The Education Law Center – PA has just released a new report — We Need Supportive Spaces That Celebrate Us: Black Girls Speak Out About Public Schools . It centers…
More…with 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…
More…Philadelphia education community is far from sold on the advantages of a new enrollment system that’s being developed by the members of the Great Schools Compact. Read the full story:https://whyy.org/articles/community-raises-concerns-over-universal-enrollment-plan/…
More…expected to rise as the Bureau continues to investigate. The complaint also resulted in an order of corrective action that the School District create a new procedure to ensure children…
More…2138 and SB 1316. “These companion pieces of legislation represent a crucial first step toward fixing Pennsylvania’s deeply flawed approach to special education funding and accountability,” said Rhonda Brownstein, executive…
More…evolve as students get older and gain new experiences. Before You Begin: Assessments and Information-Gathering Checklist The more information you know about the student’s strengths, interests, and challenges before you…
More“Not only has Pennsylvania’s new school-funding formula failed to remedy disparities between wealthy and poor public school districts, the spending gap between such districts has grown, according to a filing…
More…through school despite the fact that Black and Latino students are no more likely to violate school rules than their White peers. “Out-of-school suspensions are developmentally inappropriate for our youngest…
More…the thousands of students and families we serve. 1. We continue to applaud the District’s adoption of the new K-2 suspension policy, scheduled to go into effect next school year….
More…intended to help Pennsylvania CASA programs train new EDM volunteers and to provide an ongoing resource for EDMs as questions and challenges arise in their work. The Toolkit provides checklists,…
More…is also required to obtain PDE approval for a new procedure to prevent recurring violations this upcoming fall. You can read the complaints filed by Independence Foundation Law Fellow Sean…
More…Education Savings Accounts (ESAs), a new and worse iteration of school vouchers proposed in SB 2, siphon precious taxpayer resources from already financially struggling public schools to private schools and…
More…you to propose $100 million in special education funding to be distributed through the special education formula in your budget proposal for FY 17-18. Pennsylvania school districts desperately need new…
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…
MoreThis complaint resulted in an order of corrective action report on new state guidance, concluding that children in residential placements could not be automatically placed in on-site schools or “forced”…
More…will discuss her new book, and the challenges Black girls face in public schools – from inappropriate pushout policies and practices, to barriers to academic achievement. Click through for more…
More…less than 3% of foster youth earn a college degree. But a new proposed law would make a huge difference to support these vulnerable youth. Learn about how the legislation…
More…that since 16% is roughly the average percent of students with disabilities in the entire Commonwealth, it must be what each district serves. Of course, that’s just not true in…
More…be restoring the state funding cuts to school districts and enacting a new system that provides sufficient funding for public schools so every child has an opportunity to learn. In…
More…unable to meet the needs of students. “Many of these school districts have struggled to fill the gaps left by reduced state funding,” said ELC interim Executive Director Deborah Gordon…
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