Pennsylvania lawmakers is working to propose a fair-funding formula that would likely provide poorer school districts with a higher percentage of state aid and reduce funding to wealthier districts. http://www.philly.com/philly/news/20150422_Commonwealth_Court_dismisses_school-funding_lawsuit.html#oLJoAGAH8KUEuRi3.99…
Morefact that 75 percent of school districts have been forced to cut academic programs, and 70 percent of districts have increased class sizes. Reversing those cuts and setting schools and…
Morekeep guns out of educational settings, a state lawmaker now wants to reverse course. He wants to give school districts the option of allowing their teachers, principals and other school…
MoreELC was invited to provide testimony in October 2018 regarding the high school selection process to the Student Achievement and Supports Committee of the Board of Education for the School…
Moreevidence demonstrating that Ms. Whitaker and her children resided in the District, the school board expelled the children from school – leaving them with nowhere to turn. Their mother filed…
Moreeducation 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…
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…
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