wmpenn_v_pde_brief_execbranch_respondents_po_1_16_15
…are not within the rule of immunity”; but [s]uits which seek to compel affirmative action on the part of state officials … are within the rule.” Fawber v. Cohen, 532…
More…are not within the rule of immunity”; but [s]uits which seek to compel affirmative action on the part of state officials … are within the rule.” Fawber v. Cohen, 532…
More…highly charterized community examined below. 1 See, e.g., Bruce Baker, The Commonwealth Triple-Screw: Special Education Funding & Charter School Payments in Pennsylvania, School Finance 101 (June 5, 2012), http://schoolfinance101.wordpress.com/2012/06/05/the-commonwealth-triple-screw-special- education-funding-charter-school-payments-in-pennsylvania….
More…impact on learning and instruction? As a result of surveys, in-depth interviews and research reviews, we have concluded that the shortage is having a more significant, widespread, and potentially long-term…
More…2012, upon consideration of the Joint Motion for Preliminary Approval of Proposed Class Action Settlement Action and for the reasons stated on the record this day during the Fair Hearing…
More…of review used when “considering a motion to dismiss under Rule 12(b)(6), i.e., construing the alleged facts in favor of the nonmoving party.” Aichele, 757 F.3d at 358. To survive…
More…paschoollibraryproject.org October 2012 1 Creating 21st-Century Learners: A Report on Pennsylvania’s Public School Libraries October 2012 Acknowledgment The project partners—The Pennsylvania School Librarians Association represented by Debra Kachel; Health Sciences…
MoreIn June 2012, after granting expedited review and oral argument en banc, the Commonwealth Court dismissed as moot ELC’s Emergency Petition for Mandamus filed on behalf of families facing potential…
More…372 S.W.3d 43 (Mo. Ct. App. 2012) …………………………………………. 21, 25, 26 Donovan v. Poway Unified Sch. Dist., 84 Cal. Rptr. 3d 285 (Cal. Ct. App. 2008) …………………………………………….. 23 Dorsey v….
MoreELC’s November 2012 testimony to the Pennsylvania Department of Education on eight cyber charter school applications. An excerpt: “The academic performance of the existing cyber charter schools raises serious questions…
MoreThis case, filed in February 2011, involves an issue of first impression in the Third Circuit Court of Appeals regarding the meaning of the IDEA’s requirement that the special education…
MoreOn August 23, 2012, the Court granted final approval of a Class Action Settlement Agreement providing comprehensive relief to over 300 former residents of a group home who were educated…
More…Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act (“Section 504”), schools reflexively refer students and their families to Truancy Court—resulting in additional lost instruction time. Not only is the referral to Truancy…
More…headed down the wrong path. (The following analysis highlights proposed changes to the law. These changes were not adopted in 2012 or 2013, but many of them are contained in…
More…parent or student must exhaust the IDEA’s administrative procedures before brining an ADA civil action. 20 U.S.C. § 1415(l) provides: Rule of Construction Nothing in this chapter shall be construed…
More…Committee for School Safety keenly observed that “the issue of school safety necessarily encompasses a broad spectrum of issues.” It extends beyond “the physical security of school buildings, emergency planning,…
More…through February 2015, the Student received 3.5 to 4.5 hours of homebound instruction per week. S-56. 59. In February of 2015, the Student returned to LA with bus transportation and…
More…15. 17 II. PETITIONERS’ CLAIMS ARE NOT SUBJECT TO STRICT SCRUTINY. Petitioners argue that the Commonwealth’s education funding scheme is unconstitutional under any level of scrutiny, but that it should…
MoreStudents, educators, advocates, and researchers testified to Pennsylvania House Education Committee Members on Aug. 22 about the importance of school libraries for student achievement. Members of the committee…
MoreCourt ordered school district to enroll youth returning from juvenile justice placement and living with grandparents in school and prohibited district from placing student in any alternative or…
MoreHeld that charter school abused its discretion by permanently expelling a 2nd grader for truancy.
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