school 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…
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…
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…
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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…
Morea 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…
Morepublic schools. While public school officials and advocates claim that eliminating federal benchmarks based solely on standardized testing is a step in the right direction, it in no way solves…
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….
Moreno matter where they live. We look forward to seeing the Commission’s proposal soon. CONTACT: Charlie Lyons, 570-242-6437, clyons@shelly-lyons.com Deborah Gordon Klehr, Executive Director, Education Law Center; 215-238-6970; [email protected] …
Moredistricts 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…
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…
MoreDistrict 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…
MoreChange, 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 Philly.com….
Morewrote anonymously in a school-climate survey that the teachers’ union, the Cheltenham Educators’ Association, delivered to high school and district administrators in February. “If teachers try to discipline them for…
Morethe recommendations consistent with specified timelines. The recommendations specifically direct the district to: Conduct an overarching review of the District’s transition programs and services; Evaluate the transition services provided to…
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Morepreparing 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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