ELC_AltEdPA_FullReport_03_2010

…443, 518, 527, 736, 737, 738, 739, 740, 741, 753, 755, 771, 809, 810, 1112(a), 1303(a), 1317, 1317.1, 1317.2, 1327, 1332, 1361, 1366, 1501, 1513, 1517, 1518, 1546 and 1547…

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2019 J.L. amicus – residential placement based purely on truancy

…Education Students from Low-income Households, 44 FORDHAM URB. L.J. 793 (2017) ………………………………………….. 9 National Bullying Prevention Center, Bullying and Harassment of Students with Disabilities, https://www.pacer.org/bullying/resources/students-with- disabilities/ (last visited Mar. 7,…

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ELC-Testimony-For-Legislative-Hearing-on-Truancy-June-9-2015

…Foster Care and Education website at http://www.fostercareandeducation.org/NationalWork/NationalWorkGroup.aspx http://www.ocfcpacourts.us/about-ocfc/truancy http://www.ocfcpacourts.us/childrens-roundtable-initiative/state-roundtable-workgroups/educational-success-and-truancy-prevention http://www.ocfcpacourts.us/childrens-roundtable-initiative/state-roundtable-workgroups/educational-success-and-truancy-prevention http://www.ocfcpacourts.us/assets/files/page-331/file-600.pdf http://www.fostercareandeducation.org/ http://www.fostercareandeducation.org/NationalWork/NationalWorkGroup.aspx 3 Attendance Matters: The Impact of Truancy on Academic & Life Outcomes The importance of school attendance…

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3-15-18 House Education Committee Hearing on School Safety Testimony – ELC Final

…media, and increased efforts to limit inappropriate access to guns. Available at http://curry.virginia.edu/uploads/resourceLibrary/Updated_Lists_1-8-13- OFFICIAL_FOR_DISSEMINATION-Connecticut_School_Shooting_Position_Statement_12-19-2012- 2_pm_ET.pdf. mailto:[email protected] mailto:[email protected] http://www.schoolsecurity.org/trends/arming_teachers.html http://www.repgrove.com/Display/SiteFiles/103/OtherDocuments/SelectCommitteeSchoolSafetyFinalReport.pdf.pdf http://www.repgrove.com/Display/SiteFiles/103/OtherDocuments/SelectCommitteeSchoolSafetyFinalReport.pdf.pdf http://jsg.legis.state.pa.us/resources/documents/ftp/publications/2016-10-27%20Final%20REPORT%20for%20WEBSITE%20updated%2011.16.16%20%20WB.pdf http://jsg.legis.state.pa.us/resources/documents/ftp/publications/2016-10-27%20Final%20REPORT%20for%20WEBSITE%20updated%2011.16.16%20%20WB.pdf http://www.publicopiniononline.com/story/news/2016/09/12/teacher-resigns-after-child-finds-her-loaded-gun-school/90280916/ http://www.publicopiniononline.com/story/news/2016/09/12/teacher-resigns-after-child-finds-her-loaded-gun-school/90280916/ http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-teacher-shooting-utah-idUSKBN0H62HL20140911 http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/08/us/schools-seeking-to-arm-employees-hit-hurdle-on-insurance.html?pagewanted=all&_r=1& http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/08/us/schools-seeking-to-arm-employees-hit-hurdle-on-insurance.html?pagewanted=all&_r=1& http://curry.virginia.edu/uploads/resourceLibrary/Updated_Lists_1-8-13-OFFICIAL_FOR_DISSEMINATION-Connecticut_School_Shooting_Position_Statement_12-19-2012-2_pm_ET.pdf http://curry.virginia.edu/uploads/resourceLibrary/Updated_Lists_1-8-13-OFFICIAL_FOR_DISSEMINATION-Connecticut_School_Shooting_Position_Statement_12-19-2012-2_pm_ET.pdf http://curry.virginia.edu/uploads/resourceLibrary/Updated_Lists_1-8-13-OFFICIAL_FOR_DISSEMINATION-Connecticut_School_Shooting_Position_Statement_12-19-2012-2_pm_ET.pdf…

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ELC Impact of Lead on Learning Report February 2016Rev PDF

