A.S. v. Pittsburgh Public Schools (W.D. Pa.,1999)
Established new requirement that students facing disciplinary action in Pittsburgh Public Schools be screened to determine need for special education evaluation.
MoreEstablished new requirement that students facing disciplinary action in Pittsburgh Public Schools be screened to determine need for special education evaluation.
Morewith disabilities. The December 2013 report includes that testimony as well as recommendations for adopting a new formula for distributing state funding for special education. Read the full report: https://elc-pa.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/SpecialEducationFundingCommissionReport_12_11_13.pdf…
Moreresearch to show that zero tolerance policies are ineffective, some educators are rethinking the whys and hows of school discipline. WHYY’s Radio Times talks to Harold Jordan of the ACLU…
Moreof corrective action report on new state guidance, concluding that children in residential placements could not be automatically placed in on-site schools or “forced” to participate in special education programs….
MoreDavid Lapp’s May 13, 2015 letter to the Senate Education Committee considers the benefits and drawbacks of legislation that would create a new state-operated, statewide “Achievement School District” in Pennsylvania….
MoreConsent decree established new policy and procedure for inclusion of students with disabilities in specialized and magnet high school programs which includes different application review process and waiver of certain…
MoreDistrict, which has cut hundreds of millions from its budget and still approached the new school year facing roughly a $300 million dollar budget gap. Read the full story: http://axisphilly.org/article/breaking-down-claim-of-historic-education-funding-under-corbett/…
Morecase, go to the Fund Our Schools PA website, a joint project of the Education Law Center and our co-counsel, the Public Interest Law Center. For case documents, go to our Cases page….
Moreeducation costs in districts across the state is outpacing state special education funding, creating new challenges for underfunded school districts. Read the Report See the district-level special education funding data…
Moreservices and access to special admission schools across the District. 2 Increasingly, however, ELC has handled cases and responded to calls from parents, students, community members, and advocates who have…
Moremake a bold school funding proposal, including $400 million in new funds for basic education and $100 million for special education. The increases in is K-12 spending plan, which will…
Moreconcerns regarding excessive delays in evaluating children suspected of needing special education services, ELC filed a complaint with the Pennsylvania Department of Education’s Bureau of Special Education (BSE) on behalf…
Moreand harmful impact. Recommendations include banning exclusionary discipline for nonviolent offenses, implementing positive behavioral supports and trauma-informed restorative practices, improving data collection, and increasing funding to devote to creating positive…
MoreEducation Law Center, along with a coalition of more than a dozen education advocacy organizations from across the commonwealth, has launched a campaign to increase state funding for the 100…
Moreof urgency in addressing the issues of poor academic performance, equity concerns, and rapidly growing costs of charters and looks forward to working with state officials to implement changes that…
Morea comprehensive, constitutionally compliant school funding plan to ensure, once and for all, that all children have access to the contemporary, effective system of public education that the constitution mandates,…
Morespecial education services that children with certain disabilities are legally entitled to under law. Please be as specific as possible when completing this tool and list any education concerns you…
Moreexperience, have identified as impacting their educational experience Explore the recommendations made by Black girls to create more just schools, and situate these recommendations in conversation with scholarship, academic research,…
Morethat Ms. Hughes’ son’s inability to meet state academic proficiency standards is directly affected by the failure of state officials to provide his school district with sufficient academic resources. Wilkes-Barre…
MoreThe Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) has significantly broadened its corrective action in response to ELC’s administrative complaint alleging that the School District of Philadelphia denied young children with disabilities…
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