…state NAACP, the Pennsylvania Association of Rural and Small Schools, and handful of families with children enrolled in public schools. If the lawsuit is successful, the result would likely be…
More…suburban, and rural districts are included in the long-anticipated suit, which names as respondents Gov. Corbett, acting Education Secretary Carolyn Dumaresq, and legislative leaders. The Philadelphia School District, a state-run…
More…enter what may be a lengthy entanglement, Roy said. Allentown School District Superintendent Russ Mayo could not be reached for comment. Read the full story on the Morning Call website…
Moreis this $5.5 billion distributed in basic education funding with no rhyme or reason?’ ” In 1991, the Pennsylvania Association of Rural and Small Schools, a coalition of rural and…
More…funding formula. This hearing was one of several that will be held on the topic statewide, the next will be Nov. 6 in Lancaster County. Read the story on WESA….
More…R-63rd Dist., who is also a member of the commission, announced she would vote against any formula that removes that provision on which the rural school districts she represents depend….
More…Louisiana, Massachusetts, and Tennessee. But comparisons to these other states require close scrutiny. First, there’s the issue of resources. While supporters of state takeover legislation have properly argued that money…
More…and children and families with limited English proficiency. Our comments also voice support for the proposed regulations’ efforts to reduce the use of suspensions and expulsions. Read ELC’s complete comments….
More…and vision across its programs, and released these two companion policies, effective Jul. 1, 2017. Please read OCDEL’s policy on “Reduction of Expulsion and Suspension in Early Childhood Programs” here,…
Moreeducation students back to district schools from charters — a move that could cut the district’s $7 million dollar deficit by almost a third. Read the full article at Newsworks….
More…100 students, most diagnosed with social-emotional disabilities and now placed in facilities run by Wordsworth. The new program will be run initially by the private education provider Catapult Learning before…
More…separate fair funding advocacy groups as they began applying Pennsylvania’s new “fair funding formula” to the finances of the state’s 500 school districts. Read the full article in the Mercury….
More…of girl he said was suspended in second and third grades for being habitually late. “We shouldn’t punish kids when adults fail.” Read the full article at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette….
More…weapons on school property to say specifically that school employees trained in the use of a firearms are permitted to be armed on campus. Read the full article at PennLive….
More…or walls. They barge in uninvited to disrupt classes. They tell adults who dare confront them to “get the [expletive] out of my face!” Those descriptions of life at Cheltenham…
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…
More…for Change, the ACLU of Pennsylvania, Councilwoman Helen Gym, and Parents United for Public Education, called on officials to act in a letter dated Monday. Read the full article at…
More…an in-depth assessment and monitoring of “on-grounds schools,” which are typically licensed as private academic schools and thus often escape any public scrutiny. Read the full article at the Notebook….
More…challenge. Supreme Court – Brief of Appellant e-filed Amici Brief: Law School Professors Amici Brief: PCCY et al Amici Brief: Consortium for Public Education Amici Brief: PFT, AFT Read more…
MoreMarch 10, 2017 – The Philadelphia Tribune – by Maya Earls A recent report by the Education Law Center found years of state underfunding has led to widespread inequalities in…
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