneducation.org/getattachment/cf39e156-5992-4050-bd03-fb34cc5bf7e3/Just-Learning.aspx…

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NC_Easton_PreliminaryInjunction

…– : v. : : EASTON AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT, : : and : : CAROLYN DUMARESQ, : Acting Secretary for the Pennsylvania : Department of Education, : : Defendants. :…

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Newsletters

…Making Schools Safe for Immigrant Students, Defending Diversity and Equity, and More! ELC Newsletter February 2025 – Closing Funding Gaps, Supporting Immigrants, Remembering ELC Milestones, and More! ELC Newsletter January…

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Civil-Rights-Roundtable-Letter-Sessions-1-06-2016

…Opinion of the Justices, 624 So. 2d 107, 114 (Ala. 1993). http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/ http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/jeff-sessions-says-he-handled-these-civil-rights-cases-he-barely-touched-them/2017/01/03/4ddfffa6-d0fa-11e6-a783-cd3fa950f2fd_story.html?utm_term=.f09e50846bba https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/jeff-sessions-says-he-handled-these-civil-rights-cases-he-barely-touched-them/2017/01/03/4ddfffa6-d0fa-11e6-a783-cd3fa950f2fd_story.html?utm_term=.f09e50846bba 4 authority to oversee the state’s school funding plans.20 He then petitioned the court to…

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Press Release – SDP Bullying Case

and Advocates, added: “There is clear evidence from social scientists that students who are bullied at school—particularly students with disabilities—are effectively robbed of the benefits of a public education.” “In…

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March 7 2018 – press release

…10:30. Seating in the courtroom is limited. Petitioners in the case, which include seven families, six school districts from rural, urban and suburban areas, and statewide organizations, filed the lawsuit…

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Erie School District on the brink of disaster

its structural deficit and begin pouring money back into classrooms. Per-pupil funding would jump from $12,904 to more than $15,000. “This quantifies how underfunded we’ve been,” Erie CFO Brian Polito…

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Your Rights Disability 8.2017

…your disability—and even then for only forty-five (45) days. • Before a school may change your educational placement for violating a school rule, your IEP Team, which should include you,…

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The Comeback of Charters

…charter schools. “When charter schools are effective, they should be encouraged to grow,” the paper, “Better Isn’t Good Enough,” says. “But when they are ineffective, they should be closed or…

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