…commonwealth, 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…
Morestudent brawl on Wednesday injured seven teachers and three security officers. “Students jostle each other, scream aggressively, and always seem to be on the verge of a fight,” one staffer…
Moreachieve life-long stability. We have also advanced effective state and national legislative and policy reforms to improve educational outcomes for vulnerable children, including immigrant students. II. Importance of Flores Settlement…
More…of challenging unfair and disproportionate disciplinary practices on behalf of students of color and students with disabilities. Most recently, the Center filed a complaint with the Department of Justice on…
Morecómo indentificar programas de aprendizaje temprano con calidad. Esta guía ofrece herramientas para los padres, consejos para resolver problemas, e información acerca los derechos legales de padres y niños de…
More…is supported by a grant from the Pennsylvania Developmental Disabilities Council. The guide can be downloaded here or on the Pennsylvania Developmental Disabilities Council’s website at www.paddc.org. The Education Law…
Moreschool 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…
Morerequired to provide compensatory education for denials of the educational rights of students with disabilities. Following an investigation that spanned multiple months, PDE issued two Complaint Investigation Reports (IEP and…
MorePhiladelphia – 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…
More…acute in literally hundreds of struggling school districts across the Commonwealth. Thus, the proposed increases in the budget agreement between Governor Wolf and legislative leaders are needed and welcomed, though…
MoreGreater Johnstown, Wilkes-Barre Area, and Shenandoah Valley ‒ the Pennsylvania Association of Rural and Small Schools, and the NAACP of Pennsylvania. In August, Commonwealth Court denied claims by legislative leaders…
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 …
More…benefit your financial plans, while making an important impact for ELC-PA. Establish a Charitable Gift Annuity or a Charitable Trust: Life income gifts help safeguard education justice, while offering income…
More…the experiences of Black girlhood in Pennsylvania public schools and sets forth Black girls’ recommendations for making long overdue changes that will create more just school communities. Supportive Spaces is…
Moreaddresses existing challenges related to charter school financing, but both create an advisory funding commission or committee. The committee members will be appointed by the governor, the state Department of…
More…African American students comprise only 15 percent of Pennsylvania public school students, yet in 2010-11 they comprised 35 percent of the students placed into alternative education programs. African American Students…
More…real, devastating impacts on students’ educational outcomes. Brandon is not an anomaly, he represents hundreds of thousands of students throughout the Commonwealth. Put simply, since 2011, students all across Pennsylvania…
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…
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…
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