with disabilities. The December 2013 report includes that testimony as well as recommendations for adopting a new formula for distributing state funding for special education. Read the full report: https://elc-pa.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/SpecialEducationFundingCommissionReport_12_11_13.pdf…
Moreauthority other than general provisions of the Act and the dictionary for its interpretation. This is unsurprising—to date, no court has adopted Rose Tree’s interpretation. Fourth, several circumstances particular to…
MoreEducation (available at http://penndata.hbg.psu.edu/documents/PennDataBooks/Statistical_Summary_2011-2012_Final.pdf). Target for Charter Schools Target for District Schools 2011-2012 Proportions of Special Education Students Served in Public Schools in Pittsburgh (By Type of Disability) Target for…
Morebehalf of African-American students and students with disabilities seeking an investigation into statewide practices that result in the disproportionate placement of these students in alternative programs for disruptive youth. For…
Moreof color, the Ed Trust report concludes, “contradicts a national commitment to equality of opportunity, and it deprives students of learning experiences, enrichment, and support they need to succeed.” http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Education/2015/0325/Education-funding-gaps-Which-states-are-hitting-missing-the-mark…
Moreteacher. Parent volunteer Aurelia Carter-Scott received a family support award. Nancy Hubley, manager director of the Western Pennsylvania office of the Education Law Center, received a community champion award. http://www.post-gazette.com/news/education/2015/03/25/Pittsburgh-schools-honor-those-who-help-students-with-disabilities/stories/201503250227…
Morehope the Commonwealth Court decides to hear the case. Otherwise, Pennsylvania’s public schools may soon become warehouses for our children. But, hey, at least the doors will be open. http://www.chestnuthilllocal.com/2015/03/25/education-is-more-than-keeping-the-doors-open/…
Morelawsuit argue that newer statewide standards and testing provide a way to objectively demonstrate if students truly are receiving the “thorough” education the constitution promises. Quoted in The Notebook, Michael…
Morethat they have in the past been reluctant to comply with orders for funding courts doesn’t mean they will not comply with these orders.” Staff writer Christian Alexandersen contributed. http://www.pennlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2015/03/school_funding_lawsuit_hinges.html…
Morehe hopes the courts take up the case. “The system of funding for our public schools is broken,” he said. “We need to fix that as soon as possible.” http://www.post-gazette.com/news/education/2015/03/12/Commonwealth-Court-judges-weighing-Pennsylvania-s-districts-education-funding-clash/stories/201503120063…
More26]. Petitioners contend that the legislature has “already done this” by enacting statewide educational standards. However, Petitioners’ characterization is simply not accurate. Notwithstanding their repeated protestation to the contrary, Petitioners…
Moreto play in enforcing the state constitution.” The state constitution mandates: “The General Assembly shall provide for the maintenance and support of a thorough and efficient system of public education…
Morethe disparities in school discipline and decreasing the use of suspensions overall, neither of these worthy goals can be achieved. NANCY E. POTTER Staff Attorney Education Law Center Downtown http://www.post-gazette.com/opinion/letters/2015/03/04/We-must-address-disparities-in-school-discipline-and-decrease-suspensions/stories/201503040148…
MoreAug. 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 System, October 2014….
Moreour schools. WHO: Leading Philadelphia Attorneys WHAT: Take Action on School Funding WHERE: Outside City Hall, North Broad Street entrance WHEN: Thursday, April 24, 11:45 a.m. RSVP today! http://www.eventbrite.com/e/lawyers-day-of-action-for-education-tickets-8171817125 …
More16 cyber-charter schools, which teach home-based students via the Web, would spend a lot less per student than bricks and mortar schools. Not so. Read the full story: http://www.newsworks.org/index.php/component/flexicontent/item/63557-temple-prof-pa-cyber-charters-turning-huge-profits-sending-tax-dollars-out-of-state?linktype=hp_impact …
Moreof trustees of that charter schools. Both also prohibit conflicts of interest for administrators participating in the selection of contracts and subjects them to criminal penalties for violations of the…
Morethe district violated federal laws when it kicked the eighth- and 12th-grade students out of the district they had attended all of their lives. Read the full story: http://www.lehighvalleylive.com/easton/index.ssf/2013/12/lawsuit_easton_area_school_dis.html …
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Moremeeting its constitutional obligation by keeping schools open. Tuesday’s 12-page opinion, written by Dan Pellegrini, president judge of Commonwealth Court, said that educational funding was “a legislative policy determination that…
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