PA budget press release 6-22-18
…compromise state budget agreement that provides modest but needed new funding for Pennsylvania’s schoolchildren. The bill includes $100 million more for basic education funding, an increase of 1.7 percent. It…
More…compromise state budget agreement that provides modest but needed new funding for Pennsylvania’s schoolchildren. The bill includes $100 million more for basic education funding, an increase of 1.7 percent. It…
More…students 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….
More…The issuance of compensatory education is to be verified through a compensatory education plan submitted to the Bureau for each child who was denied services. The Department’s Complaint Investigation Report…
More…with disabilities, English language learners, LGBTQ students, and children experiencing homelessness. You can contact us by visiting www.elc-pa.org/contact or by calling 215-238-6970 (Philadelphia) or 412-258-2120 (Pittsburgh). REDUCING BARRIERS TO EDUCATION…
More…he lacked the authority to order systemic change to remedy the situation. The complaint asks the Court to order the District to provide complete and timely translations of special education…
More…our Commonwealth are waiting for real solutions and must no longer be held hostage by gridlock in Harrisburg.” # # # The Education Law Center – PA (“ELC”) is a…
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…data for youth in care “Numerous studies have found the educational outcomes of students in foster care to be tragically poor,” said Jesse Hahnel, Executive Director of the National Center…
More…favoritism have disproportionately impacted students in our poorest communities, even as those districts serve students who desperately need more resources. As a result, our state’s current funding system has become…
More…25 percent of the new money recommended in the Governor’s budget for basic education and only 20 percent of new money recommended for special education. “This is a woefully inadequate…
More…equal access to quality public schools. We pursue this mission through a strategic combination of legal advocacy, policy advocacy, media work, parent and community training and empowerment, public education, partnering…
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…
MoreFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 4, 2015 ED LAW CENTER FILES FEDERAL COURT COMPLAINT ASSERTING THE RIGHT OF HOMELESS STUDENT PLACED IN SHELTER SCHOOL TO ATTEND LOCAL PUBLIC SCHOOL PENNSYLVANIA –…
More…steadfast in our commitment to ensuring that all children in Pennsylvania have access to quality public education. We advocate on behalf of our most vulnerable students, including children living in…
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