ELC_FactSheet_EducationforHomelessYouth_Jan2014
…or sleeping outdoors or in a public place; or living in a shelter. The law protects youth who have run away from home, been thrown out of their home, been…
More…or sleeping outdoors or in a public place; or living in a shelter. The law protects youth who have run away from home, been thrown out of their home, been…
More…and provides sufficient funds to ensure that all children have the opportunity to succeed — no matter where they live. We look forward to seeing the Commission’s proposal soon. CONTACT:…
More…“adopted an irrational school funding system that does not deliver the essential resources students need and discriminates against children based on where they live and the wealth of their communities.”…
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…
More…and students who live in the borough of Shenandoah have to be driven to school or walk, some over a mile. The small and economically struggling town about two hours…
MoreOn Feb. 7, 2023, Commonwealth Court Judge Renée Cohn Jubelirer issued a historic ruling in the Pennsylvania school funding case, declaring the PA school funding system unconstitutional. “All witnesses agree that every child…
MoreOn Feb. 7, Commonwealth Court Judge Renée Cohn Jubelirer issued her ruling in the Pennsylvania school funding case. The Education Law Center-PA and the Public Interest Law Center, who represent petitioners in the…
More…right to attend school where you live if certain conditions are met. Use this form to determine whether the child living with you is eligible to enroll in the school…
More…T.P. v. McKeesport Area School District, Case No. GD-10- 019236. Did you live at the Auberle Group Home at any time from October 14, 2008 to January 1, 2011? …
More…distressed schools. The ruling, which held that legislation giving the SRC authority under the Distress Law to suspend portions of the code violated the nondelegation rule of the state constitution,…
More…Pittsburgh, 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…19139 Head Start BETHUNE 3301 OLD YORK RD. 19140 Head Start BLAINE 3001 W. BERKS ST. 19121 Head Start BLANKENBURG 4600 W. GIRARD AVE. 19131 Head Start BREGY 1700 BIGLER…
More…for basic education and a $100 million increase in special education funding, to be distributed to districts through the existing funding formulas. Read our letter, press release, and news coverage….
More…he hopes the courts take up the case. “The system of funding for our public schools is broken,” he said. “We need to fix that as soon as possible.” http://www.post-gazette.com/news/education/2015/03/12/Commonwealth-Court-judges-weighing-Pennsylvania-s-districts-education-funding-clash/stories/201503120063…
More…teacher. Parent volunteer Aurelia Carter-Scott received a family support award. Nancy Hubley, manager director of the Western Pennsylvania office of the Education Law Center, received a community champion award. http://www.post-gazette.com/news/education/2015/03/25/Pittsburgh-schools-honor-those-who-help-students-with-disabilities/stories/201503250227…
More…a manner that perpetuates discrimination against transgender students. Read news coverage of the complaint and the district’s initial response citing their mission and equity statement. “Don’t Say Gay or…
More…below the average percentage of students with IEPs for all charter schools in Philadelphia. Read our news release here. Read the complaint here. Read media coverage here, here, and here….
More…color. Her testimony urged the General Assembly to increase funding for classroom instruction and target state increases to chronically underfunded communities. Read her testimony here and a news article here….
More…attention to ensuring that credits are awarded for coursework performed has serious educational and emotional consequences that put graduation and opportunity further out of reach. Read our news release and…
More…our joint news release: December 4, 2020 — Today, parents and a community organization in Chester Upland School District (CUSD) filed an emergency motion to suspend a process to outsource…
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