This administrative complaint of 2013, resulted in state establishing proactive obligation of school districts to ensure appointment of “surrogate parents” for children with disabilities in foster care residential placements, adoption…
More…have worked to make their voices heard by the Tamaqua Area School District, but the School District has refused to listen to the data, evidence, and opinions presented by those…
More…school. A preliminary injunction was granted by the district court this August directing the School District of Lancaster to permit all named plaintiffs to attend the regular high school. That…
Moregap between the lowest-spending districts and the highest-spending districts, so that every child in public school has a fair and comparable opportunity to learn? Some districts still spend less than…
More2016. The District’s School Reform Commission in June 2018 formally changed the School District’s student conduct and discipline policy, extending the existing ban on out-of-school suspensions to cover grades 1…
MoreDuring the COVID-19 pandemic, many students across Pennsylvania were exposed to “virtual learning” or “virtual school programs” for the first time. These are programs operated by a school district or…
Morein every community has equal access to public education. School districts in Pennsylvania are already underfunded. SB 2 would take money from school districts where 90% of students attend, and…
Morewe know that school attendance is a critical issue facing young people and families across the Commonwealth, particularly in school districts facing reductions in resources used to support truancy prevention…
MoreWatch a short video about the case. • Read a column about the case by our executive director. • See an interactive map of Pennsylvania school districts and their school funding “adequacy gaps.” • Read,…
More…looking at Westinghouse, looking at Carrick, looking at [University Prep] in 10 years and saying they’re still no better off.” Chad Aldeman, an associate partner at the education consulting and…
MoreThe proposal from the bipartisan commission charged with developing a remedy for the state’s unconstitutional school funding system sets targets for adequate funding in every school district, based on student…
MoreThey write: “‘The governor recognizes that our public school children continue to suffer the painful consequences of underfunded schools every day. He understands that their need for justice is now,’…
More…poor school districts have argued that a zip code all-too-often determines the quality of a student’s education. Apparently the color of a student’s skin matters even more. New research has…
Moreschool-funding formulas, so as lawmakers in these states crafted new accountability provisions, districts and schools could count on the resources that would be available, year to year, to meet new…
More…enrollment, poverty levels, and other factors, this has created huge inequities — favoring districts that have lost enrollment but have had to endure requisite funding decreases. In addition to actually…
MoreAdam Borrelli, Board Treasurer (RSM US LLP) Geneva Campbell Brown (Cigna) Deb Carlos (Comcast) Rotonya Carr (University of Washington) Susan DeJarnatt (Temple University Beasley School of Law) Latasha Harling (Philadelphia…
MoreOct. 21, 2016 – Philadelphia Public School Notebook – by Maura McInerney In 1985, the Education Law Center (ELC) learned about a 16-year-old Cambodian refugee in the School District of…
MoreOctober 16, 2013 – by Kevin McCorry – The Philadelphia School District has at least 20,000 evaluated special-needs students. Each year, the district pays millions in legal fees and lawsuit…
Moredistricts. Listen to WHYY’s SCHOOLED podcasts about book bans and community advocacy in Central York and Central Bucks school districts. Read ELC’s October 2023 testimony in support of the freedom…
Morethe mediation, it is written down and signed by both the school and parent. If the school doesn’t follow through on its end of the agreement, additional action can be…
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