was brought by six school districts, seven parents, the Pennsylvania Association of Rural and Small Schools (PARSS) and the NAACP Pennsylvania State Conference last November. The lawsuit alleges that legislative…
Morefact that 75 percent of school districts have been forced to cut academic programs, and 70 percent of districts have increased class sizes. Reversing those cuts and setting schools and…
Morehttp://www.elc-pa.org/resource/elc-toolkit-school-success- for-students-without-homes/ •Fact Sheet for Education of Students Experiencing Homelessness: http://www.elc-pa.org/wp- content/uploads/2014/01/ELC_FactSheet_EducationforHo melessYouth_Jan2014.pdf •Other relevant resources: http://www.elc- pa.org/resourcetag/students-experiencing-homelessness/ 30 http://www.elc-pa.org/resource/elc-toolkit-school-success-for-students-without-homes/ http://www.elc-pa.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/ELC_FactSheet_EducationforHomelessYouth_Jan2014.pdf http://www.elc-pa.org/resourcetag/students-experiencing-homelessness/ http://www.fostercareandeducation.org/ Contact Information Maura McInerney, Esq. Education Law…
Moreinclusive and comprehensive community-‐based transition services for all students with disabilities. The District appointed half of the working group members and selected personnel with expertise in vocational education and transition…
MoreLancaster, Greater Johnstown School District, Wilkes-Barre Area School District, Shenandoah Valley School District, and Pennsylvania Association of Rural and Small Schools. Respectfully submitted, By: /s/ Daniel Urevick-Ackelsberg Mary M. McKenzie…
Morethe recommendations consistent with specified timelines. The recommendations specifically direct the district to: Conduct an overarching review of the District’s transition programs and services; Evaluate the transition services provided to…
MoreG.S. continues to satisfy § 11434a(2)(B)(i), which is listed as a specific example of youth homelessness. Second, the Act does not impose a limit on the duration of homelessness. This…
More23 Justice Quarterly 462, 473-477 (2006). https://www.aclupa.org/files/5714/2436/0535/2-16-2015_FINAL_64204_ACLU_ONLINE.pdf https://www.aclupa.org/files/5714/2436/0535/2-16-2015_FINAL_64204_ACLU_ONLINE.pdf https://www.aclupa.org/files/5714/2436/0535/2-16-2015_FINAL_64204_ACLU_ONLINE.pdf%22%EF%B7%9FHYPERLINK%20%22https:/www.aclupa.org/files/5714/2436/0535/2-16-2015_FINAL_64204_ACLU_ONLINE.pdf https://www.aclupa.org/files/5714/2436/0535/2-16-2015_FINAL_64204_ACLU_ONLINE.pdf https://www.aclupa.org/files/5714/2436/0535/2-16-2015_FINAL_64204_ACLU_ONLINE.pdf 2 should be limited to criminal offenses that impact school safety. Unfortunately, this is not currently the reality in…
Moreservices : includes vocational programs; community college, tutoring, and other; School supplies: includes books, software and other educational materials; Transportation costs to educational programs and services; Opportunities…
Moreschool closures in fiscally-distressed Chester Upland School District. However, as a result of a separate action filed in federal court and a Motion for Intervention filed on behalf of students…
MoreRose Tree is in G.S.’s best interest. Rose Tree hosts the school where G.S. was enrolled when he became homeless; the school where G.S. was last enrolled; the school where…
Morelegislators 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….
MoreSEEDS to kindergarten or first grade in the School District of Philadelphia. To date, the complaint has resulted in compensatory education services for 170 children, a number that is to…
Moresure schools are using all of the various interventions they can use for students before we exclude students from school.” The proposal emphasizes positive progressive discipline aimed at improving behavior…
Morehigh school programs which includes different application review process and waiver of certain testing on a case-by-case basis; resolution of School Reform Commission extends this entitlement to English Language Learners….
MoreRespondents NO. 587 MD 2014 LEGISLATIVE RESPONDENTS’ PRELIMINARY OBJECTIONS TO PETITION Respondents Senate President Pro-Tempore Joseph B. Scarnati, III and Speaker of the House Samuel H. Smith (“Legislative Respondents”), by…
Morenoon Saturday at the Kingsley Center in East Liberty. Presenters will include Jeffrey Shook and Sara Goodkind, associate professors in the School of Social Work at the University of Pittsburgh…
MoreHarrisburg, Pa. –Today school districts, parents and two statewide associations filed an appeal in Pennsylvania Supreme Court challenging last month’s Commonwealth Court decision, which dismissed a lawsuit contesting the state’s…
Morethe state conference of the NAACP. “Today, many students across the state are finishing yet another school year without the basic resources they need to meet rigorous state-imposed standards,” said…
Morethe Pennsylvania Association of Rural and Small Schools, the Pennsylvania chapter of the NAACP, and six school districts: William Penn, Panther Valley, Lancaster, Greater Johnstown, Wilkes-Barre, and Shenandoah Valley. http://thenotebook.org/blog/158612/group-asks-supreme-court-hear-school-funding-case…
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