WmPenn_v_PDE_AmicusCuriae_Consort_for_PubEd_2_17_15

State of Phila.’s school buildings is a worry, too, The Philadelphia Inquirer (Nov. 11, 2013), http://articles.philly.com/2013-11- 11/news/43889665_1_health-hazards-philadelphia-schooldistrictschool-buildings; see also Daniel Denvir, Philly School District blocks a federal study after health…

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18-09-19 Scarnati Answer and New Matter

IN THE COMMONWEALTH COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA William Penn School District; Panther Valley School District; The School District of Lancaster; Greater Johnstown School District; Wilkes-Barre Area School District; Shenandoah Valley School

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Comments oF ELC-PA ESSA 01-21-2016

…http://ed.psu.edu/news/2015-jan-march-news/accountability-measure). 26 Many of these suggestions are consistent with recent guidance from the federal government regarding best practices in school climate and discipline. http://www.elc-pa.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/ELC_Testimony_Charters_LegislativeIntent_12_11_14.pdf http://www.saveourschoolsnj.org/save/corefiles/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/NJ-Charter-School-Report_10.29.2014.pdf http://www.saveourschoolsnj.org/save/corefiles/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/NJ-Charter-School-Report_10.29.2014.pdf http://www.newsworks.org/index.php/local/delaware/75875-aclu http://8rri53pm0cs22jk3vvqna1ub.wpengine.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/RFA_PACER_SPP_Brief_March_2015.pdf http://8rri53pm0cs22jk3vvqna1ub.wpengine.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/RFA_PACER_SPP_Brief_March_2015.pdf http://ed.psu.edu/news/2015-jan-march-news/accountability-measure…

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ELC_BudgetAnalysis_2013_fundingsupplements

Rural School District Supplement_x000D_(Sorted by adjusted average daily membership) Rural School District Supplemen To Qualify: A school district’s 2012-2013 aid ratio must be greater than (.6700) and less than (.7000),…

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WmPenn_v_PDE_Response_to_PrelimObjs_2_17_15

1625 Eye Street, NW Washington, D.C. 20006 Telephone: (202) 383-5300 Attorneys for Plaintiffs William Penn School District, Panther Valley School District, The School District of Lancaster, Greater Johnstown School District,…

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18-08-03 Scarnati Response

William Penn School District, Panther Valley School District, The School District of Lancaster, Greater Johnstown School District, Wilkes-Barre Area School District, Shenandoah Valley School District, Jamella and Bryant Miller, Sheila…

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NC_Easton_Complaint

…in part that a school district such as Defendant District best interest 7 in the school of origin for the duration of homelessness, , if the child becomes permanently housed,…

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McKeesport FINAL COMPLAINT 10 14

…attending the District’s regular public schools. 56. Unlike their peers attending the District’s regular public schools, Plaintiffs do not have access to school libraries. 57. Plaintiffs receive fewer books than…

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Scarnati Brief

Petitioners William Penn School District, Panther Valley School District, The School District of Lancaster, Greater Johnstown School District, Wilkes-Barre Area School District, Shenandoah Valley School District, Jamella and Bryant Miller,…

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2018 01 18 ELC Open Letter to New SDP Board Nominating Panel

http://thenotebook.org/articles/2017/12/12/parents-local-advocates-call-for-more-school-police-accountability-after-incident-at-solis-cohen-elementary-school http://thenotebook.org/latest0/2016/05/13/student-s-family-files-complaint-against-school-police-officer http://thenotebook.org/latest0/2016/05/13/student-s-family-files-complaint-against-school-police-officer http://www.justicepolicy.org/uploads/justicepolicy/documents/educationunderarrest_fullreport.pdf http://www.naacpldf.org/files/about-us/Bias_Reportv2017_30_11_FINAL.pdf https://www.publicintegrity.org/2015/04/10/17074/state-state-look-students-referred-law-enforcement http://thenotebook.org/articles/2017/07/27/complaint-district-fails-to-address-bullying-of-disabled-students https://www.elc-pa.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Letter-Requesting-Ban-on-Suspensions-of-Elementary-Aged-Students.pdf https://www.elc-pa.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Letter-Requesting-Ban-on-Suspensions-of-Elementary-Aged-Students.pdf 4 All District schools can make improvements to truly provide an affirming, supportive environment for transgender and gender non-conforming students that…

