…Pennsylvania Association of Rural and Small Schools. The parties claim the state has a school funding system that “does not deliver the essential resources students need and discriminates against children…
More…Discipline and Policing in Pennsylvania Public Schools. We’ll also hear from DEBORAH GORDON KLEHR of the Education Law Center about the need for mandating training of school police officers. http://whyy.org/cms/radiotimes/2015/11/03/the-role-of-police-officers-in-schools/#sthash.3MWxxzK6.dpufhttp://whyy.org/cms/radiotimes/2015/11/03/the-role-of-police-officers-in-schools/…
More…overburdened and inadequately trained school personnel, including school Public Comments Education Law Center National Council on Disability May 5, 2015 4 psychologists, teachers and school resource officers. We also hear…
MoreThe complaint was filed by six school districts, seven parents, the Pennsylvania Association of Rural and Small Schools and the NAACP Pennsylvania State Conference, who said they plan to appeal…
MorePa Funding Lawsuit edfundinglawsuit.wordpress.com November 10, 2014 Executive Summary Lawsuit: Pennsylvania School Funding Unconstitutional Six school districts from across the Commonwealth, an association of 150 rural and small schools, as…
More…to Pennsylvania’s compulsory school law went into effect during the 2020-2021 school year. Now, all children in Pennsylvania must start school no later than age 6 and remain in school…
Moreschool community in opposing their school district’s new policy allowing teachers and administrators to carry guns. The presence of guns in schools and arming of untrained school staff pose significant…
Moreand said she had access to a guidance counselor and peer mentor. However, the administration didn’t do anything about the overall climate of the school. Also, the school didn’t extend…
More…of revenues to their public schools. Accordingly, Pennsylvania is overly reliant on local funding to support its schools, deepening the divide between high-wealth and low-income school districts. Pennsylvania is one…
More…who has two children in the Sto-Rox School District. Her son, Brandon, is a third grader who is struggling with reading. Like most districts, Sto-Rox had tutoring and after-school programs…
MoreA guide to enrolling children in school if they are living with someone other than a parent. Typically, these children are living with a caregiver such as a grandparent, a…
MoreThe widespread problem of racial discrimination in school discipline is well documented. The 2014 federal discipline guidance from the Obama administration formally recognized that for the first time and challenged…
MoreJuly 6, 2017 — Philadelphia Public School Notebook — by Dale Mezzacappa and Avi Wolfman-Arent The School Reform Commission voted Thursday to establish a new in-house special education program for…
More…in ensuring school stability and academic success for students in foster care, and we look forward to supporting schools and child welfare agencies to ensure smooth implementation,” said Kathleen McNaught…
Moreimprove educational outcomes for pregnant and parenting students which were developed as a result of a multi-year project focused on this vulnerable student cohort. mailto:[email protected] https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-public-health/ https://www.hhs.gov/ash/oah/sites/default/files/tpp-ss-phmc-2018.pdf http://www.philaedfund.org/sites/default/files/Pregnant%20and%20Parenting%20Teens%20in%20Philadelphia–%20Academic%20and%20Social%20Outcomes.pdf http://www.philaedfund.org/sites/default/files/Pregnant%20and%20Parenting%20Teens%20in%20Philadelphia–%20Academic%20and%20Social%20Outcomes.pdf http://articles.philly.com/2012-08-30/news/33477284_1_teen-mothers-teen-pregnancy-rate-teen-births…
More…Carbon County, Greater Johnstown School District, Shenandoah Valley School District in Schuylkill County and the Wilkes-Barre School District have long struggled with the fallout from the state’s education funding debacle….
Morerights.” School districts across Western Pennsylvania are slowly changing their policies to better protect transgender students from discrimination and bullying. Some, such as North Hills School District, have updated non-discrimination…
Moreprovides an education system, but it’s up to local districts to tax and spend more money on schools. The schools say that’s not fair to poorer districts. “The general assembly’s…
Moreof advocating for increased court referrals, local judges should be pushing for smart school climate reforms that dismantle the school-to-prison pipeline while making schools safer. Read the complete letter: http://www.post-gazette.com/opinion/letters/2013/11/21/A-criminalized-school-climate-is-the-wrong-path/stories/201311210127…
Moreis to make sure that each district has enough funding to open school doors. Almost all states have had lawsuits around inequity and inadequacy in school funding. In 38 of…
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