A criminalized school climate is the wrong path

of 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…

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Class project: The city schools’ conduct code is due for a rewrite

Others are serious enough to refer to the legal system. But the Pittsburgh Public Schools’ Code of Student Conduct hardly seems to know the difference. Read the full story: http://www.post-gazette.com/editorials/2013/06/22/Class-project-The-city-schools-conduct-code-is-due-for-a-rewrite/stories/201306220114…

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At symposium, a call for state education funding formula

would have received $360 million more in state aid this year and would not be in a fiscal crisis now, an expert said Wednesday. Read the full story: http://www.philly.com/philly/education/20131010_At_symposium__a_call_for_more_state_education_funding.html  …

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Letter: It’s time Pa. gave schools their fair share

a reality, the state must adopt a school-funding formula that ensures that individual school districts receive the resources they need to properly educate our children. Read the full story: http://www.philly.com/philly/education/20131101_It_s_time_Pa__gave_schools_their_fair_share.html…

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Education cuts: Some districts take an unfair hit in Corbett budget

By Patriot-News Editorial Board – At school board meetings across Pennsylvania, the ramifications of Gov. Tom Corbett’s proposed public education budget cuts are sinking in. Read the full story: http://www.pennlive.com/editorials/index.ssf/2011/04/education_cuts_some_districts.html…

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ELCOpenLetterTransRights

is patently offensive. We are aware of no schools within the Commonwealth that interrogate the sexual orientation of cisgender students before permitting them to utilize sex-segregated facilities. transgender students in…

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Ways to Give

to a quality public education – would not be possible without the steadfast commitment and generosity of our donors. With your support, we are working to boldly transform school funding…

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Suit challenging school funding headed to top Pa. court

meeting its constitutional obligation by keeping schools open. Tuesday’s 12-page opinion, written by Dan Pellegrini, president judge of Commonwealth Court, said that educational funding was “a legislative policy determination that…

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Letter: “Before reform, fund properly”

and equitably distributed. Adam Schott is director of policy research at Research for Action.aschott@researchforaction.org David Lapp is a staff attorney at the Education Law Center. [email protected] Read more at http://www.philly.com/philly/opinion/20150723_Before_reform__fund_properly.html#GQVG7H9ARMe1gliS.99…

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School Funding Crusaders to Appeal Suit to State Supreme Court

“They’re expected to meet state standards, yet the state legislature has failed to provide enough resources to meet those standards. … This is going to change their life trajectory.” http://www.phillymag.com/news/2015/04/21/pennsylvania-school-funding-suit-supreme-court/#pFUkKj0uJBqYaIqr.99…

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