Fact Sheets

ELC’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…

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ELC Cyber Charter Testimony 2012

ELC’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

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Pennsylvania School Climate Coalition

campaign. 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…

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todayschoice

Today’s Choice. Tomorrow’s Graduate. Early education sets our children up for success! Call 1-844-PHL-PreK (1-844-745-7735) to find affordable child care and pre-K today! Find quality child care or pre-K programs…

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Zero Tolerance for Zero Tolerance

clock, 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…

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Residency Decision

a pro se appeal with the Court of Common Pleas but that court merely affirmed the School Board’s decision. On appeal, the Commonwealth Court carefully scrutinized the fact record and…

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ELC_StudentsDisabilities_Charters_2013

highly 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….

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Press Release – SDP Bullying Case

districts have no obligation to protect children from discriminatory bullying and harassment. The appeal argues that the Pennsylvania Human Relations Act (PHRA)—Pennsylvania’s flagship antidiscrimination statute—requires school districts to take corrective…

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Pa. advocates gear up for education funding push

was 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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Coatesville parents, residents tell NAACP of district bias

District testified at an NAACP public hearing Tuesday that the district had shown a pattern of discrimination against certain types of students over the years. Read the full story: http://articles.philly.com/2013-10-17/news/43110099_1_state-naacp-minority-students-safiya-edwards…

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Activists: Education funding debate likely to return to court

preparing to file a lawsuit arguing that the state has violated its constitutional requirement to provide a “thorough and efficient system of public education.” Read the full story: http://articles.philly.com/2014-01-08/news/45995137_1_education-funding-debate-state-lawmakers-school-funding  …

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