May 14 Call to Action Day
Participating is as easy as 1, 2, 3! 1. Click HERE or Google “Find Your Legislator PA” to look up your legislators’ contact info. Write their info below: Representative: Senator:…
MoreParticipating is as easy as 1, 2, 3! 1. Click HERE or Google “Find Your Legislator PA” to look up your legislators’ contact info. Write their info below: Representative: Senator:…
More…districts, with more robust economies, enjoy. Instead they are forced to look to the state to level the playing field. They are still waiting. Actually a few years back, the…
More…to improve on a status quo that is painfully inadequate for our students, and we look forward to its results in conjunction with our continued efforts in Harrisburg.” Besides William…
More…annual training requirements. And notably, the agreement forbids the placement of students with disabilities or English learners in “unapproved” alternative disciplinary programs. “We look forward to working with the Pennsylvania…
More…case and legal action is categorized according to the three primary areas of ELC’s work: Fighting for Fair School Funding, Ensuring Equal Access, and Stopping the School-to-Prison Pipeline. For more…
MoreThis case established, under IDEA, right of children with disabilities to access to vocational-technical programs.
MoreIn this child welfare case, court should have considered evidence that child’s attendance problem was related to her disability….
MoreThis case gave students who were receiving child support payments and living with relative the right to enroll in school under state law.
MoreThis case challenged exclusion of highly mobile students experiencing homelessness to enroll in school when it was difficult to establish a school of origin or where the family was living….
MoreThis case established enforceable rights of students experiencing homelessness to remain in the same school despite duration of homelessness.
More…action by the Education Law Center. The Law Center filed the case in early December when the students — one of whom is in 12th grade — were abruptly disenrolled…
MoreThe Education Law Center filed an August 21, 2013 Amicus Curiae in support of the School District of Philadelphia in its case to maintain legally negotiated and agreed-upon charter school…
More…needs and have attended school in Easton Area School District all their lives. The two students are currently back in school pending a judge’s ruling on the case. NC_Easton_Complaint NC_Easton_PreliminaryInjunction…
More…which derives from the United States and Pennsylvania Constitutions; federal and state statutes, regulations, and case law; and policies of the Pennsylvania Department of Education, school districts, and individual schools….
MoreThis case, filed March 2009, settled May 2010, sought early intervention services for very young, medically fragile children with multiple disabilities who are living in nursing facilities. Complaint DPW bulletin…
MoreELC, along with Juvenile Law Center (JLC), filed an amicus brief in the case In re J.L. in Pennsylvania Superior Court, challenging a judge’s decision to remove a student, J.L.,…
MoreThe LeGare process, established through a case filed by ELC, is intended to provide an equal opportunity for Philadelphia special education and English-learner students to get accepted to the city’s…
More…NATIONAL CENTER FOR TRANSGENDER EQUALITY, THE REPORT OF THE 2015 U.S. TRANSGENDER SURVEY: EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 12 (Dec. 2016) [hereinafter 2015 U.S. TRANSGENDER SURVEY], https://transequality.org/sites/default/files/docs/usts/USTS-Executive-Summary-Dec17.pdf. 7 Proposed rule § 106.30. 8…
More…opinion can be used to support arguments in similar cases in other courts. ELC filed the motion following a positive ruling which marked a major victory for students living “doubled-up”…
More…General Assembly to ensure that the state budget reflects Pennsylvanians’ priorities and the needs of our students. We will also continue to pursue our court case, in which we challenge…
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