…The already-approved policy, informed by parents, students, educators, and administrators, requires the use of non-exclusionary interventions for our youngest learners, while still giving educators the authority to respond to serious…
More…help prevent racial discrimination and disproportionality in special education. This important regulation was widely supported by students, parents, school administrators, and the civil rights community – including organizations like the…
More…Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court case filed by parents, school districts, and two statewide associations challenging Pennsylvania’s broken school funding system. In May, the Court directed the parties to address the issue…
More………………………………………………………………………………. 3, 6 William Penn Sch. Dist. v. Pa. Dep’t of Educ., 2018 Pa. Commw. Unpub. LEXIS 249 (May 7, 2018) ……………………………………… 4 Phila. Pub. Sch. Notebook v. Sch. Dist….
More…school funding system.” The lawsuit was filed in 2014 on behalf of parents, school districts, and statewide organizations in response to the failure of Pennsylvania’s legislature to adequately and equitably…
More…Petitioners include 65 footnotes that include citations, asides, and additional information. These footnotes are not part of the pleadings, as they are not consecutively numbered paragraphs. See Pa.R.C.P. 1022. Unless…
More…collaboration with our Philadelphia office, to provide high quality legal services on issues of public education to parents, students, and community advocates across Pennsylvania. Qualifications: The Program Administrative Coordinator must:…
More…later that month. “I think more districts are going to be looking at putting them in place because the requests are there,” Zundel said about transgender policies. Greensburg Salem Superintendent…
More…services. The Education Law Center appointed the other half of the working group and selected members to represent the voices of a variety of multi-‐cultural parents, students and community members…
More…book Listing on website 4 tickets to ELC event Education Sponsor – $1,000 Half page ad in ELC event program book Listing/link on website 8…
More…well-established research and best practices to promote regressive school policies. The Education Law Center works with students and parents to battle high rates of suspensions alongside leaders in civil rights,…
More…of six school districts that filed the suit against the governor, the secretary of education, legislative leaders and the State Board of Education last fall. Seven parents and two advocacy…
More…annual Champion Awards are made by the Pittsburgh Local Task Force, an organization of parents and educators advocating for all students with disabilities. The student award went to seventh-grader Lexie…
More…was brought by six school districts, seven parents, the Pennsylvania Association of Rural and Small Schools (PARSS) and the NAACP Pennsylvania State Conference last November. The lawsuit alleges that legislative…
More…legislative policy determination,” Judge Dan Pellegrini wrote for the court. But the plaintiffs — including several school districts and the parents of some Philadelphia school children — said the Pennsylvania…
More…The complaint was filed by six school districts, seven parents, the Pennsylvania Association of Rural and Small Schools and the NAACP Pennsylvania State Conference, who said they plan to appeal…
More…state Department of Education violated their constitutional obligation to provide all students with the opportunity to pass state-mandated academic standards. It was filed by six school districts, seven parents, the…
MoreMay 20, 2015 – Matt Miller, The Patriot News / PennLive – A coalition of parents, school districts and public interest groups filed an appeal Wednesday with Pennsylvania’s Supreme Court…
More…Inquirer, The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, The Morning Call, The Patriot News, The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, The Philadelphia Public School Notebook, NBC10, WSEE, WESA, and numerous regional media outlets across the commonwealth. Notes:…
More…by the Education Law Center and the Juvenile Law Center, teachers, parents, students, administrators, academics, lawyers, community organizers, and other stakeholders make up the PaSCC. You can join by clicking…
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