In March 2023, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that parents are not required to exhaust administrative procedures under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) before seeking relief in the…
More…on a school board’s ability to ban books. There are also actions that students, parents, and community members can take to fight back against these harmful policies. Learn more about…
More…remedies. Education Law Center, Juvenile Law Center, and Dechert LLP filed the proposed class action lawsuit in April 2019 on behalf of former students and their parents. The complaint was filed in…
More…remedies. Education Law Center, Juvenile Law Center, and Dechert LLP filed the proposed class action lawsuit in April 2019 on behalf of former students and their parents. The complaint was filed in…
More…filed on behalf of six school districts, two statewide associations, and several parents – finally went to trial in November 2021 at the Pennsylvania Judicial Center in Harrisburg with Commonwealth Court…
More…a joint website developed by the Education Law Center and Public Interest Law Center. The case, initially filed in 2014 on behalf of parents, school districts, and statewide organizations in…
More…attended by over 100 people. Highlighting statements from parents and superintendents across the state, she spoke to the devastating impact of state underinvestment in education, particularly on poor communities of…
More…been working to create community- based educational initiatives to expand learning opportunities . Across the state, many students, parents, educators, advocates, and community members are now focusing on making schools…
More…school safety. Attorneys from Education Law Center-PA and the Public Interest Law Center, representing school districts, parents, and organizations in a case challenging Pennsylvania’s system for funding public schools, released…
MoreIn 2014, a group of school districts, parents, and advocates embarked on a legal journey that could upend the way Pennsylvania funds its schools. Those petitioners head to court in…
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…
MoreFederal civil rights laws require schools to provide free language services for multilingual parents or caregivers whose first language is not English. This form and checklist includes questions the parent…
More…Citizenship Coalition (PICC) to collect anonymous and confidential responses from immigrant and refugee students in grades 4-12 and parents with children in grades K-12 to better understand their educational experiences…
More…funding system. (Here is a short summary.) Seven years later, that case – filed on behalf of six school districts, two statewide associations, and several parents – is headed to…
More…CeaseFirePA and the Education Law Center were very disappointed that Governor Wolf today signed Senate Bill 621 into law. We stand with thousands of Pennsylvania parents, students and teachers who…
MoreFor a meeting of the Student Achievement and Support Committee of the Philadelphia school board, ELC provided an overview of the rights of English learners and limited-English-proficient parents, followed by…
More…Department of Human Services’ Oversight and Defunding Glen Mills Dear Senators Browne and Hughes and Representatives Saylor, Bradford, Boback and Petrarca: On behalf of the parents, students, and community members…
More…urges you to be a collaborative partner again tonight – and listen to the parents and students who are unequivocally saying NO to guns in schools. We join their call…
MoreELC regularly provides parents, policymakers, school officials, media members, and others reliable, understandable analysis and research on education laws and policies in Pennsylvania.
More…of public education. The Education Law Center-PA, the Public Interest Law Center of Philadelphia, and O’Melveny & Myers LLP are the law firms representing school districts, parents, and organizations as…
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