…the district currently uses exclusion from school at “alarming rates” for its littlest learners. A coalition of advocates wrote to Superintendent William R. Hite Jr. and the School Reform Commission…
More…information about the case, including a copy of the complaint and today’s motion, can be found at www.aclupa.org/issa. More information about plaintiffs’ counsel can be found at: www.aclupa.org www.elc-pa.org www.pepperlaw.com…
More…or, if they persist, assigns them to Phoenix Academy, an alternative high school for “underachieving” students run by a private company, Camelot Education. According to the complaint, Phoenix Academy is…
More…don’t mean anything,” said David Seropian, business manager for the McKeesport Area School District. “If the numbers come to fruition then we would be pleased.” Sto-Rox Superintendent Terry DeCarbo said…
More…215.690.1722; kag@berneylaw.com; @k_golembiewski (Twitter). Philadelphia, PA: An appeal filed last week against the School District of Philadelphia seeks to overturn a Court of Common Pleas decision finding that Pennsylvania school…
More…All case documents can be viewed here: https://edfundinglawsuit.wordpress.com/ # # # The Education Law Center of Pennsylvania works to ensure that all children in Pennsylvania have access to a quality…
Morean April decision, the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania interpreted prior Supreme Court precedent as eliminating any role for the courts in determining whether the legislature complies with the state constitution…
Morein transition planning; and Increase awareness and collaborations across all District programs and in the broader community. View a summary of the recommendations. “These recommendations are an important step towards…
More…commonwealth, saying it had failed to provide all students with an appropriate education. Plaintiffs in the long-expected suit, filed in Commonwealth Court, include two Philadelphia School District parents and the…
More…schools failing to meet state academic standards and a study commissioned by the Legislature quantifying the disparity in resources. The latest complaint called the current funding system arbitrary and irrational,…
More…comes after a state Senate committee recently voted to advance the legislation, which supporters say will provide greater accountability and stronger standards for charter schools. Read the full story: https://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2013/11/04/pa-charter-reform-bill-advances-draws-criticism/…
MoreIN THE COMMONWEALTH COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA WILLIAM PENN SCHOOL DISTRICT, et al., Petitioners, v. PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, et al., Respondents. : : : : : : : : :…
MoreThe Campaign for Fair Education Funding has issued the following statement on the announcement by the Basic Education Funding Commission that it needs more time to complete its recommendations: It…
More…between such districts has grown, according to a filing Friday by plaintiffs in a landmark funding lawsuit,” Maddie Hanna of Philly.com writes, on ELC’s fair funding suit. Read more here….
MoreApril 15, 2014 – by Julia Bergman, Axis Philly – Ask the average Philadelphian what their top concern is and they’re likely to say education. The city has become a…
More…way of communicating with those around you. This was the isolated world of one of the Education Law Center’s clients, 9-year-old Billy (not his real name). Billy is a child…
More…‘adequacy.’” The Commonwealth Court heard arguments on this case on Wednesday, March 11th. You can find the full complaint here, and watch a short video on the lawsuit below. http://www.otlcampaign.org/blog/2015/03/18/pennsylvania-districts-file-suit-against-state…
More…to a “thorough and efficient” education, attorneys told a Commonwealth Court panel Wednesday. The plaintiffs in the case are six school districts, parents from five districts (including Philadelphia), the Pennsylvania…
More…Rogers Company Pittsburgh Richard Karcher Parent and Community Activist Shippensburg Tonya Trembly Karcher Parent and Community Activist Shippensburg Diane L. Kirk, Ph.D. Department of Administrative and Policy Studies, School of…
More…the evidence, 8, Aug. 15, 2014 [2] See http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/news_and_media/7234/p/1237291 [3] See American Institutes for Research, Educational equity, adequacy, and equal opportunity in the Commonwealth: An Evaluation of Pennsylvania’s School Finance…
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