…was slashed. “Cuts at the state level just kill us,” said Jim Duffy, superintendent of the Fannett-Metal School District, a small system in south-central Pennsylvania. Read the full story: http://articles.philly.com/2013-10-01/news/42539843_1_districts-school-funding-chief-education-officer…
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,…
More…funding campaign (listed alphabetically) A+ Schools Action United AFL-CIO of PA Allies for Children American Federation of Teachers-PA (AFT-PA) Building One PA Congregations United for Neighborhood Action (CUNA) Cross-City Education…
MoreMay 23, 2014 – Philadelphia Daily News Editorial – The death of any child is a tragedy. The death of two children who fell ill while at school is unspeakable….
MoreBased on the Education Law Center’s legal complaintthe U.S. Department of Justice has opened an investigation into discriminatory placement of students in Pennsylvania’s Alternative Education for Disruptive Youth programs. The…
MoreMay 16, 2014 – by William Bender and Solomon Leach, Philadelphia Daily News – Fifth-graders have been sent to kindergarten. An eighth-grader was banished to first grade. Draconian “behavior contracts”…
More…behalf of African-American students and students with disabilities seeking an investigation into statewide practices that result in the disproportionate placement of these students in alternative programs for disruptive youth. For…
More…for Disruptive Youth programs. The complaint cites four years worth of data showing a disproportionately high number of students with disabilities and African American students are removed from traditional public…
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…
MoreMarch 9, 2014 – David Lapp, Special to the Sunday News – Significant problems exist with Pennsylvania’s current charter school policy, and we agree with state Sen. Lloyd Smucker that…
More…General Assembly. In November, six school districts, parents of schoolchildren, the Pennsylvania Association of Rural and Small Schools and the state conference of the NAACP filed a lawsuit asking the…
More…15 cyber charters already operating in the state, the Philadelphia-based nonprofit called for a one-year moratorium on new ones. Cyber charters enroll 35,000 students statewide. Read the full story: http://articles.philly.com/2013-11-23/news/44368264_1_regular-charter-schools-cyber-dorothy-june-brown…
More…so critical that the PHRA is available as a tool to root out discriminatory pervasive bullying.” Read the news release here and the brief here. …
MoreApril 25, 2017 – Public News Service PA – by Andrea Sears HARRISBURG, Pa. – Legislation to reform charter schools in Pennsylvania could come up for a vote any day…
More…Legislative respondents continue to oppose the case moving forward; Senator Scarnati filed a brief blaming poor school districts for their own underfunding. Read the joint news release by ELC and…
More…of Philadelphia (“District”) to promptly and appropriately address pervasive and severe bullying of students with disabilities as exemplified by the stories of multiple students. Read the news release here. …
More…released a statement on the Pa. Department of Education’s finding that the Philadelphia School District violated the rights of at least 800 incoming Kindergarten students. Read the news release here….
MoreBY KEVIN MCCORRY, April 9 2015 – by Kevin McCorry, WHYY/NewsWorks – File this story under “wonky but important.” In an era where standardized test scores often determine a school’s…
MoreCheck out this 7/9/17 national story from NBC News about charter schools. ELC’s Executive Director Deborah Gordon Klehr talks to reporter Craig Melvin about charter schools often failing to serve…
More…truancy issues, that may arise. You may also contact the Education Law Center directly by following instructions available here. You can learn more about ELC’s mission here. Parent Resources The…
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