PPS Public Testimony for Cheryl Kleiman (6.19.17)
…in the pencil case ends the illegal application of Pennsylvania’s zero tolerance weapons possession statute to ordinary objects. Thank you again for the opportunity to be part of this process…
More…in the pencil case ends the illegal application of Pennsylvania’s zero tolerance weapons possession statute to ordinary objects. Thank you again for the opportunity to be part of this process…
More…tests and have little support in the process. The target under the consent decree in the LeGare case is that special admission schools enroll 7 percent EL students. But this…
More…is currently involved in two cases filed on behalf of English language learners referenced in this article. “In America if you don’t get an education you’ll have a very hard…
More…decisions to students or their parents. The Philadelphia-based law firm of Pepper Hamilton LLP will also represent the plaintiffs in the case— six refugee students who hail from Burma, the…
MoreMar. 8, 2015 – Elizabeth Green, Chalkbeat.orgChalkbeat CEO Elizabeth Green examines the case for and against ‘no excuses’ discipline, drawing on reporting from her book ‘Building a Better Teacher’Many people…
More…in an individual special education case brought by the Education Law Center. The working group included parents, community advocates, district administrators, and others, all of whom brought their expertise and…
More…Law Center, said the decision will substantially harm the district’s long-term financial outlook. “We do not currently have a funding system that can sustain our public schools,” Klehr said. “We…
More…pay their charter school bills should take heed that the Supreme Court, despite having more Democratic justices sitting on it than Republicans, will review cases based on facts and not…
More…are from existing DHS programs, which had been underutilized.) Rachel Holzman, the school district’s deputy chief for student rights and responsibilities, says 95 percent of families DHS has visited under…
More…information be presented to parents in their native language. What this means in Ms. Galarza’s case is that, by law, she had the right to receive her daughter’s re-evaluation in…
More…in any case, the definitions should be evaluated in light of early childhood evidenced-based, developmentally appropriate practices. Education Law Center Public Comments OCDEL Proposed Policy- 15-#1 Reduction of Expulsion and…
More…Law School Professors Amici Brief: PCCY et al Amici Brief: Consortium for Public Education Amici Brief: PFT, AFT Read more at ELC and PILC’s website about the case, available here….
More…also ensures that children living in residential settings, including shelters, are entitled to enroll in local public schools where the facilities are located. “This is not an isolated case. Our…
More…progress.” In the November case filing, the plaintiffs argued that given the funding deficiencies, the legislature, state education officials, and then-Gov. Tom Corbett had failed to provide all of the…
More…‘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…County, said afterward that he hopes the courts take up the case. “The system of funding for our public schools is broken,” he said. “We need to fix that as…
More…sets the standard for students, and the state needs to provide the money for them to meet those standards. The judges will now decide whether to hear the case. http://fox43.com/2015/03/11/school-districts-sue-department-of-education-over-low-funding/…
More…really can flourish with appropriate educational support. She had tremendous compassion for her clients, and when she took on a case, the client understood that she/he now had an ally…
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