Pennsylvania lawmakers is working to propose a fair-funding formula that would likely provide poorer school districts with a higher percentage of state aid and reduce funding to wealthier districts. http://www.philly.com/philly/news/20150422_Commonwealth_Court_dismisses_school-funding_lawsuit.html#oLJoAGAH8KUEuRi3.99…
MorePennsylvania, the School District of Lancaster, Panther Valley School District in Carbon County, Greater Johnstown School District, Shenandoah Valley School District in Schuylkill County and Wilkes-Barre Area School District. http://www.post-gazette.com/news/state/2015/04/21/Court-dismisses-lawsuit-claiming-Pa/stories/201504210172…
Moreteacher. Parent volunteer Aurelia Carter-Scott received a family support award. Nancy Hubley, manager director of the Western Pennsylvania office of the Education Law Center, received a community champion award. http://www.post-gazette.com/news/education/2015/03/25/Pittsburgh-schools-honor-those-who-help-students-with-disabilities/stories/201503250227…
Morehope the Commonwealth Court decides to hear the case. Otherwise, Pennsylvania’s public schools may soon become warehouses for our children. But, hey, at least the doors will be open. http://www.chestnuthilllocal.com/2015/03/25/education-is-more-than-keeping-the-doors-open/…
Morea reality, the state must adopt a school-funding formula that ensures that individual school districts receive the resources they need to properly educate our children. Read the full story: http://www.philly.com/philly/education/20131101_It_s_time_Pa__gave_schools_their_fair_share.html…
Morethe disparities in school discipline and decreasing the use of suspensions overall, neither of these worthy goals can be achieved. NANCY E. POTTER Staff Attorney Education Law Center Downtown http://www.post-gazette.com/opinion/letters/2015/03/04/We-must-address-disparities-in-school-discipline-and-decrease-suspensions/stories/201503040148…
Morewould have received $360 million more in state aid this year and would not be in a fiscal crisis now, an expert said Wednesday. Read the full story: http://www.philly.com/philly/education/20131010_At_symposium__a_call_for_more_state_education_funding.html …
MoreOthers are serious enough to refer to the legal system. But the Pittsburgh Public Schools’ Code of Student Conduct hardly seems to know the difference. Read the full story: http://www.post-gazette.com/editorials/2013/06/22/Class-project-The-city-schools-conduct-code-is-due-for-a-rewrite/stories/201306220114…
MoreJoin fellow Philadelphia lawyers to tell City Council that Philadelphia cannot function without good public schools, and high-quality public schools require adequate funding. Philadelphia’s schools can’t provide the basic programs…
Morestaying outside the district will be allowed to return to school pending a judge’s ruling on their lawsuit. According to the lawsuit filed by a nonprofit legal advocacy and educational…
Moreof advocating for increased court referrals, local judges should be pushing for smart school climate reforms that dismantle the school-to-prison pipeline while making schools safer. Read the complete letter: http://www.post-gazette.com/opinion/letters/2013/11/21/A-criminalized-school-climate-is-the-wrong-path/stories/201311210127…
More800 Children Starting Kindergarten Department of Education responds to complaint filed by the Education Law Center, orders School District of Philadelphia to take corrective action PHILADELPHIA, PA (October 20th, 2017)…
Morethese make-up services, contact your child’s school or ELC’s Helpline for more information. Notably, Pittsburgh Public Schools (PPS) is currently implementing “COVID Compensatory Services 2.0” to ensure that their students…
Morethat they underserve “vulnerable students.” http://thenotebook.org/december-2014/147977/state-needs-rational-fix-its-method-funding-charter-students-disabilities http://www.pccy.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/CharterRenewalDocsCombined1-2013.pdf http://www.newsworks.org/index.php/homepage-feature/item/80533-beyond-failing-schools-the-difficulty-of-fairly-comparing-public-schools-on-an-uneven-playing-field?linktype=hp_impact What do we know about “performance?” 57.7 63.8 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 Average School Performance Profile Average SPPs for…
More¡BIENVENIDO/A AL CENTRO DE DERECHOS EDUCATIVOS (Education Law Center)! Preguntas y Respuestas Frecuentes Sobre Nuestros Servicios ¿Qué es el Centro? El Centro de Derechos Educativos (“Education Law Center” o “ELC”…
Moreoverburdened and inadequately trained school personnel, including school Public Comments Education Law Center National Council on Disability May 5, 2015 4 psychologists, teachers and school resource officers. We also hear…
Moreto special education services; and to provide bilingual evaluations for all students who need them. Contact: Maura McInerney, Education Law Center, 215.346.6906; cell: 610.331.8125; [email protected] Sonja Kerr, Public Interest Law…
Moreindicated below, which service satisfies the requirements of Pa.R.A.P. 121: Service by PACFile eService as follows: Mary M. McKenzie Michael Churchill Daniel Urevick-Ackelsberg Darlene Jo Hemerka Public Interest Law Center…
More“Not only has Pennsylvania’s new school-funding formula failed to remedy disparities between wealthy and poor public school districts, the spending gap between such districts has grown, according to a filing…
Morecomes after a state Senate committee recently voted to advance the legislation, which supporters say will provide greater accountability and stronger standards for charter schools. Read the full story: https://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2013/11/04/pa-charter-reform-bill-advances-draws-criticism/…
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