various preliminary objections to Pennsylvania’s landmark school funding lawsuit. The ruling was an important step to ensure that the suit, William Penn School District v. Pennsylvania Department of Education, will…
Moresurveys to 254 schools to inquire about transportation services to special-ed students in the 2014-15 school year. Among the 93 schools that responded, 26 had no issues. The remaining 67…
More…to give students an opportunity to meet those standards. As a result, students in underfunded schools struggle academically and fail to meet state standards. While Pennsylvania recently adopted a school…
Morepeers in property-and-income-rich districts enjoy a high-quality education.” According to data from the National Center for Education Statistics, Pennsylvania has the worst spending gap between rich and poor school districts…
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…parents are taking another route to fight for increased funding for their schools: the courts. The Education Law Center of Pennsylvania and the Public Interest Law Center of Philadelphia (PILCP)…
Morethe district violated federal laws when it kicked the eighth- and 12th-grade students out of the district they had attended all of their lives. Read the full story: http://www.lehighvalleylive.com/easton/index.ssf/2013/12/lawsuit_easton_area_school_dis.html …
MoreFederal law requires school districts to appoint surrogate parents within 30 days to represent unaccompanied students throughout the special education process. It also permits school districts to authorize shelter staff…
Morefunds school districts. Advocates say that without a rejiggering of the formula, many school districts are bound to fail to meet the needs of their students. The problem, they say,…
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…
Morestate who lack basic educational supports and services – such as functioning school libraries, up-to-date textbooks and curriculum materials, reasonable class sizes, guidance counselors, school nurses, vocational ed and college…
Moremoney-hungry school districts argued today before the Commonwealth Court at Harrisburg. “We argued today in court the schoolchildren of Pennsylvania have an enforceable right to be heard,” said Maura McInerney,…
Morelegislative policy determination,” Judge Dan Pellegrini wrote for the court. But the plaintiffs — including several school districts and the parents of some Philadelphia school children — said the Pennsylvania…
More§ 300.322(e) and (f); 34 CFR§ 300.503(c)(1)(ii). 2 Right to Attend School Right to Be Free From Bullying & Harassment in School Rights of English Language Learners (ELLs) in School…
Moregraders during the 2015-16 school year. As many of these suspensions are likely longer than one day, this means that elementary-aged students missed well over 10,000 days of school due…
MoreIn many ways, the District is already on that path – with community schools and the new suspension policy. We must stay focused on ending the disproportionate school removal, pushout,…
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…
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…
MorePetitioners William Penn School District, Panther Valley School District, The School District of Lancaster, Greater Johnstown School District, Wilkes-Barre Area School District, Shenandoah Valley School District, Pennsylvania Association of Rural…
MoreThe Education Law Center sent an open letter to Philadelphia’s School Reform Commission expressing renewed concern about issues of equity and universal access at Philadelphia charter schools. Data from the…
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