ELC Joins New School Funding Campaign
…formally launch this fall, the coalition behind the effort already has begun examining the issues that impact school funding and formed a governing body chaired by Joan Benso, president and…
More…formally launch this fall, the coalition behind the effort already has begun examining the issues that impact school funding and formed a governing body chaired by Joan Benso, president and…
More…provides detailed instructions regarding what an IEP must contain and the procedures that must be followed when developing an IEP. 3 placement for Derrick. (Ex. P-3 at 6.) Special Education…
More…3 years old) experiencing homelessness. Many of these children suffer significant trauma and neglect – placing them at greater risk for developmental delays. According to the American Academy of Pediatrics,…
MoreUSA Today reporter Alia Wong analyzes two neighboring Pennsylvania school districts and finds that the schools are funded based on the community’s local wealth, leaving one community at a huge…
More…Youth, and the Public Interest Law Center filed an amicus brief today in support of the Tamaqua Education Association’s challenge to the Tamaqua Area School District’s new policy to arm…
More…members of the merits panel. Today, the Court has issued the opinion as a precedential per curiam opinion. See 3rd Cir. I.O.P. 12.1 (d). Case: 17-2886 Document: 003113139194 Page: 2…
MoreFebruary 5, 2019 Statement on Governor Wolf’s Budget Address Deborah Gordon Klehr, executive director of the Education Law Center, issued this statement following Governor Tom Wolf’s budget address today: “We…
MoreDecember 21, 2023 – A state administrative complaint filed today by the Education Law Center claims that school-age youths with disabilities at the Allegheny County Jail (ACJ) are not receiving…
More…the Education Law Center, released the following statement today in response to the Pennsylvania General Assembly’s proposed 2018‐19 state budget: The Pennsylvania General Assembly has sent Governor Tom Wolf a…
More…Today there are organized national and local efforts targeting Black, Brown and LGBTQ students, erasing those populations from the curriculum and programs. These efforts threaten to undermine public schools by…
More…25 for the culminating event of our yearlong celebration of the founding of Education Law Center in Pennsylvania 50 years ago in 1975. Become a Sponsor Today! For more information,…
More…District of Philadelphia, resulted in a consent decree requiring the district to improve its academic program: the district expanded English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) instruction; hired bilingual teachers,…
More…case. The Cordero ruling, he said, came as “a relief to parents – and for that matter districts – that had struggled to find options for kids with complex disabilities.”…
MoreJune 14, 2013 – Governor Corbett signed into law today historic legislation to fix Pennsylvania’s broken special education funding and accountability system. Act 3 establishes a legislative commission to develop…
More…Commission today in its final meeting formally adopted an important change in the School District’s student conduct and discipline policy, extending the existing ban on out-of-school suspensions of kindergartners to…
MoreFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 21, 2018 Contact: Paul Socolar, Education Law Center, 215-906-1250, [email protected] Jonathan McJunkin, Public Interest Law Center, 267-546-1305, [email protected] In victory for students, Court rules that Pa….
More…of the civil rights of all Americans through the work of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ). DOJ plays a critical role in enforcing laws, such as the Americans with…
MoreFebruary 15, 2018 To the members of the School Reform Commission, The Education Law Center is a nonprofit legal advocacy organization dedicated to ensuring that all Pennsylvania’s children have access…
More…our schools. WHO: Leading Philadelphia Attorneys WHAT: Take Action on School Funding WHERE: Outside City Hall, North Broad Street entrance WHEN: Thursday, April 24, 11:45 a.m. RSVP today! http://www.eventbrite.com/e/lawyers-day-of-action-for-education-tickets-8171817125 …
MoreFebruary 6, 2018 Statement on Governor Wolf’s Budget Address Deborah Gordon Klehr, executive director of the Education Law Center, issued this statement following Governor Tom Wolf’s budget address today: “We…
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