assess a child in all areas of suspected disability and will be conducted by an appropriately credentialed certified school psychologist who does not work for the school. Sometimes, schools have…
MoreApril 5, 2017 – The Philadelphia Tribune – by Stacy M. Brown HARRISBURG — Year after year, African-American students and other minorities have faced much harsher discipline in public schools…
More…SEEDS to kindergarten or first grade in the School District of Philadelphia. To date, the complaint has resulted in compensatory education services for 170 children, a number that is to…
More…many school districts. Education Law Center executive director Deborah Gordon Klehr, like other advocates, sees the budget deal as a missed opportunity. Read coverage of the new budget and our…
Moreto the School District of Philadelphia schools. “In general, we found that brick and mortar charter schools in Philadelphia are underserving students with severe disabilities, English language learners, and students…
More…Law Center-PA (“ELC”) regarding the School District of Philadelphia’s treatment of children with disabilities who have been bullied and harassed. ELC’s Complaint, filed July 27, 2017, alleged a systemic failure…
More1 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 20, 2017 CONTACT: Sean McGrath, Education Law Center, 215.383.0510, [email protected] Pennsylvania Department of Education Finds School District of Philadelphia Violated the Rights of At Least…
MoreThe Education Law Center has successfully filed a complaint against the School District of Philadelphia on behalf of hundreds of students with disabilities who were not provided with needed services…
Moresends a message to districts across the commonwealth: “The era of school districts’ unbridled discretion to use the weapons possession statute to discipline students for behaviors in schools is over,”…
MoreAccording to the research findings, students who have access to a quality school library program have an academic advantage over students who did not have such access. This 2012 report,…
MoreCourt ordered school district to enroll youth returning from juvenile justice placement and living with grandparents in school and prohibited district from placing student in any alternative or non-standard setting…
MoreHeld that school board improperly commingled prosecutorial and adjudicatory functions when superintendent, who had testified against student at expulsion hearing and then was present at school board’s deliberations on the…
MoreThis complaint resulted in corrective action report requiring school district to provide a full day of instruction and an educational program that is “equally effective” as that afforded to non-disabled…
More…created by the 2011 reductions in public school funding, which crippled our schools and exacerbated funding disparities across school districts. “First restore the cuts, then apply the funding formula as…
More…to the city’s schools, according to district spokesman Fernando Gallard. Although the GOP budget would have given the schools half a loaf, it still would have been enough to cover…
Morein schools. The resource gap grows to $2,200 when adjusting to account for an estimated 40 percent higher cost to educate high-poverty students, the report notes. “We know that money…
More…provide sufficient funds to ensure that children with disabilities receive the high quality inclusive education they need and to which they are legally entitled. In addition, the letter also outlines…
More…David Lapp’s May 13, 2015 letter to the Senate Education Committee considers the benefits and drawbacks of legislation that would create a new state-operated, statewide “Achievement School District” in Pennsylvania….
MoreHeld that school board exceeded its authority by adopting “zero tolerance” policy for weapons.
MoreThe Education Law Center of Pennsylvania and the Public Interest Law Center of Philadelphia filed suit in Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court on November 10, 2014 on behalf of six school districts,…
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