…school funding system, building on ELC’s 2013 report “Funding, Formulas, and Fairness.” Download the full report, “Money Matters in Education Justice.” Download the Executive Summary. Read our press release. …
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….
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…
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…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….
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…
Moregrew a groundswell to radically change the way the state dealt with truancy. The law’s harsh penalties, critics said, created a kind of debtors’ prison for poor families already buried…
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…al. v. School District of Philadelphia, which challenged the quality of instruction and services provided to non-English-speaking students and the failure to provide interpretation and translation services that hampered parent…
MoreMar. 9, 2016 – TribLive – by Elizabeth Behrman Before her trip to Pittsburgh, Monique Morris said she read about last week’s brawl involving 30 female students at University Preparatory…
More…of children is one of the most sacred duties entrusted to the judiciary. Appellate courts in a majority of states have already made similar rulings on behalf of their states’…
More…Pennsylvania Association of Rural and Small Schools. The parties claim the state has a school funding system that “does not deliver the essential resources students need and discriminates against children…
More…do it [or] feel like a failure. It sometimes can undermine their trust in the system and their trust in the teacher, which is obviously something we want to sure…
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…
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…student with ADHD, a learning disability, as well as a mood disorder. Ms. Galarza reads and speaks Spanish only. However, when District personnel discussed her child’s special education evaluations and…
More…Evaluations indicate that vulnerable student populations are underserved by the charter sector. The letter endorses the School District’s efforts to build a more robust Charter School Office. Read more here….
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