Mother in dispute with district over emails

May 15, 2016 – The Citizens’ Voice – by Michael P. Buffer A Wyoming Area School District teacher compared making accommodations for a special-needs student to appeasing Adolf Hitler and…

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phlprek-prequalified-sites

…Phila. 19144 (215) 844-7758 Johnson Childcare Center Preschool 1935 Medary Ave, Phila. 19141 (215) 927-6677 Jubilee School 4211 Chester Ave, Phila. 19104 (215) 387-7592 Kinder Academy – Oxford 900 E…

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Franklin Towne Charter High School

Charter schools are public schools and cannot discriminate against students. Charter schools must comply with the same enrollment requirements applicable to district schools. This demand letter, provided to Franklin Towne…

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March 7 2018 – press release

a motion to dismiss asserted by the legislature so that the case can proceed directly and promptly to trial. The argument in William Penn School District et al. v. PA…

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2024 Back-to-School Guide

The 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…

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Stopping the School-to-Prison Pipeline

Zero-tolerance policies, aggressive policing in schools, and other extreme school discipline practices lead to high rates of suspensions, expulsions, and arrests of students. As a result, large numbers of youth…

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The Right to be Free from Racism at School

Students 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…

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Fighting for Fair School Funding

schools. Our legal challenge has resulted in a 2023 court ruling declaring that Pennsylvania’s school funding system is unconstitutional; students in low-wealth school districts are being denied their right to…

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ELC Fairness in School Discipline Guide

which 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….

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Letter: It’s time Pa. gave schools their fair share

…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…

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