Ensuring Equal Access
…of children from services and programs they need to succeed. Our work in this area includes promoting policies that support and affirm students and safeguard students’ rights and fighting against…
More…of children from services and programs they need to succeed. Our work in this area includes promoting policies that support and affirm students and safeguard students’ rights and fighting against…
More…graduation. These students are more likely to miss school, be placed in inappropriate classes, and fail to receive the special education and remedial services they need, due in part to…
More…special education services that children with certain disabilities are legally entitled to under law. Please be as specific as possible when completing this tool and list any education concerns you…
More…their eligibility for an Individualized Education Program (IEP). An IEP is a legally binding document that provides individualized special education services to children with certain disabilities who need specially designed…
More…disabilities receive the accommodations, supports, and services they need to access school. Please be as specific as possible when completing this tool and list any education concerns you may be…
More…determine appropriate classes and connect the student with opportunities like extra-curriculars, career and technical training, post-secondary preparation, and remediation or tutoring services if needed. ▪ Creates a Graduation Plan for…
MoreSpecial education evaluations and reevaluations are conducted to determine what services and supports a student needs in their IEP. Sometimes, a school’s evaluation or revaluation is incomplete, lacks important information…
More…ELC welcomes the proposed increases for Pre-K Counts, Head Start, and Early Intervention, which will allow additional children to receive essential services. “While we appreciate these steps forward, the state’s…
More…quality public educational services and to the full range of educational options that are available to their peers. Hold officials and policymakers accountable for complying with the laws protecting the…
More…Department of Human Services, these facilities expose children to harmful treatment, including verbal, physical, and sexual abuse and mistreatment from staff and other children. The report highlights that the “on-grounds”…
More…investments in early intervention, pre-K, and both basic and special education services.” Special education costs for Pennsylvania school districts increased by $1.54 billion over an eight-year period from 2008 to…
More…being phased in. • Calls for schools to invest efficiently, through shared services and other initiatives, and effectively, through stronger academic and fiscal accountability measures at the district and school…
More…mental health services, and school counselors and psychologists. For more information, contact Paul Socolar, Education Law Center: [email protected] The Education Law Center-PA (ELC) is a nonprofit, legal advocacy organization dedicated…
More…These children, many of whom tend to suffer from behavior disorders, often encounter educational barriers such as lack of needed special education services or too few hours of schooling while…
MoreYouth who are adjudicated delinquent frequently encounter problems in obtaining appropriate education services in placement, as well as when they are released and reintegrated into their communities. This 2009 Toolkit…
More…who are appropriately placed in these schools are receiving the proper educational services to which they’re entitled.” In addition to a full investigation, ELC is urging the Department of Justice…
More…leadership that will help ensure that young children experiencing homelessness get the supports and services to which they are entitled and desperately need,” said the Education Law Center’s Nancy A….
More…libraries, tutoring and counseling for struggling students, and the supports and services needed for students in poverty, children with disabilities, and English language learners. 6. EQUITY. Does it reduce the…
More…addition, state funding MUST be driven out to districts using a formula that is based on the real costs of delivering services to students. WHAT: School Funding Call to Action…
More…the country. Led by the White House, U.S. Departments of Education (ED), Health and Human Services (HHS), Housing and Urban Development (HUD), and Justice (DOJ), the Every Student, Every Day…
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