May 14 Call to Action Day
Participating is as easy as 1, 2, 3! 1. Click HERE or Google “Find Your Legislator PA” to look up your legislators’ contact info. Write their info below: Representative: Senator:…
MoreParticipating is as easy as 1, 2, 3! 1. Click HERE or Google “Find Your Legislator PA” to look up your legislators’ contact info. Write their info below: Representative: Senator:…
More…and provides sufficient funds to ensure that all children have the opportunity to succeed — no matter where they live. We look forward to seeing the Commission’s proposal soon. CONTACT:…
More…case was carefully reviewed in its entirety. In special education due process hearings, there is a world of difference between what is technically admissible and what is truly necessary to…
More…Fact The very large record of this hearing and its companion case was carefully reviewed in its entirety. In special education due process hearings, there is a world of difference…
More…School Code. She suggests an amendment to §11.20 that would allow the immediate enrollment of children experiencing homelessness and children currently in foster care, with immunization records to be provided…
More…litigation, and policy advocacy, ELC advances the rights of vulnerable children, including children of color, children living in poverty, English language learners, children with disabilities, those in the foster care…
More…systemic racism and discrimination. Some examples of the issues we address include: unfair residency rules that disproportionately harm children experiencing homelessness and those in foster care; refusals to support and…
More…succeed. The most vulnerable students include minority students, students with disabilities, students in foster care, students experiencing homelessness, students living in poverty, students for whom English is a second language,…
MorePreliminary injunction granted; district was court ordered to immediately enroll 5-year-old child in foster care who had been turned away for failure to meet kindergarten registration deadline.
MoreA class action lawsuit that struck down a state statute limiting access of children in foster care to public education services.
MoreThis administrative complaint of 2013, resulted in state establishing proactive obligation of school districts to ensure appointment of “surrogate parents” for children with disabilities in foster care residential placements, adoption…
More…of Pennsylvania’s children have access to quality public schools, including poor children, children of color, children with disabilities, children in the foster care system, English Language learners, and other at-risk…
More…youth who have access to a quality education are less likely to commit crimes, less likely to place high demands on the public health care system, and less likely to…
More…low birth weight (under 1500 grams); children cared for in neonatal intensive care units; those born to chemically dependent mothers; children who are seriously abused or neglected; children with confirmed…
More…often most costly, students – poor children, children of color, children with disabilities, English language learners “ELLs”, children who are homeless or in foster care, and LGBTQ students. Our strategies…
More…Opposition to Respondents’ Preliminary Objections Downplay or Misconstrue Binding Precedent………………………..2 B. The Pennsylvania Cases Upon Which Petitioners and Amici Rely For Their Argument That This Case Is Justiciable Are Inapposite……….5…
More…percent less in state and local revenue than low-poverty districts (the largest gap in the Ed Trust analysis). The report also looks at state revenues alone, finding that nine states…
More…school funding system that: • Directs adequate funding to districts and students based on real costs, addressing student challenges like poverty, English proficiency, homelessness and foster care placement; and district…
More…following actions: To support reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), including support for the amendment on educational access and stability for youth in foster care. …
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…
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