At the first Philadelphia City Council hearing since schools came under the tenure of the city’s new board of education, ELC policy director Reynelle Brown Staley gave testimony on November…
Morethe real costs of delivering services, including student factors such as the number of students who live in poverty, who are English language learners, and who are homeless. It should…
More…to get out of here as soon as possible and get to the Supreme Court,” Brobson said. It is not clear when the court will rule on Wednesday’s arguments. http://mobile.philly.com/news/breaking/?wss=/philly/news/breaking&id=295962701&…
More…6501 Roosevelt Blvd., Phila. 19149 (215) 289-2026 Your Child’s World Learning Center 7120 N Broad St., Phila. 19126 (215) 924-4195 Your Child’s World Learning Center – Southwest 2406 S 71st…
More…students with disabilities and other at-risk student populations. The truly revolutionary advancements in assistive technology, including touch-to-speak devices that have changed the world for children like Billy, must be available…
More…failed to differentiate instruction or accommodate his disabilities and included no live instruction. Walter told Glen Mills staff that he could not learn in this manner and refused to participate…
More…students with disabilities in education; breaking down barriers for English language learners; and promoting access to education for children in residential placements. ENSURING EQUAL ACCESS Zero-tolerance policies, aggressive policing in…
MoreJohnstown, Wilkes-Barre Area and Shenandoah Valley – the Pennsylvania Association of Rural and Small Schools, and the NAACP Pennsylvania State Conference. “Today’s ruling represents a major victory for civil rights…
More…explore the world, and learn about the experiences of others. Schools already have rigorous processes to identify books with learning value that are age-appropriate for students. Small groups of parents…
Moreschool funding system that does not deliver the essential resources students need and discriminates against children based on where they live and the wealth of their communities. The plaintiff school…
More…1500 Market Street, Suite 3500E Philadelphia, PA 19102-2101 215-575-7000 Attorneys for Legislative Respondents 118068094_2 CERTIFICATION OF COMPLIANCE WITH RULE 2135(D) This Brief complies with the length-of-brief limitation of Pa.R.A.P. 2135,…
MoreHe is proposing a plan that would drastically reduce the amount the district pays for charter special education students. By Kevin McCorry of NewsWorks and Dale Mezzacappa on Aug 18,…
More…on behalf of himself and all other similarly situated infants and toddlers under age 3 in Pennsylvania. 5. Plaintiff Carolyn K. is Donovan’s mother. Ms. K. lives in Northampton County…
MoreFebruary 5, 2019 Statement on Governor Wolf’s Budget Address Deborah Gordon Klehr, executive director of the Education Law Center, issued this statement following Governor Tom Wolf’s budget address today: “We…
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MorePrevention Report to State Roundtable (2013) at p. 5, available at http://www.ocfcpacourts.us/assets/upload/Resources/Documents/2013%20State%20RT%20report%20on%20Educat ional%20Success%20and%20Truancy%20Prevention(9).pdf (Of 42 counties surveyed, nearly 80%reported that children living in congregate care settings with on-site schools “sometimes”…
MoreNov. 11, 2014 – By Robert Swift, Scranton Times-Tribune – A Wilkes-Barre mother joined school districts and advocacy groups Monday in a lawsuit calling for an end to sharp inequities…
MoreNov. 15, 2014 – Editorial, Delaware County Daily Times – It is an unfair, unlevel playing field. That’s not especially new. Even outgoing Gov. Tom Corbett, who became the poster…
MoreDepression and Suicide in Transgender Youths, UT NEWS (Mar. 20, 2018), https://news.utexas.edu/2018/03/30/name-use-matters-for-transgender-youths-mental-health/ (reporting transgender youth whose pronouns and names are respected have depression and suicidality rates that are much lower…
MoreApril 7th – By Jennifer Wright, The Daily Pennsylvanian – Penn students have the chance to be there for the best times in the lives of Philadelphia public school students….
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