Amici Brief: PCCY et al

…MARTINEZ, parent of A.M., a minor; BARBARA NEMETH, parent of C.M., minor; TRACEY HUGHES, parent of P.M.H., a minor; PENNSYLVANIA ASSOCIATION OF RURAL AND SMALL SCHOOLS; and THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION…

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CRRT Paper on Civil Rights Rollbacks Final for Distribution 111518

2017), Accessed at https://www.cruz.senate.gov/files/documents/Bills/1852.pdf. https://www2.ed.gov/about/overview/budget/budget18/budget-factsheet.pdf http://www.edweek.org/ew/contributors/alyson.klein.html http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/campaign-k-12/2018/05/choice_trump_devos_impact_aid.html https://innovation.ed.gov/files/2017/12/CSP-DCL.pdf http://legislink.org/us/pl-115-97 https://www.cruz.senate.gov/files/documents/Bills/1852.pdf 17 On July 2, 2018, the Trump Administration rescinded seven guidance documents that the Departments of Education and Justice spent…

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ELC_EarlyLearning_Guide_2ndedition_2012

…unless making changes imposes an undue burden; these changes will sometimes include changes to the facilities. “Newly” constructed privately-run child care centers – those designed and constructed for first occupancy…

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2016-10-19-issa-third-circuit-brief-of-appellee

…public high school, similar to hundreds of public high schools around the country. JA 66 (Complaint); 116 (Answer). Buehrle is an “Alternative Education for Disruptive Youth” (AEDY) school where “disruptive…

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ELC_BudgetAnalysis_2013_fundingsupplements

Rural School District Supplement_x000D_(Sorted by adjusted average daily membership) Rural School District Supplemen To Qualify: A school district’s 2012-2013 aid ratio must be greater than (.6700) and less than (.7000),…

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

…at http://www.ldnews.com/ci_22036769/lebanon-school-district-loses-truancy-lawsuit http://jjlp.law.ucdavis.edu/archives/vol-10-no-1/Truancy.pdf http://www.schoolengagement.org/TruancypreventionRegistry/Admin/Resources/Resources/TheLegalandEconomicImplicationsofTruancyExecutiveSummary.pdf http://www.schoolengagement.org/TruancypreventionRegistry/Admin/Resources/Resources/TheLegalandEconomicImplicationsofTruancyExecutiveSummary.pdf http://readingeagle.com/news/article/woman-in-berks-county-prison-for-truancy-found-dead-in-her-cell#.VBcu8qPD-Uk http://readingeagle.com/news/article/woman-in-berks-county-prison-for-truancy-found-dead-in-her-cell#.VBcu8qPD-Uk http://www.ldnews.com/ci_22036769/lebanon-school-district-loses-truancy-lawsuit 7 There was no evidence that these policies actually reduced truancy. In addition, most magistrate judges tell me that they believe fines…

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WmPenn_v_PDE_Legis_ReplyBrief_PrelimObjections_3_3_15

…That The Commonwealth’s Current Education Standards Are Judicially Manageable. ………………………… 7 3. This Court May Not Overrule The Supreme Court’s Decision In Marrero. ……………………………………………………………………………….. 11 B. Petitioners’ Detailed Justiciability Analysis…

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Scarnati Brief

…1965, P.L. 1257, No. 511 …………………………………………………………………………………… 8 State Regulations and Rules of Court 22 Pa. Code § 4.20 ……………………………………………………………………………………….. 6 22 Pa. Code § 4.21 ……………………………………………………………………………………….. 6 Pennsylvania Rule of…

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Turzai Brief

…services; financial assistance, e.g., unemployment benefits and public assistance; and public infrastructure, such as road maintenance, availability of utilities and other matters. 22 Nonetheless, strict scrutiny is not applied in…

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ELC_AmicusCuriaeBrief_Palmer

…Pa. Dep’t Educ., 4-Year Cohort Graduation Rates, http://www.education.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/pennsylvania_depa rtment_of_education/7237/info/757639 (last visited Aug. 20, 2013) ………………26 Pa. Dep’t Educ., Basic Education Circular, Compulsory Attendance and Truancy Elimination Plan (2006) http://www.patruancytoolkit.info/providers/291/BEC- CompulsoryAttendance.pdf…

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WmPenn_v_PDE_AnswerExecutiveBranchPO

…PRELIMINARY OBJECTIONS TO THE PETITION FOR REVIEW Petitioners, through their counsel and pursuant to Rules 1516(b) and 1517 of the Pennsylvania Rules of Appellate Procedure and Rules 1028 and 1029…

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WmPenn_v_PDE_AnswerLegislativePO

…OBJECTIONS TO PETITION Petitioners, through their counsel and pursuant to Rules 1516(b) and 1517 of the Pennsylvania Rules of Appellate Procedure and Rules 1028 and 1029 of the Pennsylvania Rules…

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ELC_DOJ_AEDYComplaint_8_7_13

…of instruction provided to students placed into AEDY programs; however, it is clear that many programs provide fewer hours of instruction than traditional public schools (which is permissible under applicable…

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