…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….
Moreschools failing to meet state academic standards and a study commissioned by the Legislature quantifying the disparity in resources. The latest complaint called the current funding system arbitrary and irrational,…
Morecommonwealth, saying it had failed to provide all students with an appropriate education. Plaintiffs in the long-expected suit, filed in Commonwealth Court, include two Philadelphia School District parents and the…
MoreJune 1, 2013 – The Education Law Center recently released a Spanish language version of its Family Guide to Inclusive Early Childhood Learning in Pennsylvania: Guía sobre el Aprendizaje Temprano…
More…the evidence, 8, Aug. 15, 2014 [2] See http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/news_and_media/7234/p/1237291 [3] See American Institutes for Research, Educational equity, adequacy, and equal opportunity in the Commonwealth: An Evaluation of Pennsylvania’s School Finance…
More16 cyber-charter schools, which teach home-based students via the Web, would spend a lot less per student than bricks and mortar schools. Not so. Read the full story: http://www.newsworks.org/index.php/component/flexicontent/item/63557-temple-prof-pa-cyber-charters-turning-huge-profits-sending-tax-dollars-out-of-state?linktype=hp_impact …
More1 Philadelphia | Pittsburgh | www.elc-‐pa.org Analysis of Proposed Reforms to Pennsylvania’s Charter School Law: House Bill 1330 and Senate Bill 1115 | October 2012 The Law Center believes that…
MoreNovember 13 , 2013 – On Wednesday, November 13th, the YWCA of Greater Pittsburgh honored the Education Law Center as its 2013 awardee for its Legal Racial Justice Award. “We…
MoreJunio 1, 2013 – El Education Law Center ha publicado recientamente una versión lengua Española de Guía sobre el Aprendizaje Temprano Incluyente para Familias Residentes en Pennsylvania. La guía es…
Morethe District to review and assess data for all students with Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) and Section 504 accommodations plans to determine necessary make-up services, or compensatory education, owed for…
More…school funding lawsuit is not moot Commonwealth Court dismisses Senator Scarnati’s motion that the case was rendered moot by the adoption of a fair funding formula in 2016 Pennsylvania’s Commonwealth…
More1 Response to Request for Public Comments on Proposed Rule DHS Docket No. ICEB-2018-0002 Submitted By Education Law Center-PA November 6, 2018 Debbie Seguin, Assistant Director Office of Policy, U.S….
More…Philadelphia – ELC has secured an important victory for unaccompanied students with disabilities experiencing homelessness in Philadelphia and statewide. As a result of a complaint filed by ELC with the…
More…all 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…
Morethe civil, social, and economic rights of communities in the Philadelphia region facing discrimination, inequality, and poverty. We use litigation, community education, advocacy, and organizing to secure their access to…
More…reputation and, ultimately, its survival, comparing and judging schools based on results has become a commonplace ritual. Parents often use the scores as a North Star for deciding where to…
More‘adequacy.’” The Commonwealth Court heard arguments on this case on Wednesday, March 11th. You can find the full complaint here, and watch a short video on the lawsuit below. http://www.otlcampaign.org/blog/2015/03/18/pennsylvania-districts-file-suit-against-state…
Morestudents in this Complaint are represented by ELC attorneys Alex Dutton and Maura McInerney. For more information about the case, and to download a copy of the Complaint, visit http://bit.ly/2Bqi5OJ….
Moremore information, visit www.elc-pa.org or follow @edlawcenterpa on Twitter. CONTACT: Maura McInerney Education Law Center – Philadelphia 1315 Walnut Street, Suite 400 Philadelphia, PA 19107 [email protected] 215-346-6906 Nancy A….
More…the Eastern District of New York. She was selected for and served on the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania’s Juvenile Court Procedural Rules Committee and currently serves on the Executive Committee…
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