state,” said Dr. James R. Scanlon, superintendent of the West Chester Area School District. kboccella@phillynews.com 610-313-8232 @kathyboccella Inquirer staff writer Angela Couloumbis contributed to this article. Read more at http://www.philly.com/philly/education/20150619_Panel__Pa_needs_to_overhaul_school_funding.html#dYAqTYDuSWYqpjPt.99…
Moreby Commonwealth Court, which ruled that education funding should be left to the legislature, not the courts. The lawsuit comes as Gov. Wolf has proposed millions more in new money…
More…education. Pennsylvania’s public school students are entitled to their day in court.” A copy of the appeal can be found at here. Education writer Eleanor Chute: echute@post-gazette.com or 412-263-1955. http://www.post-gazette.com/news/education/2015/05/20/Organizations-appeal-Commonwealth-Court-decision-on-Pennsylvania-school-funding/stories/201505200213…
More…cuts made under former Gov. Tom Corbett. Wolf and state lawmakers resumed talks on the budget at 2 p.m. today, the Associated Press reported. Read the article on Phillymag.com: http://www.phillymag.com/news/2015/07/01/gop-school-funding-philadelphia/…
More…Monday that it should decide the case on the merits and reject the state’s plea to toss the case because of its complexity and difficulty. In a reply brief filed…
More…schools violates the state Constitution. Those statements came in briefs supporting the Commonwealth Court’s dismissal of William Penn School District vs. Pennsylvania Dept. of Education, a lawsuit claiming that the…
More…services in Philadelphia. ELC attorneys Sean McGrath and Maura McInerney brought the case on behalf of a three-year-old boy with autism who endured a series of inappropriate and unsafe transportation…
More…students with disabilities and English learners are identified and what supports, services, and accommodations are provided to enable those students equal access to the educational program; • the share of…
More…access to safe, welcoming schools in their communities. As the only statewide organization solely dedicated to ensuring these children’s access to a quality public education, the Education Law Center urges…
MoreEducation Law Center Principles for Charter School Reform www.elc-‐pa.org Philadelphia | Pittsburgh | www.elc-‐pa.org Principles for Charter School Reform The Education Law Center is a non-‐profit legal advocacy organization dedicated…
More…way can charter schools be a tool to expand opportunity and improve our system of public education for all communities. Contact: David Lapp, [email protected], 215-238-6970 x. 309 http://www.elc-pa.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/ELC_Testimony_Charters_LegislativeIntent_12_11_14.pdf http://www.elc-pa.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/ELC_Testimony_Charters_LegislativeIntent_12_11_14.pdf mailto:[email protected]…
MoreCommunity Legal Services after serving as its executive director for 20 years. “Just in the last few days, I’ve seen probably three ads around the country.” Carr attributed the increase…
More…and services our children need to have an opportunity to learn —class sizes have grown, counselors and nurses reduced, libraries closed. The local economy on which the legal community depends…
More…programs were students with disabilities, compared to a 16 percent special education population statewide. African American students comprised 35 percent of the students placed into alternative education programs, yet only…
More…to fundamental resources and services in the areas of public educa�on, housing, health care, employment, environmental jus�ce and vo�ng. For more informa�on visit www.pubintlaw.org or follow on Twi�er @PubIntLawCtr. https://www.pubintlaw.org/cases-and-projects/the-cost-of-adequate-education-funding-an-updated-report/…
MoreOF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, OFFICES OF CIVIL RIGHTS, at 2 (Dec. 20, 2014), https://www2.ed.gov/policy/gen/guid/school-discipline/policy-statement-ece-expulsions- suspensions.pdf. 10 American Psychological Association, Zero Tolerance Task Force Report, supra note 6 at 854…
More…that they underserve “vulnerable students.” http://thenotebook.org/december-2014/147977/state-needs-rational-fix-its-method-funding-charter-students-disabilities http://www.pccy.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/CharterRenewalDocsCombined1-2013.pdf http://www.newsworks.org/index.php/homepage-feature/item/80533-beyond-failing-schools-the-difficulty-of-fairly-comparing-public-schools-on-an-uneven-playing-field?linktype=hp_impact What do we know about “performance?” 57.7 63.8 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 Average School Performance Profile Average SPPs for…
More…highly charterized community examined below. 1 See, e.g., Bruce Baker, The Commonwealth Triple-Screw: Special Education Funding & Charter School Payments in Pennsylvania, School Finance 101 (June 5, 2012), http://schoolfinance101.wordpress.com/2012/06/05/the-commonwealth-triple-screw-special- education-funding-charter-school-payments-in-pennsylvania….
MoreChildren who qualify for early intervention services should not experience gaps in the educational services they are entitled to receive under federal and state law as they transition through programs:…
Moredelivery of those services. This fact sheet provides information on how parents can make sure their young children get the early intervention services they need. You can access it here….
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