education in Pennsylvania violates the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The Petitioners are six school districts, the Pennsylvania Association of Rural and Small Schools, several parents of school-age children,…
MorePa Funding Lawsuit edfundinglawsuit.wordpress.com November 10, 2014 Executive Summary Lawsuit: Pennsylvania School Funding Unconstitutional Six school districts from across the Commonwealth, an association of 150 rural and small schools, as…
More…and ordered that the school district provide training to Derrick’s intervener (the person who attends school with Derrick and acts as his “eyes and ears” by providing communication and information…
MoreELC staff attorney Paige Joki called upon the School District of Philadelphia’s Board of Education to consider equity measures in considering whether to authorize or renew Philadelphia area charter schools,…
MoreFellow Ian Gavigan’s testimony presented to Philadelphia City Council on the importance of predictable school funding to serve the most at-risk children in the Philadelphia School District on 5/27/2015. …
MoreApr. 15, 2016 – NEWSWORKS WHYY – by Maura McInerney District Attorney Seth Williams is right to be concerned about high rates of truancy in the School District of Philadelphia….
More…Draft would direct existing Title I dollars away from higher-poverty districts and schools towards lower-poverty districts and schools. Title I funding should NOT be made portable. Such a proposal undermines…
MoreThe Education Law Center submitted testimony to a March 15, 2018, Pennsylvania House Education Committee hearing on school safety. We urge officials to reject militarized responses to school violence and…
MoreThe return of the School District of Philadelphia to local control and the formation of a nine-member school board over the next few months present a unique opportunity to put…
Morepeers in property-and-income-rich districts enjoy a high-quality education.” According to data from the National Center for Education Statistics, Pennsylvania has the worst spending gap between rich and poor school districts…
MoreOn July 26, 2017, ELC filed a Complaint with the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) on behalf of students with disabilities in the School District of…
Moreschools in the state. And perhaps he would have considered that the intent of Pennsylvania’s charter school law is to create additional choices to our school district schools, not to…
Moretheir neighboring districts. For example, William Penn School District must tax its community at nearly twice the rate of nearby Haverford Township School District, only to raise far less money…
MoreMarch 11, 2015 – Parents, advocates, and school district personnel descended on Commonwealth Court today to hear arguments against legislative leaders, state education officials, and Pennsylvania’s Governor for failure to…
Moremaintain” a “thorough and efficient” system of public education to support our children and “serve the needs of the commonwealth.” Six school districts, seven families, and organizations representing additional districts…
Morehappens to live. The lack of predictability in the distribution of funds also means that school districts cannot effectively plan for the future. Pennsylvania’s inadequate school funding system has compelled…
More…PA Ass’n of Elementary & Secondary School Principals (PAESSP) PA Ass’n of School Business Officials (PASBO) PA Ass’n of School Administrators (PASA) PA Ass’n of Rural and Small Schools (PARSS)…
MoreFairness in Charter School Discipline What do we know: Charter schools are subject to the same federal and state laws and regulations surrounding school discipline as district schools …
Moreschool sports. We call for the school board and district to reject the proposed policy because it illegally discriminates against transgender students. We urge the board to instead undertake its…
More…“school engagement” issue. To solve it, schools and courts must incentivize students to re-engage in school rather than push them further away. Truancy is often a reflection of the need…
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