…same group had EBLLs greater than or equal to 10 ug/dL.21 Importantly, refugee, internationally adopted and recent immigrant children are at an increased risk to develop elevated blood lead levels….
Moreeven months — are missed. These youth, already facing traumatic changes in their home lives, must repeatedly adapt to new teachers, new classrooms and new peers. The results are heartbreaking….
More…District, Jamella and Bryant Miller, Sheila Armstrong, Tyesha Strickland, Angel Martinez, Barbara Nemeth, Tracey Hughes, Pennsylvania Association of Rural and Small Schools, and the National Association for the Advancement of…
MoreMar. 9, 2016 – TribLive – by Elizabeth Behrman Before her trip to Pittsburgh, Monique Morris said she read about last week’s brawl involving 30 female students at University Preparatory…
More…filed a complaint last year with the U.S. Department of Education seeking an investigation into alleged discriminatory placement of students statewide in alternative education for disruptive youth programs. Read more….
More…on Civil Rights in April 2021. The report, which draws on testimony from 20 local and national experts at two public briefing sessions, is called “Disparate and Punitive Impact of…
MoreRead our new Report on this event which shares key insights gleaned during the Roundtable and outlines next steps and strategies to promote new research, data-sharing and the development of…
MoreELC joined more than a dozen other civil rights organizations in releasing a new report highlighting the ways the Trump Administration is aggressively and intentionally limiting the civil rights protections…
More…or trauma. The hearing comes one day after thousands of students joined the National Student Walkout, calling for action against gun violence. Read our testimony here. …
More…R-63rd Dist., who is also a member of the commission, announced she would vote against any formula that removes that provision on which the rural school districts she represents depend….
MoreFor the past decade, expenditures for educating students with disabilities in Pennsylvania have been climbing steadily, mirroring a national trend. But those rising costs have been almost entirely borne by…
MoreThe Special Education Funding Commission held public hearings throughout the state in 2013, receiving testimony from dozens of witnesses. Students, parents, educators, and national experts uniformly emphasized the long-term impact…
More…offer inferior education with curriculum far below grade level, largely ignoring the heightened learning needs of these students. Read our joint release summarizing the report. Read this December 2018 report….
More…we are making real progress. We streamlined our free and reduced price lunch program, implemented Read 180 to boost literacy skills, and adopted a new program to address the student…
More…nothing more than an ill-conceived privatization scheme to convert the 7,500-student school district into charter schools run by the for-profit company, Charter Schools USA. This massive overhaul of an entire…
More…one of a few states that has actually increased the number of students placed in juvenile correctional facilities,” she said. Read the federal guidance. Read the Washington Post article. …
More…career readiness support. Read her testimony here. ELC also joined with partners to submit a formal letter to the committee requesting a separate hearing focused exclusively on EL students. Read…
More…Agreement provides supplemental educational services to all students and compensatory education services to students with disabilities who resided in the group home. Read the Settlement Agreement Read the notice to…
MoreMay 20, 2015 – Denisa R. Superville, Education Week – A group of Pennsylvania school districts, parents, and two statewide organizations is appealing a court ruling that dismissed a lawsuit…
More…strong on his support for fair funding for schools. 3. SPREAD THE WORD: Invite people you know to join you in making this call. LIKE our page on FACEBOOK and…
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