…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…

…materials: Many students do not have adequate access to instructional equipment, including computers, software, and internet access; audio-visual equipment and resources; and instructional materials, such as workbooks and library books.22…

…Risk of Increased Segregation, PHI DELTA KAPPAN (Feb. 2014), available at http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/003172171409500507. 7 See, e.g., NATIONAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION, Truth in Labeling: Disproportionality in Special Education (2007), available at http://www.nea.org/assets/docs/HE/EW-TruthInLabeling.pdf; J….

…not a recommended practice. National School Safety and Security Services, a national school safety-consulting firm, advises against arming teachers and school staff. According to NSSSS president Kenneth Trump, “School districts…

…Premature. ……………… 15 C. Trial Will Show that Education Is an Important or Fundamental Right Warranting Heightened Scrutiny …………. 19 II. SENATOR SCARNATI’S PRELIMINARY OBJECTIONS SHOULD BE OVERRULED AND HIS…

…approach runs contrary to Pennsylvania Rule of Civil Procedure 1019(a), which provides that “[t]he material facts on which a cause of action or defense is based shall be stated in…

…February 2017, the Trump Administration withdrew 2016 guidance from the U.S. Departments of Education and Justice that affirmed Title IX’s protection of transgender students. However, while the 2016 guidance served…

…February 2017, the Trump Administration withdrew 2016 guidance from the U.S. Departments of Education and Justice that affirmed Title IX’s protection of transgender students. However, while the 2016 guidance served…

…public high school, similar to hundreds of public high schools around the country. JA 66 (Complaint); 116 (Answer). Buehrle is an “Alternative Education for Disruptive Youth” (AEDY) school where “disruptive…

regular education teachers to modify instruction for ELL students and guidelines for determining the hours of ESOL instruction required for varying levels of proficiency. This information should be drawn from…

…1, 2012); L.B. v. Colonial Sch. Dist., ODR No. 1631-1011AS, at 18-19 (Nov. 12, 2011). Whatever the calculation, in all cases compensatory education begins to accrue not at the moment…

…That The Commonwealth’s Current Education Standards Are Judicially Manageable. ………………………… 7 3. This Court May Not Overrule The Supreme Court’s Decision In Marrero. ……………………………………………………………………………….. 11 B. Petitioners’ Detailed Justiciability Analysis…

…Pa. Ass’n of Rural & Small Schs. v. Ridge, 737 A.2d 246 (Pa. 1999)…………………………………………………………………………… 40 Pa. Ass’n of Rural & Small Schs. v. Ridge, No. 11. M.D. 1991, slip op….

needs. 6 n Funding, Formulas, and Fairness n Education Law Center n February 2013 Checking and updating student and district data and related costs are crucial practices for states to…

…crucial because, due to past divestment and inequitable distribution of funding, students with disabilities are not receiving the education they deserve and to which they are legally entitled. Finally, we…

…to build an effective statewide movement for adequate and equitable public-school funding. Restoring public trust and ensuring transparency in our school governance requires clear, compelling, and coordinated action by the…

…student services must be “an integral part of the instructional program at all levels of the school system.” 22 Pa. Code § 12.41(c)(1); planned instruction in “[v]ocational-technical education, . ….

…“reducing overuse” includes identification and reduction of the disproportionate use of any disciplinary practice that disrupts student learning, removes a student from instructional time, places unnecessary financial hardships on students…