…Protection Clause. 4 After hearing argument, this Court overruled, without prejudice, the preliminary objections regarding the nature of the constitutional rights at issue and the level of scrutiny to be…
More…Commission today in its final meeting formally adopted an important change in the School District’s student conduct and discipline policy, extending the existing ban on out-of-school suspensions of kindergartners to…
MoreFebruary 6, 2018 Statement on Governor Wolf’s Budget Address Deborah Gordon Klehr, executive director of the Education Law Center, issued this statement following Governor Tom Wolf’s budget address today: “We…
More…their history and experiences. Today, there are organized national and local efforts threatening to undermine public schools, dividing parents and communities. These groups are banning books, banning the teaching of…
More…said in a statement. “Given today’s economic and political environment, we decided to work together to get something positive done.” Hughes said the budget plan steered closer to the governor’s…
MoreAugust 7, 2013 – by Christina Samuels – The Pennsylvania-based Education Law Center filed a complaint with the U.S. Department of Justice today, saying that young people with disabilities and…
More…TODAY’S SPONSOR: A new funding formula, one that takes into account poverty levels, has been put in place. But because it applies only to new funding, its impact will be…
More…Today there are organized national and local efforts targeting Black, Brown and LGBTQ students, erasing those populations from the curriculum and programs. These efforts threaten to undermine public schools by…
MoreUSA Today reporter Alia Wong analyzes two neighboring Pennsylvania school districts and finds that the schools are funded based on the community’s local wealth, leaving one community at a huge…
More…members of the merits panel. Today, the Court has issued the opinion as a precedential per curiam opinion. See 3rd Cir. I.O.P. 12.1 (d). Case: 17-2886 Document: 003113139194 Page: 2…
More…Youth, and the Public Interest Law Center filed an amicus brief today in support of the Tamaqua Education Association’s challenge to the Tamaqua Area School District’s new policy to arm…
MoreJune 14, 2013 – Governor Corbett signed into law today historic legislation to fix Pennsylvania’s broken special education funding and accountability system. Act 3 establishes a legislative commission to develop…
More“A landmark case that could dramatically change the way Pennsylvania funds its public schools began in Commonwealth Court today, seven years after it was filed. The case centers on wide…
More…In March 2011, following their father family home, only for vacations. The 2 to keep the children in the same school district despite their living disruption in order to ensure…
More…everyone agrees: Republicans, Democrats and educators in rural, urban, suburban and charter schools. The system does not provide sufficient resources to educate every student to academic standards, nor does it…
MoreMay 2, 2017 – The Incline – by Sarah Anne Hughes A pencil is not a weapon inside a Pittsburgh public school. That’s the crux of an Allegheny County Court…
More…our schools. WHO: Leading Philadelphia Attorneys WHAT: Take Action on School Funding WHERE: Outside City Hall, North Broad Street entrance WHEN: Thursday, April 24, 11:45 a.m. RSVP today! http://www.eventbrite.com/e/lawyers-day-of-action-for-education-tickets-8171817125 …
More…of the civil rights of all Americans through the work of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ). DOJ plays a critical role in enforcing laws, such as the Americans with…
MoreOn Feb. 7, Commonwealth Court Judge Renée Cohn Jubelirer issued her ruling in the Pennsylvania school funding case. The Education Law Center-PA and the Public Interest Law Center, who represent petitioners in the…
MoreCourt is expected to issue a ruling in the coming months. Regardless of the decision, an appeal of the ruling to the state Supreme Court is likely. “We are asking…
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