ELC Public Testimony PPS 02-20-2017
…environment, especially at critical developmental stages. It’s little surprise that we continue to struggle to close the racial achievement gap when we look at how frequently young students of color…
More…environment, especially at critical developmental stages. It’s little surprise that we continue to struggle to close the racial achievement gap when we look at how frequently young students of color…
More…and adults in residential care. ELC and Juvenile Law Center issued a joint statement supporting the governor’s action and highlighting the importance of reducing reliance on residential placements and providing a quality education…
More…among its 501 districts, including cases where similar neighboring districts received starkly differing amounts per student. Their efforts seemed to take on greater importance after the U.S. Department of Education…
More…Court, education activists said Tuesday afternoon. (See the ruling below.) “This is a question of paramount importance to all Pennsylvanians, and we always knew this would ultimately be decided by…
More…Township School District. The brief stressed the importance of maintaining critical due process protections in PA school discipline proceedings, especially for Black girls, students with disabilities, and LGBTQ students. This…
More…Education Committee at their June 9th hearing on truancy. She discussed how punitive responses to truancy can be ineffectual and counterproductive and the importance of school-level interventions to improve attendance….
MoreStudents, educators, advocates, and researchers testified to Pennsylvania House Education Committee Members on Aug. 22 about the importance of school libraries for student achievement. Members of the committee also heard…
More…the importance of strong student rights and giving teachers the supports they need to help keep students out of the pipeline. “This is really coming from the community as a…
More…the Commonwealth Court ruled that education funding was a legislative issue and not a legal matter. “This is a question of paramount importance to all Pennsylvanians, and we always knew…
More…the state Supreme Court. “This is a question of paramount importance to all Pennsylvanians, and we always knew this would ultimately be decided by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court,” Jennifer Clarke,…
More…to the state Supreme Court. “This is a question of paramount importance to all Pennsylvanians, and we always knew this would ultimately be decided by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court,” Public…
MoreELC Research and Policy Fellow Ian Gavigan’s testimony presented to Philadelphia City Council on the importance of predictable school funding to serve the most at-risk children in the Philadelphia School…
More…vision and guidance. We also recognize the importance of supportive, affirming families in this movement, like those represented in PFLAG Pittsburgh. Together, we will make clear that our public schools…
More…issues as stated “are of importance to the public interest and ‘capable of repetition yet evading review.’” William Penn Sch. Dist., 170 A.3d at 435 n. 34. 6 The Executive…
MoreThis 2010 ELC research brief provides a detailed examination of School-Wide Positive Behavior Support (PBS), a research-based, highly effective, approach to creating, teaching, and reinforcing students’ social, emotional, and academic…
More…a comprehensive, constitutionally compliant school funding plan to ensure, once and for all, that all children have access to the contemporary, effective system of public education that the constitution mandates,…
More…state’s school funding system into constitutional compliance, ensuring that all students have the opportunity to access a “comprehensive, effective, and contemporary public education” – the standard set by the court….
More…Administration’s subsequent announcement acknowledging the ongoing health pandemic and related need to ensure safe learning by issuing a universal statewide mask mandate for all Pennsylvania public schools, effective September 7….
More…to overlook the essential and cost-effective role that school nurses play in supporting learning — from ensuring consistent attendance to identifying medical needs to ensuring that children with disabilities receive…
More…districts. Schools without adequate resources fail to meet student needs because they cannot provide an effective teacher in every classroom, a well- rounded and challenging curriculum, up-to-date science labs and…
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