ELC Joins New School Funding Campaign
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More…PA Ass’n of Elementary & Secondary School Principals (PAESSP) PA Ass’n of School Business Officials (PASBO) PA Ass’n of School Administrators (PASA) PA Ass’n of Rural and Small Schools (PARSS)…
MoreFairness in Charter School Discipline What do we know: Charter schools are subject to the same federal and state laws and regulations surrounding school discipline as district schools …
Moreschool sports. We call for the school board and district to reject the proposed policy because it illegally discriminates against transgender students. We urge the board to instead undertake its…
MoreSchool boards play a pivotal role in shaping the education that public school students receive. School boards are accountable to the residents of the district they serve and who elected…
More…“school engagement” issue. To solve it, schools and courts must incentivize students to re-engage in school rather than push them further away. Truancy is often a reflection of the need…
Morein District schools. This in turn causes the District’s “per-pupil” special education expenditures to climb higher. Charter school revenues are then based on these District per-pupil expenditures, which were artificially…
MoreJuly 19, 2016 – by Colin Deppen – PennLive The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has filed suit against a Lancaster school district arguing that the district has denied refugee…
MoreThe ACLU of Pennsylvania, the Education Law Center, and pro bono counsel Pepper Hamilton LLP filed a federal lawsuit on July 19, 2016, alleging that the School District of Lancaster…
MoreSeptember 1, 2015 – Nonprofit Quarterly (blog) – by Patricia Schaefer Barbara Galarza, a mother with a daughter in the School District of Philadelphia, knew her daughter had learning issues….
MoreELC staff attorney Paige Joki called upon the School District of Philadelphia’s Board of Education to consider equity measures in considering whether to authorize or renew Philadelphia area charter schools,…
More215.690.1722; [email protected]; @k_golembiewski (Twitter). Philadelphia, PA: An appeal filed last week against the School District of Philadelphia seeks to overturn a Court of Common Pleas decision finding that Pennsylvania school…
Moreschool community in opposing their school district’s new policy allowing teachers and administrators to carry guns. The presence of guns in schools and arming of untrained school staff pose significant…
More…Public Comments Education Law Center National Council on Disability May 5, 2015 5 Identify ways to reduce the financial disparities across school district and within school district so that…
MoreA school library helps each school meet its mission of each student learning and achieving academic success. A school library helps teachers teach and students learn; it promotes information literacy…
More…levels of misbehavior. Throughout our region, many resources are committed to eliminating the racial achievement gap and funding initiatives that improve school attendance. Without addressing the disparities in school discipline…
More…– Oral argument in William Penn School District, et al. v. Pennsylvania Dept. of Education, et al. commenced before Pennsylvania’s Supreme Court at Philadelphia City Hall on September 13. Hundreds…
More…– Oral argument in William Penn School District, et al. v. Pennsylvania Dept. of Education, et al. will commence before Pennsylvania’s Supreme Court at Philadelphia’s City Hall on September 13th…
MoreThe school funding formula, used to determine how much money each district receives from the state, is laudable for allocating funding based on the number of students in each district…
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…
MoreFeb. 19, 2015 – The Commonwealth Court will hear oral argument in William Penn School District, et al., v. Pennsylvania Department of Education, et al. on Wednesday, March 11th at…
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