…student at George Mason University, who powerfully explained the importance of centering Black girls like herself as student experts in our groundbreaking report We Need Supportive Spaces That Celebrate Us:…
More…student at George Mason University, who powerfully explained the importance of centering Black girls like herself as student experts in our groundbreaking report We Need Supportive Spaces That Celebrate Us:…
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More…to rescind the 2014 federal guidance on school discipline: “Today, the Trump administration rescinded the 2014 federal guidance that had addressed bias in school discipline, ignoring massive opposition to this…
More…to ELC’s historic and current work. Most recently, our advocacy efforts have included: establishing fair residency rules for children in foster care or experiencing homelessness; ensuring the full inclusion of…
More…not changed. Any school with discipline policies or practices that discriminate against children based on race, ethnicity, sex or disability will still be breaking the law. The only thing that…
More…the disparities in school discipline and decreasing the use of suspensions overall, neither of these worthy goals can be achieved. NANCY E. POTTER Staff Attorney Education Law Center Downtown http://www.post-gazette.com/opinion/letters/2015/03/04/We-must-address-disparities-in-school-discipline-and-decrease-suspensions/stories/201503040148…
More…Others are serious enough to refer to the legal system. But the Pittsburgh Public Schools’ Code of Student Conduct hardly seems to know the difference. Read the full story: http://www.post-gazette.com/editorials/2013/06/22/Class-project-The-city-schools-conduct-code-is-due-for-a-rewrite/stories/201306220114…
Moreconvening a school funding forum with a focus on the most at-risk students. Join us to hear stories of students directly impacted by a lack of education resources and to…
More…Law Center visited schools throughout the Commonwealth and invited students to share their hopes and goals, and comment on how adequately funded schools support their aspirations. These are their stories….
MoreNAACP, PairUP Society, and Bucks County Families File Federal Civil Rights Complaint Challenging Discriminatory School Policies November 15, 2023 – Several Bucks County families have joined with civil rights and…
More…of advocating for increased court referrals, local judges should be pushing for smart school climate reforms that dismantle the school-to-prison pipeline while making schools safer. Read the complete letter: http://www.post-gazette.com/opinion/letters/2013/11/21/A-criminalized-school-climate-is-the-wrong-path/stories/201311210127…
More…country – and the world – at one time. After an emergency removal order of all remaining children at the facility as well as the revocation of its licenses by…
MoreNov. 10, 2014 – Today six school districts, seven parents, the Pennsylvania Association of Rural and Small Schools (PARSS) and the NAACP Pennsylvania State Conference filed a lawsuit in Commonwealth…
More…conversations about systemic racial discrimination and reinforces white supremacy. Parents across Pennsylvania want truthful education, classrooms where students are valued and accepted, and curriculum that teaches students the true history…
More…country – and the world – at one time. The suit maintains that youth housed at Glen Mills suffered at the hands of Glen Mills leadership and staff. Instead of…
More…a question of paramount importance to all Pennsylvanians, and we always knew this would ultimately be decided by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court,” said Jennifer Clarke, executive director of The Public…
More…distressed schools. The ruling, which held that legislation giving the SRC authority under the Distress Law to suspend portions of the code violated the nondelegation rule of the state constitution,…
More…19139 Head Start BETHUNE 3301 OLD YORK RD. 19140 Head Start BLAINE 3001 W. BERKS ST. 19121 Head Start BLANKENBURG 4600 W. GIRARD AVE. 19131 Head Start BREGY 1700 BIGLER…
More…Pittsburgh, Chester-Upland, York City, and Erie City — and on students receiving special education services. The data demonstrates that, while a number of individual charter schools equitably serve all students,…
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