…the district provide equal opportunity for students with disabilities and English Learners to attend special admission high schools. ELC also called upon the Board to consider changes to the selective…
More1 Response to Request for Public Comments on Proposed Rule DHS Docket No. ICEB-2018-0002 Submitted By Education Law Center-PA November 6, 2018 Debbie Seguin, Assistant Director Office of Policy, U.S….
More…children of color, children in the foster care and juvenile justice systems, children with disabilities, English learners, LGBTQ students, and children experiencing homelessness. For more information, visit elc-pa.org or follow…
More…18 iii CONCLUSION ………………………………………………………………………………………….. 20 CERTIFICATE OF WORD COUNT ……………………………………………………………. 21 CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE …………………………………………………………….. 21 iv TABLE OF AUTHORITIES Page(s) CASES Albright v. Keystone Rural Health Ctr., 320 F….
MoreFebruary 27, 2019 Senator Patrick Browne Chair, Senate Appropriations Committee Senate Box 203016 Harrisburg, PA 17120-3016 Senator Vincent Hughes Minority Chair, Senate Appropriations Committee Senate Box 203007 Harrisburg, PA 17120-3007…
More…were most marginalized by lack of connectivity during COVID-19. We also urged the Commission to adapt connected devices to meet the unique needs of children with disabilities and English learners….
MoreFederal civil rights laws require schools to provide free language services for multilingual parents or caregivers whose first language is not English. This form and checklist includes questions the parent…
More…poor children, children of color, children with disabilities, English learners, children in foster homes and institutions, LGBTQ and gender-nonconforming students, and others. I’m having a problem with my child’s public…
More…Center attorney Michael Churchill said. “The school districts who have joined our lawsuit know this is true, and students in underfunded schools know this is true. The legislature has the…
MoreThis fact sheet describes the process for determining if your child, as an English learner (EL), is appropriately and legally placed in an Alternative Education for Disruptive Youth (AEDY) program…
More…systemic racism and discrimination. Some examples of the issues we address include: unfair residency rules that disproportionately harm children experiencing homelessness and those in foster care; refusals to support and…
More…are learning English, are experiencing homelessness or are navigating the foster care system, many children face unique challenges that must be addressed through specialized instruction, smaller class sizes and one-on-one…
More…quality public education for all children in Pennsylvania,” said ELC Board President Dr. Bruce Campbell, Jr. “I am looking forward to continuing to work with Deborah as we take ELC…
More…short term but will prevent schools from making important investments to improve student performance in the long term. It also locks in long-term structural inequities that will continue to leave…
More…assigned for factors such as whether a student is poor or comes from a non-English-speaking household. A municipality’s ability to support its schools and the amount of total local effort…
More…At the same time, this budget locks in long-term structural inequities that leave many of Pennsylvania’s schoolchildren behind. Even as we call on the Governor and the General Assembly to…
More…that it was within the District’s discretion to find that a pencil constituted a weapon under Act 26. The court unanimously ruled that for purposes of the Pennsylvania School Code,…
More…especially those struggling and disadvantaged districts, the General Assembly must work with the Governor to increase overall education funding.” The brief was filed as a response to the petitioners’ July…
More…1965, P.L. 1257, No. 511 …………………………………………………………………………………… 8 State Regulations and Rules of Court 22 Pa. Code § 4.20 ……………………………………………………………………………………….. 6 22 Pa. Code § 4.21 ……………………………………………………………………………………….. 6 Pennsylvania Rule of…
More…10:30. Seating in the courtroom is limited. Petitioners in the case, which include seven families, six school districts from rural, urban and suburban areas, and statewide organizations, filed the lawsuit…
More