In January 2023, a settlement fund was established for former Glen Mills Schools students. Those who are eligible may receive cash payments, compensatory education services, or a combination of these…
Moreof a system of public education in the Commonwealth. Received 12/10/2014 Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania 3. The amount of funding for education, how those funds are distributed, and all other…
MoreIn January 2023, a settlement fund was established for former Glen Mills Schools students. Those who are eligible may receive cash payments, compensatory education services, or a combination of these…
MoreAmendment rights of students and teachers. Read this example of an ELC letter opposing proposed policies to censor educators. See this 2023 federal civil rights complaint challenging discriminatory practices in Pennridge School…
More…can and must change. Read more about Supportive Spaces and our Black Girls Education Justice Initiative at https://www.elc-pa.org/supportivespaces/. A four-page companion guide with highlights of the report is also available….
Moresee www.fundourschoolspa.org . The communities are side by side. They have wildly different education outcomes – by design (10/7/2021, USA Today) Highly Watched Pennsylvania School Funding Case Heads to Trial,…
Morehttps://the-incline.ticketleap.com/whos-next-education/dates/Jul-26-2017_at_0530PM https://theincline.com/2017/07/12/whos-next-education-meet-18-young-educators-preparing-pittsburgh-for-the-future/ Please come join US for a Special CELEBRATION honoring: CHERYL KLEIMAN for The Incline’s “Who’s Next in Education” JULY 26, 2017 at 5:30 PM at Ascender Cost: $22.00…
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by adopting an irrational means of financing public education that drastically underfunds school districts across the Commonwealth and ignores the state’s own funding targets. According to the complaint, the Commonwealth…
More…Inquirer, The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, The Morning Call, The Patriot News, The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, The Philadelphia Public School Notebook, NBC10, WSEE, WESA, and numerous regional media outlets across the commonwealth. Notes:…
MoreJuly 19, 2016 – by Kara Newhouse – LancasterOnline.com Some of the neediest students are being turned away at the doors of Lancaster city schools, a group claims in their…
More…because of transportation problems are entitled to “compensatory education services” to make up for the times they were denied a “free and appropriate public education” as required by law. Last…
More…is free from discrimination. The Department of Education also released examples of best practices and policies, drawing upon the work that schools and partners across the country are already doing…
MoreAs Education Law Center marks our 50th anniversary, we are highlighting ELC milestones and successes over the decades. This year – 2025 – marks the 50th anniversary of the opening…
Moreback when, and now private attorneys are major partners in the delivery of legal aid to low-income clients,” Pap said. Combined with the supportive and collaborative public interest community, which…
More…teacher. Parent volunteer Aurelia Carter-Scott received a family support award. Nancy Hubley, manager director of the Western Pennsylvania office of the Education Law Center, received a community champion award. http://www.post-gazette.com/news/education/2015/03/25/Pittsburgh-schools-honor-those-who-help-students-with-disabilities/stories/201503250227…
Moreserve high numbers of needy children, including those who are poor or who are learning English as a second language. Advocates welcomed the commission’s unanimous recommendations as a first step…
More…School Partnership, a well-funded nonprofit, said the commission “came out with a comprehensive, well-reasoned, and balanced set of recommendations. . . . [The] commission has created the opportunity for a…
More…the district violated federal laws when it kicked the eighth- and 12th-grade students out of the district they had attended all of their lives. Read the full story: http://www.lehighvalleylive.com/easton/index.ssf/2013/12/lawsuit_easton_area_school_dis.html …
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…
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