…thrive in school. Read this analysis urging school boards to comply with their clear legal obligations under federal and state law to reject policies that discriminate against transgender students and…
More…in the face of direct and controlling legal precedent. The U.S. Supreme Court and many federal courts, including in Pennsylvania, have recognized and affirmed that such discrimination is unlawful. Read…
More…learning opportunities; they directly undermine student self-esteem, further erase historically marginalized identities, and treat students of color and students who identify as LBGTQ+ as inferior and unwelcome. Read our statement…
More…incrementally over seven years. It is now up to the General Assembly and governor to adopt a budget and implementation plan. Read our joint statement with our co-counsel, the Public…
MoreRead here. Please note – this document is available in Spanish….
More…to satisfy the statewide graduation requirement. You can read what all of the pathways are to meet the new requirements here. Please note – this document is available in Spanish….
More…education and deprive them of the types of educational spaces they are entitled to under law and deserve. This can and must change. Read more about Supportive Spaces and our…
More…Philadelphia special education and English-learner students to get accepted to the city’s selective public high schools. Alyssa Biederman of the Philadelphia Public School Notebook explains the process. Read more here….
More…of special education. Over an eight-year period, districts contributed nearly $20 toward special education cost increases for every dollar of dedicated funding that came from the state. Read more here….
More…policy because it illegally discriminates against transgender students. We urge the board to instead undertake its duty to affirmatively protect the rights of LGBTQ students. Read the open letter here….
MoreIn a ruling March 8 by Commonwealth Court, a judge held that two Pennsylvania parents who were among those who filed the landmark lawsuit in 2014 challenging Pennsylvania’s school funding…
More…more state revenue for schools, resulting in better academic and life outcomes for children.” Read her full column from the public interest page of the Sept. 20, 2021, Legal Intelligencer….
More…in a September 17, 2021 order. Trial was previously scheduled to begin on October 12. Attorneys expect the trial in Harrisburg to run through December. A pretrial conference was scheduled…
More…A final pretrial conference was scheduled for Sept. 29. Read our press release about the trial and the judge’s order. To stay abreast of the case, go to the Fund…
More…provide up-to-date specifics to supplement the evidence and testimony gathered during earlier stages of the litigation. Read coverage of the lawsuit and the impending trial from the Times Leader here….
More…many school districts. Education Law Center executive director Deborah Gordon Klehr, like other advocates, sees the budget deal as a missed opportunity. Read coverage of the new budget and our…
More…learning environments during the pandemic while establishing appropriate exceptions for students and school staff with qualifying disabilities. Masks have proven to be highly effective at reducing the spread of COVID-19…
More…The focus is legislation introduced on April 14, 2020, by Rep. Mike Schlossberg (D-Allentown) to create a new funding stream targeted at the most underfunded districts. Read the press release….
More…law by Gov. Wolf, Act 13, instructs PDE to provide guidance to districts on what it means to ensure “continuity of education.” ELC’s letter asks PDE to encourage schools to…
More…learners and pregnant and parenting teens – will require “significant funding commitments from the Mayor and Council as well as policy and practice changes within the district.” Read our testimony….
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