Zero Tolerance for Zero Tolerance
…the schools to prison pipeline: One minute, a child who may be struggling at home acts out at school, the next he’s being hauled out in handcuffs and thrown into…
More…the schools to prison pipeline: One minute, a child who may be struggling at home acts out at school, the next he’s being hauled out in handcuffs and thrown into…
More…even invited the student to return. But not every case yields such substantial results. “This is one out of tens of thousands. Investigations of this magnitude can be disruptive to…
MoreFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 21, 2018 Contact: Paul Socolar, Education Law Center, 215-906-1250, [email protected] Jonathan McJunkin, Public Interest Law Center, 267-546-1305, [email protected] In victory for students, Court rules that Pa….
More…needs came in a brief and affidavits filed in the case today by attorneys from the Education Law Center, the Public Interest Law Center, and O’Melveny & Myers LLP, refuting…
More…Commission today in its final meeting formally adopted an important change in the School District’s student conduct and discipline policy, extending the existing ban on out-of-school suspensions of kindergartners to…
More…the Education Law Center, released the following statement today in response to the Pennsylvania General Assembly’s proposed 2018‐19 state budget: The Pennsylvania General Assembly has sent Governor Tom Wolf a…
More…services; financial assistance, e.g., unemployment benefits and public assistance; and public infrastructure, such as road maintenance, availability of utilities and other matters. 22 Nonetheless, strict scrutiny is not applied in…
MoreFebruary 15, 2018 To the members of the School Reform Commission, The Education Law Center is a nonprofit legal advocacy organization dedicated to ensuring that all Pennsylvania’s children have access…
MoreFebruary 6, 2018 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…
More…can be protected from discrimination, in compliance with federal laws. We write to underscore the importance of maintaining essential regulations and guidance that instruct and support schools to reduce the…
More…placed multiple former staffers at the Devos-led Department of Education. See Alyson Klein, Former Jeb Bush Foundation Staffers Working at Trump’s Ed. Dept., Education Week, Mar. 9, 2017, http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/campaign-k- 12/2017/03/jeb_bush_foundation_staffers_trump_education_department.html;…
More…said in a statement. “Given today’s economic and political environment, we decided to work together to get something positive done.” Hughes said the budget plan steered closer to the governor’s…
Morein community infrastructure; issuing $100 million in bonds to make energy efficient infrastructure improvements to branch libraries, police stations, fire houses and other city properties; and an additional $26 million…
MoreJune 30, 2017 PHILADELPHIA, PA – Deborah Gordon Klehr, Executive Director of the Education Law Center, released the following statement today in response to the Pennsylvania General Assembly’s proposed 2017-18…
More…TODAY’S SPONSOR: A new funding formula, one that takes into account poverty levels, has been put in place. But because it applies only to new funding, its impact will be…
MoreMay 2, 2017 – The Incline – by Sarah Anne Hughes A pencil is not a weapon inside a Pittsburgh public school. That’s the crux of an Allegheny County Court…
More…Center released a report today highlighting how persistent state underfunding of schools has entrenched widespread inequities and inequalities, particularly in schools that serve lower-income families and large numbers of students…
More…this vulnerable student cohort, teachers need training and support to modify instructional methods, implement effective instructional programs across content areas and become culturally competent and trauma informed. 8 By focusing…
MoreFeb. 7, 2017 Deborah Gordon Klehr, Executive Director of the Education Law Center, issued this statement following Governor Tom Wolf’s budget address today: “Governor Wolf’s proposed increase in state funding…
More…a widespread problem caused by the integration of students with disabilities that was happening “on a regular basis” across the country.8 The truth is, though, children and adults with mental…
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