ELC_CharterBillAnalysis_10_12_12
addresses existing challenges related to charter school financing, but both create an advisory funding commission or committee. The committee members will be appointed by the governor, the state Department of…
Moreaddresses existing challenges related to charter school financing, but both create an advisory funding commission or committee. The committee members will be appointed by the governor, the state Department of…
More…16 cyber-charter schools, which teach home-based students via the Web, would spend a lot less per student than bricks and mortar schools. Not so. Read the full story: http://www.newsworks.org/index.php/component/flexicontent/item/63557-temple-prof-pa-cyber-charters-turning-huge-profits-sending-tax-dollars-out-of-state?linktype=hp_impact …
More…‘adequacy.’” The Commonwealth Court heard arguments on this case on Wednesday, March 11th. You can find the full complaint here, and watch a short video on the lawsuit below. http://www.otlcampaign.org/blog/2015/03/18/pennsylvania-districts-file-suit-against-state…
More…students in this Complaint are represented by ELC attorneys Alex Dutton and Maura McInerney. For more information about the case, and to download a copy of the Complaint, visit http://bit.ly/2Bqi5OJ….
More…with disabilities, English language learners, LGBTQ students, and children experiencing homelessness. You can contact us by visiting www.elc-pa.org/contact or by calling 215-238-6970 (Philadelphia) or 412-258-2120 (Pittsburgh). REDUCING BARRIERS TO EDUCATION…
More…steadfast in our commitment to ensuring that all children in Pennsylvania have access to quality public education. We advocate on behalf of our most vulnerable students, including children living in…
More…budget package that makes needed investments in our children. “The compromise budget that legislative leaders and the Governor agreed to several weeks ago is not perfect – but it is…
More…our Commonwealth are waiting for real solutions and must no longer be held hostage by gridlock in Harrisburg.” # # # The Education Law Center – PA (“ELC”) is a…
More…favoritism have disproportionately impacted students in our poorest communities, even as those districts serve students who desperately need more resources. As a result, our state’s current funding system has become…
More18, 2015 Philadelphia—The Education Law Center of Pennsylvania commends the Basic Education Funding Commission for its hard work over the past year. We applaud its members for crossing party lines…
More…the Eastern District of New York. She was selected for and served on the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania’s Juvenile Court Procedural Rules Committee and currently serves on the Executive Committee…
More…includes advocating for access to school and needed services on behalf of children with disabilities, children in the foster care system, children experiencing homelessness, children of color, and English language…
More…Alternative Education for Disruptive Youth (AEDY) Programs. It also provides guidance on AEDY program requirements to ensure that students in these programs are provided appropriate academic and behavioral support services….
MoreIn this March 2010 report, ELC proposes legal and policy changes that will ensure that alternative programs are adequately supported and monitored; that their services are consistently comparable to those…
MorePDE must ensure that these schools are not being used as dumping grounds and that students who are appropriately placed in these schools are receiving the proper educational services to…
MorePittsburgh, Chester-Upland, York City, and Erie City — and on students receiving special education services. The data demonstrates that, while a number of individual charter schools equitably serve all students,…
More…2014. The new policy will go into effect when school resumes later in the month. The Law Center worked with parents, students, and community advocates to recommend the new policies…
More…costs, providing a significant savings to school districts throughout the state and ensuring that children with disabilities receive the services they need. Instead, the whims of political insiders thwarted that…
MoreThis class action lawsuit struck down a statute limiting access to educational services for children with disabilities abandoned by parents from another state.
MoreA class action lawsuit that struck down a state statute limiting access of children in foster care to public education services.
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