ELC Report on School Nurse Shortage in Philadelphia
Faced with a budget shortfall of more than $700 million, the School District of Philadelphia laid off 47 nurses effective December 31, 2011. Subsequent layoffs and the retirement of 25…
MoreFaced with a budget shortfall of more than $700 million, the School District of Philadelphia laid off 47 nurses effective December 31, 2011. Subsequent layoffs and the retirement of 25…
More…Children and the Law and the Juvenile Law Center. The Center will continue to work with federal and state officials on effective implementation of the new law in light of…
MoreThis complaint resulted in corrective action report requiring school district to provide a full day of instruction and an educational program that is “equally effective” as that afforded to non-disabled…
More…philanthropy and law enforcement. ELC fights for fair, appropriate and effective school discipline to make certain that our students and communities get the most out of our investment in education…
More…structural deficit. Additional language applicable to every school district in the state would weaken local districts’ ability to provide effective oversight of charter school operators to ensure that charter expansion…
More…Law Center, said the decision will substantially harm the district’s long-term financial outlook. “We do not currently have a funding system that can sustain our public schools,” Klehr said. “We…
More…districts to raise funds at the local level. While this formula is a major step forward for equitable public education funding, it will only be effective if the General Assembly…
More…enrollment, poverty levels, and other factors, this has created huge inequities — favoring districts that have lost enrollment but have had to endure requisite funding decreases. In addition to actually…
More…have implemented ESA voucher programs. ESA vouchers will harm educational services provided to children with disabilities. Like previous voucher proposals, legislation to implement ESA vouchers lack adequate protections for students…
More…the right of local communities to utilize local tax revenue to expand educational programs subsidized by the state. Id. at 367 (citation omitted). The Court thus could not conclude that…
More…intended to help Pennsylvania CASA programs train new EDM volunteers and to provide an ongoing resource for EDMs as questions and challenges arise in their work. The Toolkit provides checklists,…
More…fact that 75 percent of school districts have been forced to cut academic programs, and 70 percent of districts have increased class sizes. Reversing those cuts and setting schools and…
More…programs designed to help entire families from this vulnerable population. So when the School District of Lancaster was sued one year ago, officials argued that they — not the courts…
More…by a grant from the Pennsylvania Developmental Disabilities Council. This guide is designed to be a quick and easy resource to inclusive early childhood learning programs in Pennsylvania for parents…
More…make our programs better and better. … We want to grow. We can’t do that if we’re constantly in a court battle.” A class-action lawsuit brought forth last July by…
More…such as functioning school libraries, up-to-date textbooks, reasonable class sizes, guidance counselors, regular access to school nurses, vocational education and college prep classes, and academic tutoring programs, among others. Students…
MoreThis OCR complaint enforced the rights of English language learners to access the full range of public education programs and services and supports, including special education and appropriate school discipline…
More…filed a complaint last year with the U.S. Department of Education seeking an investigation into alleged discriminatory placement of students statewide in alternative education for disruptive youth programs. Read more….
MoreThis case established, under IDEA, right of children with disabilities to access to vocational-technical programs.
MoreJoin fellow Philadelphia lawyers to tell City Council that Philadelphia cannot function without good public schools, and high-quality public schools require adequate funding. Philadelphia’s schools can’t provide the basic programs…
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