ELC Files Amicus Brief in PA Superior Court Bullying Case
The Education Law Center (ELC) has filed an amicus brief in Nicole B. v. School District of Philadelphia, et al., a case involving a Philadelphia student who was relentlessly bullied…
MoreThe Education Law Center (ELC) has filed an amicus brief in Nicole B. v. School District of Philadelphia, et al., a case involving a Philadelphia student who was relentlessly bullied…
Moreadditional nurses resulted in a net loss of more than 100 school nurses in the 2011-2012 school year. This 2013 report examines the impact of those losses on student health,…
MoreDecember 11, 2015: Pennsylvania’s public school funding crisis cannot be resolved by legislating new costs that will eventually exceed new revenues. Unfortunately, the School Code bill recently passed by the…
More…successful in school and beyond. This Education Law Center report details the race and class inequities in Pennsylvania’s school funding system, building on ELC’s 2013 report “Funding, Formulas, and Fairness.”…
MoreMarch 9, 2014 – David Lapp, Special to the Sunday News – Significant problems exist with Pennsylvania’s current charter school policy, and we agree with state Sen. Lloyd Smucker that…
More…public school funding in Harrisburg. With bills moving through the Legislature to address basic education funding and school construction, minds are changing all the way up to the governor’s mansion….
MoreLapp’s Feb. 18, 2015 testimony to the School Reform Commission of Philadelphia examines the legal precedents for considering the fiscal stability of a school district when reviewing charter school applications….
MoreJuly 19, 2016 – by Colin Deppen – PennLive The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has filed suit against a Lancaster school district arguing that the district has denied refugee…
MoreApril 19, 2017 – Pittsburgh Post-Gazette – by Molly Born A proposal in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives to end out-of-school suspensions for most elementary students comes as Pittsburgh Public…
MoreJuly 6, 2017 — Philadelphia Public School Notebook — by Dale Mezzacappa and Avi Wolfman-Arent The School Reform Commission voted Thursday to establish a new in-house special education program for…
MoreThe Eastern Lancaster County (Elanco) School District in early 2019 took the positive step of permitting transgender students to use the facilities with which they identify. The Education Law Center…
MoreAct 26 is a Pennsylvania law that requires the expulsion for at least one year of any student who possesses a weapon on school property, at a school function, or…
MoreCommission We Need Supportive Spaces That Celebrate Us: Black Girls Speak Out About Public Schools Watch our recent trainings and presentations: Hot Topics for School Boards: Learn the Law &…
More12, 2021, in our historic lawsuit challenging Pennsylvania’s school funding system, William Penn School District et al. v. Pennsylvania Department of Education et al. The judge announced the new trial date…
MoreYour child’s right to school transportation depends on the local policies adopted by your school district, the distance from your residence to the school, and whether your child has disabilities…
Moredepression and anxiety as well as decreased participation and achievement in school. Students have the right to be free from sex- or gender-based discrimination, harassment, and violence at school. Learn…
Moreschool sports. We call for the school board and district to reject the proposed policy because it illegally discriminates against transgender students. We urge the board to instead undertake its…
MoreMay 8, 2017 – by the Pottstown Mercury Editorial Board This newspaper has long been at the forefront of the argument for fair schools funding in Pennsylvania, arguing that the…
MoreIn 2008, Good Schools Pennsylvania and the Education Law Center visited schools throughout the Commonwealth and invited students to share their hopes and goals, and comment on how adequately funded…
More…schools remain open during this impasse, but let’s be clear: Emergency funding is not sufficient and certainly not a long-term solution. All parties must immediately resume negotiations on a final…
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