ELC Responds to 2019-20 Budget Proposal of Gov. Wolf
…make 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…
More…make 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…
More…The focus is legislation introduced on April 14, 2020, by Rep. Mike Schlossberg (D-Allentown) to create a new funding stream targeted at the most underfunded districts. Read the press release….
More…were languishing without the special education services they needed. BSE ordered the district to put in place new policies and procedures, monitor data to ensure timely evaluations, and provide necessary…
More…its completed 2019 financial audits. The new deadline for RFP submissions is Feb. 25. A task force will then be convened to make recommendations to the receiver, and a public…
MoreA new report recommending strategies for policy makers to dismantle the school-to-prison pipeline and address disparities in school discipline was issued by the Pennsylvania Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission…
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/…
MoreIn a July 28, 2019, letter to PennLive, ELC legal director Maura McInerney questions new language in the Pennsylvania School Code that allows school districts to serve “alternative lunches” to…
MorePennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf announced August 13 that he is preparing to introduce regulations and propose new legislation governing the state’s charter schools. The Education Law Center shares his sense…
MoreLast night, the Pennsylvania House and Senate finally both approved a new state budget for 2023-24. With our co-counsel at the Public Interest Law Center, we issued a joint statement…
More…determine if they have new or increased needs that need to be addressed through their current Individualized Education Program (IEP). An IEP is a legally binding document that provides individualized…
MoreThe 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…every level of government. This checklist is a guide to ensure that schools providing online instruction are equitably serving students in the new school year. Access the full checklist here….
More…eliminating enrollment caps and giving universities the power to authorize new charters, opponents said Monday. The criticism from the Education Law Center comes after a state Senate committee recently voted…
MoreEstablished state’s responsibility under IDEA to ensure access to adequate range of placements for children with special education needs; resulted in new interagency requirements and protocol that continues to be…
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…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…
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,…
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