Resolving Special Education Disagreements
You can access the full guide here. To learn more about requesting mediation to resolve special education disagreements and to access the necessary forms, click here. Please note – this…
MoreYou can access the full guide here. To learn more about requesting mediation to resolve special education disagreements and to access the necessary forms, click here. Please note – this…
Moreschool changes. Children lose four to six months of academic progress with each school change. Too often, credits earned at one school do not transfer or are not recognized towards…
MoreEducation Law Center executive director Deborah Gordon Klehr presented testimony on Pennsylvania school funding policy to the Pennsylvania House Democratic Policy Committee on September 1, 2021. Klehr’s testimony on behalf…
Moreincarceration. But Williams’ proposed “hammer” strategy of threatening criminal charges is simply the wrong approach. It ignores the considerable research and evidence that criminalizing truancy is ineffective and counterproductive. Truancy…
Morestate who lack basic educational supports and services – such as functioning school libraries, up-to-date textbooks and curriculum materials, reasonable class sizes, guidance counselors, school nurses, vocational ed and college…
Morethat requires school district to provide one-to-one support for children with mental health needs rather than simply referring them to MH system for services; resulted in PDE issuing statewide directive)….
Moreadvocacy organization dedicated to ensuring that all of Pennsylvania’s children have access to a quality public education. CONTACT: Brett Schaeffer Education Law Center Office: 215-238-6970 ext. 334 Mobile: 215-519-6522 [email protected]…
MoreFor more information, contact Paul Socolar, [email protected], 215-906-1250 Statement on School Safety Commission Recommendation to Rescind Federal Discipline Guidance December 18, 2018 – The widespread problem of racial discrimination in…
MoreNAACP, PairUP Society, and Bucks County Families File Federal Civil Rights Complaint Challenging Discriminatory School Policies November 15, 2023 – Several Bucks County families have joined with civil rights and…
Moreschool stability, access to needed services, and achieve academic success. Click here for the toolkit, here to view the webinar PowerPoint slides, and here to stream a recording of the…
Morecare placement (group home, foster home, kinship care, and congregate/residential placement) also called the “school of origin.” Every time a student in care changes placement an individualized Best Interest Determination…
MoreELC’s publications provide a general statement of the law. However, each situation is different. If questions remain about how the law applies to a particular situation, contact us for a…
MoreELC’s November 2012 testimony to the Pennsylvania Department of Education on eight cyber charter school applications. An excerpt: “The academic performance of the existing cyber charter schools raises serious questions…
Morecampaign. Members can also participate in quarterly PaSCC conference calls and in-person meetings to discuss particular issues. What is “School Climate?” School climate refers to the overall environment within a…
Moreclock, before an Oklahoma City school resource officer allegedly punched a 16-year-old in the face, Philadelphia Deputy Police Commissioner Kevin Bethel had had enough. As a Philly cop for 29…
Moreschool stability, access to needed services, and achieve academic success. Click here for the toolkit, here to view the webinar PowerPoint slides, and here to stream a recording of the…
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Moreit’s unconstitutional. Some of the state’s poorest school districts, including the City of Lancaster, filed the lawsuit back in November. They’re suing the Department of Education and former Governor Tom…
Morehighly charterized community examined below. 1 See, e.g., Bruce Baker, The Commonwealth Triple-Screw: Special Education Funding & Charter School Payments in Pennsylvania, School Finance 101 (June 5, 2012), http://schoolfinance101.wordpress.com/2012/06/05/the-commonwealth-triple-screw-special- education-funding-charter-school-payments-in-pennsylvania….
Morewas slashed. “Cuts at the state level just kill us,” said Jim Duffy, superintendent of the Fannett-Metal School District, a small system in south-central Pennsylvania. Read the full story: http://articles.philly.com/2013-10-01/news/42539843_1_districts-school-funding-chief-education-officer…
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