the court will “proceed to address Claimant’s equal protection claim under the rational basis test”); Williams v. State Civil Serv. Comm’n, 300 A.2d 799, 802 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 1973) (because…

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2012), http://thenotebook.org/blog/125389/two-charters-confusion-lingers-over- cheating-investigations ……………………………………………………………………………..35 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 …..21 Center for Research…

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a delinquency placement, the school district cannot automatically place a child in an AEDY program merely because the child had been adjudicated delinquent. Each specific case must be examined on…

(a)(1)(B); 42 U.S.C. § 675(1)(G)(ii). http://www.education.pa.gov/Documents/K-12/Homeless%20Education/ECYEH%20State%20Plan%202013%20FINAL.pdf http://www.education.pa.gov/Documents/K-12/Homeless%20Education/ECYEH%20State%20Plan%202013%20FINAL.pdf http://www.education.pa.gov/Documents/Codes%20and%20Regulations/Basic%20Education%20Circulars/US%20Code/Education%20for%20Homeless%20Youth.pdf http://www.education.pa.gov/Documents/Codes%20and%20Regulations/Basic%20Education%20Circulars/US%20Code/Education%20for%20Homeless%20Youth.pdf http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/cb/cwmonitoring/index.htm#cfsr 7 enrolled at the time of placement.”21 If a child changes schools, the Act expressly requires child welfare agencies to…

base cost did not include food service costs, transportation costs, costs associated with community services, adult education, capital costs such as school building construction, or debt service costs.) 2. Cost…

OUTCOMES FOR YOUTH PLACED IN CONGREGATE CARE SETTINGS? 2 (2018), https://caseyfamilypro-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/media/SF_CC- Outcomes-Resource.pdf …………………………………………………………………….. 23, 25 Children’s Defense Fund, Family First Prevention Services Act, Historic New Reforms for Child Welfare, https://www.childrensdefense.org/policy/policy-priorities/child-…

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to bullying can also be found here: http://webgui.phila.k12.pa.us/offices/a/attendance–truancy/bullying-prevention/bullying- prevention-policy-and-procedures. https://1.next.westlaw.com/Link/Document/FullText?findType=Y&serNum=2012490826&pubNum=506&originatingDoc=I03a7e612f03a11e1b11ea85d0b248d27&refType=RP&fi=co_pp_sp_506_350&originationContext=document&transitionType=DocumentItem&contextData=(sc.History*oc.Search)#co_pp_sp_506_350 https://1.next.westlaw.com/Link/Document/FullText?findType=Y&serNum=2012490826&pubNum=506&originatingDoc=I03a7e612f03a11e1b11ea85d0b248d27&refType=RP&fi=co_pp_sp_506_350&originationContext=document&transitionType=DocumentItem&contextData=(sc.History*oc.Search)#co_pp_sp_506_350 https://1.next.westlaw.com/Link/Document/FullText?findType=Y&serNum=1995207171&pubNum=506&originatingDoc=I03a7e612f03a11e1b11ea85d0b248d27&refType=RP&fi=co_pp_sp_506_492&originationContext=document&transitionType=DocumentItem&contextData=(sc.History*oc.Search)#co_pp_sp_506_492 http://webgui.phila.k12.pa.us/offices/a/attendance–truancy/bullying-prevention/bullying-prevention-policy-and-procedures http://webgui.phila.k12.pa.us/offices/a/attendance–truancy/bullying-prevention/bullying-prevention-policy-and-procedures 28 to adhere to the District’s own anti-bullying Procedures only made matters worse—by subjecting STUDENT to…

electives, such that students—including children of the Individual Petitioners—are not receiving a well-rounded education, which will prepare them for civic, economic, and social success in accordance with state regulations and…

(Jun. 7, 2013), http://lancasteronline.com/news/three-of- four-school-districts-in-state-say-they-ll/article_40eefe64-6e59-5747-8423-32cec6424197.html. School districts across the state have had to eliminate and/or reduce academic programs, furlough teachers, lay off other staff and increase class size. 7 School…

https://www2.ed.gov/policy/gen/guid/correctional-education/cr-letter.pdf. 4 The Council of State Governments Justice Center, Locked Out: Improving Educational and Vocational Outcomes for Incarcerated Youth, 4 (2015), https://csgjusticecenter.org/wp- content/uploads/2015/11/LOCKED_OUT_Improving_Educational_and_Vocational_Outcomes_for_Incarcerated_Y outh.pdf. 5 Id. at 7-8. https://www2.ed.gov/policy/gen/guid/correctional-education/cr-letter.pdf https://csgjusticecenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/LOCKED_OUT_Improving_Educational_and_Vocational_Outcomes_for_Incarcerated_Youth.pdf…