…other professionals whose mission is to ensure that Pennsylvania’s youngest children have access to high quality early intervention programs and services, including early childhood education. We have over 100 members…
More…demographic characteristics are used to exclude students from schools should include school promotional materials, in addition to decisions about individual students and their individual backgrounds. A school mission statement or…
MoreFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 2, 2018 Contact: Paul Socolar, Educa�on Law Center, 215-906-1250, [email protected] Barb Grimaldi, Public Interest Law Center, 267-546-1304, [email protected] Pennsylvania’s landmark school funding lawsuit heads back to…
MoreThe Education Law Center of Pennsylvania, Public Interest Law Center, and the law firm O’Melveny have joined together to file a lawsuit on behalf of school districts, parents, and two…
MoreStudents deserve affirming and safe school environments that celebrate them for who they are and provide robust opportunities to learn. Schools have a legal obligation to ensure that students are…
More…and ordered that the school district provide training to Derrick’s intervener (the person who attends school with Derrick and acts as his “eyes and ears” by providing communication and information…
Morewhich derives from the United States and Pennsylvania Constitutions; federal and state statutes, regulations, and case law; and policies of the Pennsylvania Department of Education, school districts, and individual schools….
More…to the fact that they don’t understand or speak English. The complaint alleges that the School District of Philadelphia refuses to sufficiently interpret or provide parents with translated documents in…
More…Township School District. The brief stressed the importance of maintaining critical due process protections in PA school discipline proceedings, especially for Black girls, students with disabilities, and LGBTQ students. This…
Moreschools.While Pennsylvania passed a statewide funding formula to more equitably distribute funds across school districts, the current budget will prevent schools from making important long-term investments to improve student performance…
MoreThe Education Law Center filed an August 21, 2013 Amicus Curiae in support of the School District of Philadelphia in its case to maintain legally negotiated and agreed-upon charter school…
Moreglaring example of explicit and illegal discrimination,” said Margie Wakelin, staff attorney at the Education Law Center. “Unfortunately, it is not an isolated case. Charter schools, just like district schools,…
More…on the state budget and the blocking of a private school voucher bill. Read our statement here. There is critical work to be done in the months ahead to “devise…
More…right to attend school where you live if certain conditions are met. Most schools have their own form to determine whether the child living with you is eligible to enroll…
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…
MoreThe Education Law Center-PA (ELC) has extensively updated our annual “Back-to-School Guide” with publications on multiple education topics to help families, students, and child-serving professionals. We do so at a…
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…
More…Schools Supportive Spaces One-Page Flyer Supportive Spaces Four-Page Companion Guide Advocating for Inclusive Schools and Honest Education Supporting & Affirming LGBTQ+ and Nonbinary Students Fighting Book Bans Fighting Curriculum Bans…
More…a reality, the state must adopt a school-funding formula that ensures that individual school districts receive the resources they need to properly educate our children. Read the full story: http://www.philly.com/philly/education/20131101_It_s_time_Pa__gave_schools_their_fair_share.html…
MoreThis case challenged exclusion of highly mobile students experiencing homelessness to enroll in school when it was difficult to establish a school of origin or where the family was living….
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