…Lead Surveillance, Annual Report 2014 available at http://www.health.pa.gov/My%20Health/Infant%20and%20Childrens%20Health/Lead%20Poisoning%20 Prevention%20and%20Control/Documents/2014%20Lead%20Surveillance%20Annual%20Report%20r2.p df 3 Pediatric Lead Exposure Flint Water Results, Mona Hanna-Attisha, available at http://www.scribd.com/doc/282806501/Pediatric-Lead-Exposure-Flint-Water-Results http://www.dsf.health.state.pa.us/health/lib/health/familyhealth/lead_elimination_plan_for_2010.pdf http://www.nchh.org/Portals/0/Contents/PA%20-%20Impact%20Stmt.pdf http://www.health.pa.gov/My%20Health/Infant%20and%20Childrens%20Health/Lead%20Poisoning%20Prevention%20and%20Control/Documents/2014%20Lead%20Surveillance%20Annual%20Report%20r2.pdf http://www.health.pa.gov/My%20Health/Infant%20and%20Childrens%20Health/Lead%20Poisoning%20Prevention%20and%20Control/Documents/2014%20Lead%20Surveillance%20Annual%20Report%20r2.pdf http://www.health.pa.gov/My%20Health/Infant%20and%20Childrens%20Health/Lead%20Poisoning%20Prevention%20and%20Control/Documents/2014%20Lead%20Surveillance%20Annual%20Report%20r2.pdf http://www.scribd.com/doc/282806501/Pediatric-Lead-Exposure-Flint-Water-Results 2 There…

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ELC_DOJ_AEDYComplaint_8_7_13

68.29% 69.49% 79.01% 75.70% Norristown Area SD 74 44.80% 80.34% 79.61% 79.73% 72.00% Penn Hills SD 85 59.30% 44.24% 88.89% 87.06% NA Phoenixville Area SD 42 9.00% 26.67% NA 40.48%…

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ELC_DOJ_AEDYComplaint_8_7_13

68.29% 69.49% 79.01% 75.70% Norristown Area SD 74 44.80% 80.34% 79.61% 79.73% 72.00% Penn Hills SD 85 59.30% 44.24% 88.89% 87.06% NA Phoenixville Area SD 42 9.00% 26.67% NA 40.48%…

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2018 01 18 ELC Open Letter to New SDP Board Nominating Panel

…Xuan Bui, Carol Quirk, Selene Almazan, Michele Valenti, http://www.mcie.org/usermedia/application/6/inclusion_works_final.pdf (collecting studies). https://www.philasd.org/performance/pssakeystone/ https://www.phillyeducationresearch.org/projects/educating-english-language-learners/ https://www.elc-pa.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/SRC-Testimony-ELL-Students-03-2017.pdf https://www.elc-pa.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/SRC-Testimony-ELL-Students-03-2017.pdf https://www.elc-pa.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/ELC-Testimony-Re-Meeting-the-Needs-of-Immigrant-Students-Jan24th.pdf https://www.elc-pa.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/ELC-Testimony-Re-Meeting-the-Needs-of-Immigrant-Students-Jan24th.pdf http://www.mcie.org/usermedia/application/6/inclusion_works_final.pdf 3 2. Provide a Safe and Affirming Environment for Every Student Every…

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Amici Brief: Consortium for Public Education

…7–8 (Jan. 2011), available at http://www.atlanticphilanthropies.org/sites/default/files/uploads/Zero%20Tolerance%20in%20P hiladelphia%20%282%29.pdf; Report, American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania, Beyond Zero Tolerance: Discipline and Policing in Pennsylvania Public Schools at 7–8 (Nov. 2013), available at…

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Safeguarding Educational Equity Report Data

…98.3% 77.6% 62.1% 93.1% 79.3% 44.8% 75.9% 55.2% 20.7% 93.1% 72.4% 87.9% 94.8% 40.7% 58.6% 58.6% 22.4% 62.1% 84.5% 70.7% 65.5% 81.0% 100.0% 87.9% No (Percentage) 5.2% 31.0% 15.5% 15.5%…

