…Pennsylvania Thank you for your continued work and attention on Pennsylvania as you investigate the adverse disparate impact on students with disabilities and African American students who are sent to…

…Pennsylvania Thank you for your continued work and attention on Pennsylvania as you investigate the adverse disparate impact on students with disabilities and African American students who are sent to…

…4.23(d); (Pet. ¶ 118). The Court can therefore look to whether schools have sufficient funds to hire qualified employees and provide statutorily required programs and services to determine if Respondents…

April 30, 2019 Superintendent Gregory Frigoletto Wayne Highlands School District 474 Grove Street Honesdale, PA 18431 Re: Rights of Transgender Students Dear Mr. Frigoletto: As education advocates, we write to…

…adequate workspaces or to school supplies” in doubled-up situations. These students often report that they “feel unsafe, lack privacy, and a quiet space to do school work.”23 Students who are…

…Some schools are designating a safe space for students to gather during the walkout – if this is the case in your school, students who move beyond that area or…

…as concerned/stressed that children will not receive care. 39 percent reported that families are trying to transfer their children into schools where a school nurse is present and on-site. 46…

1 Meeting the Needs of English Learners Testimony of Maura McInerney, Esq. before School Reform Commission December 14, 2017 Good afternoon and thank you for the opportunity to speak today….

…the data infrastructure used to do so. [9: The Council of State Governments Justice Center, Locked Out: Improving Educational and Vocational Outcomes for Incarcerated Youth, 8-11 (2015), https://csgjusticecenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/LOCKED_OUT_Improving_Educational_and_Vocational_Outcomes_for_Incarcerated_Youth.pdf.] We write…

…At Risk, 4 (August 2011), http://www.neglected-delinquent.org/sites/default/files/docs/ELLFactSheet.pdf. 13 Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, Youth’s Characteristics and Backgrounds, Juvenile Justice Bulletin, 6 (December 2010), https://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/ojjdp/227730.pdf. http://helpinggangyouth.homestead.com/disability-best_corrections_survey.pdf http://www.neglected-delinquent.org/sites/default/files/docs/ELLFactSheet.pdf https://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/ojjdp/227730.pdf 12 culminates…

…(ELC) and the parents, students, and community organizations with whom we work, we thank the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights for requesting comments regarding how students of color with disabilities…

…Ranking Member Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee U.S. Senate Washington, D.C. 20510 Dear Senator Alexander and Senator Murray: Thank you for inviting comments on the reauthorization of the Elementary…

…the District can and must do to improve its policies and practices so that together we can ensure all ELs reach their potential. We write to respectfully urge the Committee…

…Opportunities in Pennsylvania: A First Look at the New Civil Rights Data, Black and Hispanic students in Pennsylvania fare worse than their white peers“ on all 17 of the [Civil…

…Director, Campaign for Educational Equity at Teachers College, has played a leading role in supporting research in the field through the sponsorship of conferences, websites, and other forms of interaction…

…Opportunities in Pennsylvania: A First Look at the New Civil Rights Data, Black and Hispanic students in Pennsylvania fare worse than their white peers“ on all 17 of the [Civil…

…in Pennsylvania: A First Look at the New Civil Rights Data, Black and Hispanic students in Pennsylvania fare worse than their white peers“ on all 17 of the [Civil Rights…

arm school police. Thank you to those Directors that have already indicated your intention to do so. We see you and we thank you. Respectfully submitted, Cheryl Kleiman Staff Attorney…

…thank you for your continued commitment to education and investing in the future of Pennsylvania’s children. Thank you for your consideration. STATEWIDE & REGIONAL ORGANIZATIONS: The Arc Alliance, Paul Stengle,…