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…legislators looking for a vehicle to rush charter school law changes through the General Assembly. For these reasons and the reasons below, the charter legislation should be removed these bills….
More…legislators looking for a vehicle to rush charter school law changes through the General Assembly. For these reasons and the reasons below, the charter legislation should be removed these bills….
MoreThis guide provides clearly explained legal rules for special education and early intervention programs in Pennsylvania for children from ages three to 21….
More…proscribed violations range from “failure to follow classroom rules” to “truancy” to “verbal altercations” to “inappropriate touching/public displays of affection.” “These infractions are not criminal offenses; they are classroom/student management…
MoreMarch 12, 2015 – by Karen Langley, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette – HARRISBURG — Seeking to stymie a legal challenge to how Pennsylvania pays for its public schools, lawyers for the state…
More…flawed approach to providing funding to students with disabilities in public schools — both charter-operated and district-run. The fix would have more accurately calculated costs and aligned resources to those…
More…R-63rd Dist., who is also a member of the commission, announced she would vote against any formula that removes that provision on which the rural school districts she represents depend….
More…nothing more than an ill-conceived privatization scheme to convert the 7,500-student school district into charter schools run by the for-profit company, Charter Schools USA. This massive overhaul of an entire…
More…90 are schools that are already under state operation in some form. Eighty-two are from school districts in Philadelphia, York City, Chester-Upland, Harrisburg, or Duquesne City, which all have either…
More…the Pennsylvania Association of Rural and Small Schools and the NAACP are the plaintiffs in the lawsuit filed in state Commonwealth Court by Clark’s organization and the Philadelphia-based Education Law…
More…boy for an out-of-whack education funding system courtesy of brutal cuts enacted in his first years in office, agrees. That’s why earlier this year he asked the Legislature to set…
More…the Education Law Center-PA are representing the petitioners. The plaintiffs include the Pennsylvania Association of Rural and Small Schools, which represents 150 school districts, and the NAACP Pennsylvania State Conference….
More…and students who live in the borough of Shenandoah have to be driven to school or walk, some over a mile. The small and economically struggling town about two hours…
More…dis-enroll truant students rather than implement necessary supports and interventions, forcing school districts to do all the work associated with eliminating truancy. Support HB 530 SB 856 Section Amendment Comments…
More…quality public education for all children in Pennsylvania,” said ELC Board President Dr. Bruce Campbell, Jr. “I am looking forward to continuing to work with Deborah as we take ELC…
MoreMay 2, 2017 – The Incline – by Sarah Anne Hughes A pencil is not a weapon inside a Pittsburgh public school. That’s the crux of an Allegheny County Court…
More…school and diverted instead to Phoenix, which offers inferior English instruction on an accelerated structure. The action is ongoing before Judge Smith in the District Court for the Eastern District…
More…this vulnerable student cohort, teachers need training and support to modify instructional methods, implement effective instructional programs across content areas and become culturally competent and trauma informed. 8 By focusing…
MoreFebruary 20, 2017 Pittsburgh Public Schools Board of Directors 341 S. Bellefield Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15213 Re: Education Law Center Public Testimony On behalf of the Education Law Center and…
More…a privately-run alternative school, Phoenix Academy, and instead requires placement in a specially-designed “Newcomer Program” at the main high school, McCaskey. “Today’s agreement extends the guarantee of a strong and…
More…High School with the option of enrolling in an accelerated credit program at the privately run Phoenix Academy. All who opt to enroll at McCaskey will spend at least one…
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