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ELC Analysis – Inequities in PA Charter Schools – Segregation by Disability

…http://www.pasa-net.org/Files/SurveysAndReports/2016/PASA-PASBOReportSpring2016.pdf http://escholarship.org/uc/item/4r07q8kg#page-1 http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/003172171409500507 http://www.nea.org/assets/docs/HE/EW-TruthInLabeling.pdf https://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2015/07/the-racial-imbalances-of-special-education/397775/ https://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2015/07/the-racial-imbalances-of-special-education/397775/ https://penndata.hbg.psu.edu/Portals/66/documents/PennDataBooks/Statistical_Summary_2014-2015.pdf https://penndata.hbg.psu.edu/Portals/66/documents/PennDataBooks/Statistical_Summary_2014-2015.pdf http://www.mcall.com/news/local/mc-charter-school-education-funding-20150823-story.html http://triblive.com/news/education/6196278-74/education-charter-special http://www.post-gazette.com/news/education/2012/05/27/Special-needs-education-is-battleground-for-charter-schools-other-districts-in-Pa/stories/201205270267 http://www.post-gazette.com/news/education/2012/05/27/Special-needs-education-is-battleground-for-charter-schools-other-districts-in-Pa/stories/201205270267 http://www.post-gazette.com/news/education/2012/05/27/Special-needs-education-is-battleground-for-charter-schools-other-districts-in-Pa/stories/201205270267 http://www.pilcop.org/how-the-charter-formula-games-special-education/ Inequities in Pennsylvania’s Charter Sector: Segregation by Disability | 2017 3 creates a perverse incentive for…

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ELC Testimony Before City Council Re Residential Placements May 17, 2018

…philadelphia-9-2017.pdf. See also Youth at Risk of Homelessness: Identifying Key Predictive Factors Among Youth Aging Out of Foster Care in Washington State available at https://www.dshs.wa.gov/sites/default/files/SESA/rda/documents/research-7-106.pdf http://policylab.chop.edu/sites/default/files/pdf/publications/PolicyLab_Report_Supporting_Students_Involved_with_Child_Welfare_June_2014.pdf http://policylab.chop.edu/sites/default/files/pdf/publications/PolicyLab_Report_Supporting_Students_Involved_with_Child_Welfare_June_2014.pdf http://fostercareandeducation.org/DesktopModules/Bring2mind/DMX/Download.aspx?portalid=0&EntryId=2100&Command=Core_Download http://fostercareandeducation.org/DesktopModules/Bring2mind/DMX/Download.aspx?portalid=0&EntryId=2100&Command=Core_Download http://www.southerneducation.org/getattachment/cf39e156-5992-4050-bd03-fb34cc5bf7e3/Just-Learning.aspx…

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Comments oF ELC-PA ESSA 01-21-2016

…http://ed.psu.edu/news/2015-jan-march-news/accountability-measure). 26 Many of these suggestions are consistent with recent guidance from the federal government regarding best practices in school climate and discipline. http://www.elc-pa.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/ELC_Testimony_Charters_LegislativeIntent_12_11_14.pdf http://www.saveourschoolsnj.org/save/corefiles/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/NJ-Charter-School-Report_10.29.2014.pdf http://www.saveourschoolsnj.org/save/corefiles/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/NJ-Charter-School-Report_10.29.2014.pdf http://www.newsworks.org/index.php/local/delaware/75875-aclu http://8rri53pm0cs22jk3vvqna1ub.wpengine.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/RFA_PACER_SPP_Brief_March_2015.pdf http://8rri53pm0cs22jk3vvqna1ub.wpengine.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/RFA_PACER_SPP_Brief_March_2015.pdf http://ed.psu.edu/news/2015-jan-march-news/accountability-measure…

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CostingOut_PASpecialEd_2_6_09

…Pennsylvania’s Costing‐out Study of 2007 ‐‐ http://www.pde.state.pa.us/stateboard_ed/cwp/view.asp?a=3&q=130714&stateboard_edNav= |10890|10910| Special Education Data for Pennsylvania ‐‐ http://penndata.hbg.psu.edu/ Student Assessment Results for Pennsylvania ‐‐ http://www.pde.state.pa.us/a_and_t/cwp/browse.asp?a=3&bc=0&c=27525&a_and_tNav=|633 |&a_and_tNav=| Adequate Yearly Progress Results for Pennsylvania ‐‐…

