…‘adequacy.’” The Commonwealth Court heard arguments on this case on Wednesday, March 11th. You can find the full complaint here, and watch a short video on the lawsuit below. http://www.otlcampaign.org/blog/2015/03/18/pennsylvania-districts-file-suit-against-state…
More…to a “thorough and efficient” education, attorneys told a Commonwealth Court panel Wednesday. The plaintiffs in the case are six school districts, parents from five districts (including Philadelphia), the Pennsylvania…
More…the evidence, 8, Aug. 15, 2014 [2] See http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/news_and_media/7234/p/1237291 [3] See American Institutes for Research, Educational equity, adequacy, and equal opportunity in the Commonwealth: An Evaluation of Pennsylvania’s School Finance…
More…Republicans shot back claiming exactly the opposite. Gov. Corbett, said his campaign manager Mike Barley, has put “more state funding to education than any time in our Commonwealth’s history.” It’s…
More…practices for children with disabilities in a non-traditional school community. The webinar is free and is hosted by the Institute on Disabilities at Temple University. Registration is required: http://ow.ly/qtVtk …
More…16 cyber-charter schools, which teach home-based students via the Web, would spend a lot less per student than bricks and mortar schools. Not so. Read the full story: http://www.newsworks.org/index.php/component/flexicontent/item/63557-temple-prof-pa-cyber-charters-turning-huge-profits-sending-tax-dollars-out-of-state?linktype=hp_impact …
MoreIn June 2012, after granting expedited review and oral argument en banc, the Commonwealth Court dismissed as moot ELC’s Emergency Petition for Mandamus filed on behalf of families facing potential…
More…in the school finance area is, at best, unclear. • Marrero v. Commonwealth of PA: http://www.schoolfunding.info/states/pa/MARRERO.pdf • PA Association of Rural and Small Schools v. Commonwealth of PA Policy Issues…
MoreAugust 7, 2013 – by Christina Samuels – The Pennsylvania-based Education Law Center filed a complaint with the U.S. Department of Justice today, saying that young people with disabilities and…
More…the state Supreme Court. An appeal filed Wednesday by the plaintiffs seeks to force the state’s highest court to hear a case dismissed last month by Commonwealth Court. In that…
More…arguing that the state had failed to provide a constitutionally-mandated “thorough and efficient” system of public education for students. A Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court denied the petition last month. The coalition…
More…and sought out higher education opportunities, we understand the complexities of navigating college, and other higher education opportunities, with limited resources, and no support systems. We know that many of…
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More…Application: · Download an application from http://webgui.phila.k12.pa.us/offices/e/earlychild/forms or · Pick up an application at the School District of Philadelphia Education Center at 440 N. Broad Street BRING Completed Application to:…
More…WILL NEED: · Application: (Completed and signed) · Application for Admission of Child to School (EH-40) · Proof of Child’s age · Proof of current income of Parent(s)/Guardian(s) of child…
More…DAUPHIN ST. 19132 Head Start TO GET AN APPLICATION: · Pick up an application at 440 NORTH BROAD STREET · Download an application from http://webgui.phila.k12.pa.us/offices/e/earlychild/forms BRING Completed Application to 440…
More…2013 recommendations of the Legislature’s bipartisan special-education funding commission. It proposed a three-tiered system of funding for special education based on the severity of student need. Those recommendations were never…
More…1415(f)(3)(E)(ii)(II). Compensatory education is the remedy for substantive violations. Neither party presented evidence as to how much compensatory education is owed to the Student to compensate for the parental participation…
More…compensatory education to the Student to compensate for the District’s denial of the Guardian’s right to manfully participate in IEP meetings. The Guardian may decide how the hours of compensatory…
More…Discipline and Policing in Pennsylvania Public Schools. We’ll also hear from DEBORAH GORDON KLEHR of the Education Law Center about the need for mandating training of school police officers. http://whyy.org/cms/radiotimes/2015/11/03/the-role-of-police-officers-in-schools/#sthash.3MWxxzK6.dpufhttp://whyy.org/cms/radiotimes/2015/11/03/the-role-of-police-officers-in-schools/…
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