December 11, 2015: Pennsylvania’s public school funding crisis cannot be resolved by legislating new costs that will eventually exceed new revenues. Unfortunately, the School Code bill recently passed by the…
Morefunding that led the William Penn School District and other districts, organizations and families to mount a court challenge to the constitutionality of Pennsylvania’s school funding system. Read more here….
Moreof federal and state law. Specifically, a charter school cannot refuse to accept a student on the basis of a disability and such action constitutes unlawful discrimination. 20 U.S.C. §…
Moreonce made a legislative commitment that 50% of education funding would come from the state ‒ but that commitment was not enforced and was abandoned decades ago. Each year, local…
Morecharter makes out financially. And then a vicious cycle is created. With fewer mildly disabled students in the district, the district’s average cost climbs, which it then must pay to…
Morecan meet state standards. Second, that figure must be adjusted by weights that correlate to student- and district-specific characteristics. For example, research shows that there are increased costs associated with…
Moreeducation and connects them with resources; provides housing resources during and between academic terms; and includes homeless and foster youth in the data collected by college access programs and identify…
Morethat they have in the past been reluctant to comply with orders for funding courts doesn’t mean they will not comply with these orders.” Staff writer Christian Alexandersen contributed. http://www.pennlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2015/03/school_funding_lawsuit_hinges.html…
More(DRN) at 800-692-7443. You can call DRN directly for special education questions. One key resource is ELC’s annual Back-To-School guide, which has useful fact sheets and self-help tools on a…
Moreown regulations for the implementation of Section 504. These regulations cite back to the Commonwealth’s special education regulations, establishing that ODR has jurisdiction over Section 504 claims.2 Pennsylvania’s special education…
More…The Criminalization of Black Girls in Schools.” Her book, to be released this month, talks about how school climate and discriminatory discipline practices contribute to the “criminalization” of black girls…
More“Executive Respondents”), by and through their undersigned counsel, in response to Petitioners’ Application to Schedule Status Conference and Set Schedule for Discovery and Trial (the “Application”), state that the Executive…
Morehad a direct and positive impact on increasing sustained education funding and improving academic outcomes.” In briefs filed earlier this month, the legislative and executive branches claimed that all education…
Morecourt’s decision voids and reverses the SRC’s actions. “Now they have to do it in accordance with the law, as opposed to in accordance with whatever policy they would decide…
Morepublic education. Our inadequate, inequitable funding system leaves children without the most basic resources they deserve, and that they need to become productive members of society,” said Michael Churchill, of…
Morepublic education, including poor children, children of color, children with disabilities, children in the foster care and juvenile justice systems, English language learners, and other vulnerable children. For more information…
MoreFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For additional information, contact Shira Goodman, Executive Director of CeaseFirePA Email: [email protected] (215) 680-1163 CeaseFirePA, the Education Law Center, Public Citizens for Children and Youth, and the…
Morepositive connections and relationships between families and the District. Upon approval, school facilities could be used for community/cultural events and meeting, ESL classes, community-specific back to school nights, and committee…
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