Application for Relief
IN THE COMMONWEALTH COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA WILLIAM PENN SCHOOL DISTRICT, et al., Petitioners, v. PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, et al., Respondents. : : : : : : : : :…
MoreIN THE COMMONWEALTH COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA WILLIAM PENN SCHOOL DISTRICT, et al., Petitioners, v. PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, et al., Respondents. : : : : : : : : :…
More1 Response to Request for Public Comments on Proposed Rule DHS Docket No. ICEB-2018-0002 Submitted By Education Law Center-PA November 6, 2018 Debbie Seguin, Assistant Director Office of Policy, U.S….
Moreaddresses existing challenges related to charter school financing, but both create an advisory funding commission or committee. The committee members will be appointed by the governor, the state Department of…
More…Jensen, Chief Executive Officer, YWCA Greater Pittsburgh. “Their outstanding initiative, dedication to eliminating racism, and the impact they’ve had on the community clearly stood out for the 2013 award.” The…
More…cómo indentificar programas de aprendizaje temprano con calidad. Esta guía ofrece herramientas para los padres, consejos para resolver problemas, e información acerca los derechos legales de padres y niños de…
More…is supported by a grant from the Pennsylvania Developmental Disabilities Council. The guide can be downloaded here or on the Pennsylvania Developmental Disabilities Council’s website at www.paddc.org. The Education Law…
More…school funding lawsuit is not moot Commonwealth Court dismisses Senator Scarnati’s motion that the case was rendered moot by the adoption of a fair funding formula in 2016 Pennsylvania’s Commonwealth…
Morethe civil, social, and economic rights of communities in the Philadelphia region facing discrimination, inequality, and poverty. We use litigation, community education, advocacy, and organizing to secure their access to…
More…Philadelphia – ELC has secured an important victory for unaccompanied students with disabilities experiencing homelessness in Philadelphia and statewide. As a result of a complaint filed by ELC with the…
More…all students in Pennsylvania – especially in the face of an administration that is refusing to enforce them.” Read our December 18, 2018 statement on the discipline guidance here. https://www.elc-pa.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Statement-on-School-Safety-Commission-Recommendation-to-Rescind-Federal-Discipline-Guidance.pdf…
More…acute in literally hundreds of struggling school districts across the Commonwealth. Thus, the proposed increases in the budget agreement between Governor Wolf and legislative leaders are needed and welcomed, though…
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…
Morethe District to review and assess data for all students with Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) and Section 504 accommodations plans to determine necessary make-up services, or compensatory education, owed for…
More…benefit your financial plans, while making an important impact for ELC-PA. Establish a Charitable Gift Annuity or a Charitable Trust: Life income gifts help safeguard education justice, while offering income…
More…the experiences of Black girlhood in Pennsylvania public schools and sets forth Black girls’ recommendations for making long overdue changes that will create more just school communities. Supportive Spaces is…
More…16 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 …
More18, 2015 Philadelphia—The Education Law Center of Pennsylvania commends the Basic Education Funding Commission for its hard work over the past year. We applaud its members for crossing party lines…
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…budget package that makes needed investments in our children. “The compromise budget that legislative leaders and the Governor agreed to several weeks ago is not perfect – but it is…
Morethis opportunity for her granddaughter, as FTCHS had been highly recommended by community members. – boasted to her classmates about attending FTCHS. A teacher too~to a congratulatory lunch and her…
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