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wm-penn-mootness-brief-release

…visit https://www.pubintlaw.org/ or follow on Twitter @PubIntLawCtr. https://www.elc-pa.org/ https://www.elc-pa.org/ https://www.elc-pa.org/ https://www.elc-pa.org/ https://www.elc-pa.org/ https://www.elc-pa.org/ https://www.elc-pa.org/ https://www.elc-pa.org/ https://twitter.com/edlawcenterpa?lang=en https://twitter.com/edlawcenterpa?lang=en https://twitter.com/edlawcenterpa?lang=en https://twitter.com/edlawcenterpa?lang=en https://twitter.com/edlawcenterpa?lang=en https://www.pubintlaw.org/ https://www.pubintlaw.org/ https://www.pubintlaw.org/ https://www.pubintlaw.org/ https://twitter.com/pubintlawctr/ https://twitter.com/pubintlawctr/ https://twitter.com/pubintlawctr/ https://twitter.com/pubintlawctr/ https://twitter.com/pubintlawctr/ https://twitter.com/pubintlawctr/…

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elc-pas-comments-re-proposed-essa-regulations-impacting-at-risk-student

…At Risk, 4 (August 2011), http://www.neglected-delinquent.org/sites/default/files/docs/ELLFactSheet.pdf. 13 Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, Youth’s Characteristics and Backgrounds, Juvenile Justice Bulletin, 6 (December 2010), https://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/ojjdp/227730.pdf. http://helpinggangyouth.homestead.com/disability-best_corrections_survey.pdf http://www.neglected-delinquent.org/sites/default/files/docs/ELLFactSheet.pdf https://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/ojjdp/227730.pdf 12 culminates…

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WmPenn_v_PDE_AmicusCuriae_Consort_for_PubEd_2_17_15

…in consultation with the Education Law Center, Zero Tolerance in Philadelphia: Denying Educational Opportunities and Creating a Pathway to Prison at 7–8 (Jan. 2011), available at http://www.atlanticphilanthropies.org/sites/default/files/uploads/Zero%20Tolerance%20in%20P hiladelphia%20%282%29.pdf; Report, American…

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ELC Opposition to Policy 805 FINAL

…https://www.aclupa.org/files/5714/2436/0535/2-16-2015_FINAL_64204_ACLU_ONLINE.pdf https://www.aclupa.org/files/5714/2436/0535/2-16-2015_FINAL_64204_ACLU_ONLINE.pdf https://www.aclupa.org/files/5714/2436/0535/2-16-2015_FINAL_64204_ACLU_ONLINE.pdf https://www.glsen.org/sites/default/files/Pennsylvania%20State%20Snapshot%20-%202017%20NSCS_0.pdf https://www.glsen.org/sites/default/files/Pennsylvania%20State%20Snapshot%20-%202017%20NSCS_0.pdf https://gsanetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/LGBTQ_brief_FINAL.pdf https://gsanetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/LGBTQ_brief_FINAL.pdf https://gsanetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/LGBTQ_brief_FINAL.pdf https://gsanetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/LGBTQ_brief_FINAL.pdf students in a school.12 There is also a close correlation between the socioeconomic status/class of students and the use of metal…

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Glen Mills Complaint FINAL

…ignored the medical and 3 THE GLEN MILLS SCHOOLS, http://www.glenmillsschool.org/ (last visited Apr. 10, 2019). 4 educational needs of youth. Glen Mills leadership and staff took all measures to suppress…

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Glen Mills Complaint

…or School District and the Private Residential Rehabilitative Institution.” Id. 19 Available at https://www.education.pa.gov/Documents/Codes%20and%20Regulations/Basic%20Education% 20Circulars/Purdons%20Statutes/Private%20Residential%20Rehabilitative%20Institutions.pdf. Case 2:19-cv-01541-HB Document 1 Filed 04/11/19 Page 72 of 149 73 245. Pursuant to the…

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