…Act (ESSA), represents an improvement over existing legislation. It will provide targeted support to struggling schools, including schools where traditionally overlooked student groups consistently underperform. The new ESSA does more…
Moreschool nurse layoffs have affected the safety of all of our children as schools are left without any coverage as school nurses are pulled in and out of schools.” “Children…
MoreJanuary 16, 2014 – Teenage brothers, who were disenrolled from the Easton Area School District because their family was experiencing homelessness, are back in school as a result of legal…
Morewe will continue holding school districts to their legal obligations to maintain a school atmosphere where students can thrive and do not face fears of violence or discrimination. ELC remains…
MoreEqual Protection Clause, and to cease implementing a school-funding arrangement that does not assure that adequate, necessary and sufficient funds are available to school districts to provide their students with…
MorePetitioners William Penn School District, Panther Valley School District, The School District of Lancaster, Greater Johnstown School District, Wilkes-Barre Area School District, Shenandoah Valley School District, Pennsylvania Association of Rural…
MoreHe outlined a proposal where a weighted student formula would allot an amount to follow each child, regardless of what kind of school they attend. Klehr pointed out that the…
MoreSchools. What does LeGare mean for ELs? All families should be assisted by persons knowledgeable about high schools and high school programs in considering a range of programs, in identifying…
Morethem transition from school to post-school-life. ELC highlighted the need for additional transitional training and support services for Philadelphia schoolchildren with disabilities and highlighted the role of inadequate state funding…
Moresurveys to 254 schools to inquire about transportation services to special-ed students in the 2014-15 school year. Among the 93 schools that responded, 26 had no issues. The remaining 67…
More…Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court case filed by parents, school districts, and two statewide associations challenging Pennsylvania’s broken school funding system. In May, the Court directed the parties to address the issue…
MoreDecember 12, 2013 – by Peter Panepinto, The Express-Times – Two Easton Area School District students who were kicked out of the district on Monday because they are homeless and…
More“Senator Scarnati didn’t dispute that the inequity between wealthy and poor districts continues to grow, or that our school funding system continues to relegate children to understaffed, under resourced schools….
Morethat cherry-picks a small group of school districts for additional funding, but ignores the remaining 479 school districts,” said Rhonda Brownstein, Education Law Center Executive Director. The legislature identified 21…
MorePetitioners William Penn School District, Panther Valley School District, The School District of Lancaster, Greater Johnstown School District, Wilkes-Barre Area School District, Shenandoah Valley School District, Pennsylvania Association of Rural…
Morefunds school districts. Advocates say that without a rejiggering of the formula, many school districts are bound to fail to meet the needs of their students. The problem, they say,…
MoreIn many ways, the District is already on that path – with community schools and the new suspension policy. We must stay focused on ending the disproportionate school removal, pushout,…
MoreFederal law requires school districts to appoint surrogate parents within 30 days to represent unaccompanied students throughout the special education process. It also permits school districts to authorize shelter staff…
MoreIn 2014, a group of school districts, parents, and advocates embarked on a legal journey that could upend the way Pennsylvania funds its schools. Those petitioners head to court in…
Morehighly charterized community examined below. 1 See, e.g., Bruce Baker, The Commonwealth Triple-Screw: Special Education Funding & Charter School Payments in Pennsylvania, School Finance 101 (June 5, 2012), http://schoolfinance101.wordpress.com/2012/06/05/the-commonwealth-triple-screw-special- education-funding-charter-school-payments-in-pennsylvania….
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