budget release

February 6, 2018 Statement on Governor Wolf’s Budget Address Deborah Gordon Klehr, executive director of the Education Law Center, issued this statement following Governor Tom Wolf’s budget address today: “We…

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ELC Charter Letter Feb 2018

February 15, 2018 To the members of the School Reform Commission, The Education Law Center is a nonprofit legal advocacy organization dedicated to ensuring that all Pennsylvania’s children have access…

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Educational Decision Maker (EDM)Toolkit

…intended to help Pennsylvania CASA programs train new EDM volunteers and to provide an ongoing resource for EDMs as questions and challenges arise in their work. The Toolkit provides checklists,…

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Suspension policy press release 6-21-18

…through school despite the fact that Black and Latino students are no more likely to violate school rules than their White peers. “Out-of-school suspensions are developmentally inappropriate for our youngest…

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SRC Testimony ELL Students 03-2017

…the English skills that are most pivotal for their later success in life. We need more thoughtfully implemented newcomer programs to meet the needs of newly arriving immigrant students. These…

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support-for-special-education-funding-12-2016

…you to propose $100 million in special education funding to be distributed through the special education formula in your budget proposal for FY 17-18. Pennsylvania school districts desperately need new

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WmPenn_v_PDE_Legis_ReplyBrief_PrelimObjections_3_3_15

…That The Commonwealth’s Current Education Standards Are Judicially Manageable. ………………………… 7 3. This Court May Not Overrule The Supreme Court’s Decision In Marrero. ……………………………………………………………………………….. 11 B. Petitioners’ Detailed Justiciability Analysis…

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