Op/Ed: Lessons from Coatesville

…and discriminatory statements in text messages and email exchanges about students with disabilities. According to parents and advocates, though, the emails and text messages were simply the electronic manifestation of…

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tamaquaamicireleasefinal

…policy is in violation of Pennsylvania and federal law and will make students, faculty and administrators far less safe. Teachers, students, and parents in Tamaqua concerned about this new policy…

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18-09-19 BoE Answer and New Matter

…Miller, parents of K.M., a minor; Sheila Armstrong, parent of S.A., a minor; Tyesha Strickland, parent of E.T., minor; Angel Martinez, parent of A.M., minor; Barbara Nemeth, parent of C.M….

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Center Students Over Profits in Chester Upland

…of racist policymaking and systemic underfunding. Read about that in this presentation. ELC, along with Public Interest Law Center, continues to advocate on behalf of Chester parents, students, and the…

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School Funding Trial Has Concluded

…(Here is a short summary of our complaint.) Seven years later, that case – filed on behalf of six school districts, two statewide associations, and several parents – finally went to…

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SDAS – Charter Schools and ELC

…that they underserve “vulnerable students.” http://thenotebook.org/december-2014/147977/state-needs-rational-fix-its-method-funding-charter-students-disabilities http://www.pccy.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/CharterRenewalDocsCombined1-2013.pdf http://www.newsworks.org/index.php/homepage-feature/item/80533-beyond-failing-schools-the-difficulty-of-fairly-comparing-public-schools-on-an-uneven-playing-field?linktype=hp_impact What do we know about “performance?” 57.7 63.8 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 Average School Performance Profile Average SPPs for…

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Charter School Equity Pledge – ELC Jan 2016

…students who are highly-mobile, including students experiencing homelessness or living in foster care; or returning from delinquency or other placement; – students living in poverty; – students who have previously…

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ELCOpenLetterTransRights

…in the foster care and juvenile justice systems, children with disabilities, English learners, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and/or queer (LGBTQ) students, and children experiencing homelessness. We are responding to allegations…

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