provide the same educational programs and opportunities that you and I enjoyed during our own schooling: smaller class size, full-time librarians and enrichment opportunities outside of the classroom. As the…
Moresuburban counterparts, an investment that has yielded mixed results. But New Jersey’s judiciary has historically been far more progressive and activist than has Pennsylvania’s. Securing new funding and a new…
MoreShenandoah Valley (Schuylkill County) and Wilkes-Barre. Also suing are the state NAACP, the Pennsylvania Association of Rural and Small Schools, and a handful of families — including some from Philadelphia…
Morethey said that the legislature has now established the benchmarks for a “thorough and efficient” education through state standards and requirements that students pass Keystone exams in several subjects in…
Moreof the few states without a fair funding formula for distributing state resources to local districts. These cuts and a perpetually inconsistent budget has resulted in some schools being unable…
Moreexpulsions, and arrests of students. As a result, large numbers of youth are pushed out of school and into the juvenile and criminal justice systems. These policies and practices also…
MoreViolence 5 (September 2015), https://www.ojjdp.gov/pubs/248547.pdf?ed2f26df2d9c416fbddddd2330a778c6=nnxrpdoznnzubdzrr&utm_source=y outh.gov&utm_medium=federal-links&utm_campaign=reports-and-resources. We also urge you to reject legislation, currently billed as HB 357, that would constrain authorizers’ ability to hold charter schools accountable for equitably,…
Morealso often vast cultural differences for students etc. In order for these students to thrive, schools must provide liaisons and mentors, multi-culturally sensitive guidance counselors as well as school climate…
Moretruly revolutionary advancements in assistive technology, including touch-to-speak devices that have changed the world for children like Billy, must be available to all our children in all our schools. http://thenotebook.org/april-2015/158392/assistive-technology-needed-tool-city%E2%80%99s-resource-starved-schools…
Morestudent makeup,” said Klehr. “We are also pleased that the Governor has proposed much needed support for students with disabilities,” said Klehr. The proposed funding would be driven out through…
Moresuccessfully transition to their community schools. Improve Educational Outcomes for Children Experiencing Homelessness. The ECRCCA Discussion Draft does not address the unique challenges faced by students experiencing homelessness. ELC encourages…
MorePA Ass’n of Elementary & Secondary School Principals (PAESSP) PA Ass’n of School Business Officials (PASBO) PA Ass’n of School Administrators (PASA) PA Ass’n of Rural and Small Schools (PARSS)…
MoreWe work with local, state, and national groups to ensure that schools and districts are providing the resources and supports immigrant and refugee students need to succeed in the educational…
Moreall 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…
Moresustain ELC’s mission and commitment to over 1,000 families and child-serving professionals seeking support each year, as well as ELC’s systemic advocacy benefiting thousands of children across the Commonwealth. Our…
Moreand Mitigate School Shootings: Assumptions, Readiness, and Contrast to Law Enforcement Officers Involved in Encounters with Armed Assailants 8 (unpublished manuscript), available at https://kycss.org/pdfs-docs/Arming%20Teachers%20to%20Mitigate%20School%20Shoo tings%20- %204-2013.docx. 3 B. Metrick, Teacher…
Morebullying and harassment in schools,” said Lizzy Wingfield, ELC’s Stoneleigh Foundation Emerging Leader Fellow. “The issue of unaddressed bullying is pervasive and is particularly common when the bullied student is…
More15, 2021. Welcoming Schools Campaign Student Surveys English: http://bit.ly/Student-WSC-English Spanish: http://bit.ly/Student-WSC-Spanish Mandarin Chinese: http://bit.ly/Student-WSC-Chinese Vietnamese: http://bit.ly/Student-WSC-Vietnamese Arabic: http://bit.ly/Student-WSC-Arabic Haitian Creole: http://bit.ly/Student-WSC-HaitianCreole Somali: http://bit.ly/Student-WSC-Somali Welcoming Schools Campaign Parent Surveys English: http://bit.ly/Parent-WSC-English Spanish: http://bit.ly/Parent-WSC-Spanish Mandarin Chinese: http://bit.ly/Parent-WSC-Chinese Vietnamese: http://bit.ly/Parent-WSC-Vietnamese Arabic: http://bit.ly/Parent-WSC-Arabic Haitian Creole: http://bit.ly/Parent-WSC-HaitianCreole Somali: http://bit.ly/Parent-WSC-Somali…
MoreTownship School District. The brief stressed the importance of maintaining critical due process protections in PA school discipline proceedings, especially for Black girls, students with disabilities, and LGBTQ students. This…
Moresupports. Sign our letter of support for S.B. 324 using our sign on form. For more information, please see our factsheet or the Bill’s text. CALL YOUR STATE SENATORS ! Tell your legislator that you support S.B. 324. Your…
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