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BestInvestment_Full_Report_6.27.11

…low- wealth school districts experience year after year of low student achievement, high dropout rates, and great teacher turnover [132]. Ironically, the wealthiest school districts can often afford to spend…

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of, or to perform a service function for, public elementary schools or secondary schools in a city, county, township, school district, or other political subdivision of a State, or of…

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3-15-18 House Education Committee Hearing on School Safety Testimony – ELC Final

media, and increased efforts to limit inappropriate access to guns. Available at http://curry.virginia.edu/uploads/resourceLibrary/Updated_Lists_1-8-13- OFFICIAL_FOR_DISSEMINATION-Connecticut_School_Shooting_Position_Statement_12-19-2012- 2_pm_ET.pdf. mailto:[email protected] mailto:[email protected] http://www.schoolsecurity.org/trends/arming_teachers.html http://www.repgrove.com/Display/SiteFiles/103/OtherDocuments/SelectCommitteeSchoolSafetyFinalReport.pdf.pdf http://www.repgrove.com/Display/SiteFiles/103/OtherDocuments/SelectCommitteeSchoolSafetyFinalReport.pdf.pdf http://jsg.legis.state.pa.us/resources/documents/ftp/publications/2016-10-27%20Final%20REPORT%20for%20WEBSITE%20updated%2011.16.16%20%20WB.pdf http://jsg.legis.state.pa.us/resources/documents/ftp/publications/2016-10-27%20Final%20REPORT%20for%20WEBSITE%20updated%2011.16.16%20%20WB.pdf http://www.publicopiniononline.com/story/news/2016/09/12/teacher-resigns-after-child-finds-her-loaded-gun-school/90280916/ http://www.publicopiniononline.com/story/news/2016/09/12/teacher-resigns-after-child-finds-her-loaded-gun-school/90280916/ http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-teacher-shooting-utah-idUSKBN0H62HL20140911 http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/08/us/schools-seeking-to-arm-employees-hit-hurdle-on-insurance.html?pagewanted=all&_r=1& http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/08/us/schools-seeking-to-arm-employees-hit-hurdle-on-insurance.html?pagewanted=all&_r=1& http://curry.virginia.edu/uploads/resourceLibrary/Updated_Lists_1-8-13-OFFICIAL_FOR_DISSEMINATION-Connecticut_School_Shooting_Position_Statement_12-19-2012-2_pm_ET.pdf http://curry.virginia.edu/uploads/resourceLibrary/Updated_Lists_1-8-13-OFFICIAL_FOR_DISSEMINATION-Connecticut_School_Shooting_Position_Statement_12-19-2012-2_pm_ET.pdf http://curry.virginia.edu/uploads/resourceLibrary/Updated_Lists_1-8-13-OFFICIAL_FOR_DISSEMINATION-Connecticut_School_Shooting_Position_Statement_12-19-2012-2_pm_ET.pdf…

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18-09-19 Wolf Answer and New Matter

…the School Performance Profile, 22 individual schools within a district receive a building -level school that is based, in part, on student assessment data. The School Performance Profile is no…

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Derrick F Decision and Order

School District”) complied with various statutes and administrative orders regarding the School District’s provision of special education services for Derrick F., a 9-year old who is deaf-blind.1 Case 1:06-cv-01463-SHR Document…

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ELC-Testimony-For-Legislative-Hearing-on-Truancy-June-9-2015

…at http://www.ldnews.com/ci_22036769/lebanon-schooldistrict-loses-truancy-lawsuit http://jjlp.law.ucdavis.edu/archives/vol-10-no-1/Truancy.pdf http://www.schoolengagement.org/TruancypreventionRegistry/Admin/Resources/Resources/TheLegalandEconomicImplicationsofTruancyExecutiveSummary.pdf http://www.schoolengagement.org/TruancypreventionRegistry/Admin/Resources/Resources/TheLegalandEconomicImplicationsofTruancyExecutiveSummary.pdf http://readingeagle.com/news/article/woman-in-berks-county-prison-for-truancy-found-dead-in-her-cell#.VBcu8qPD-Uk http://readingeagle.com/news/article/woman-in-berks-county-prison-for-truancy-found-dead-in-her-cell#.VBcu8qPD-Uk http://www.ldnews.com/ci_22036769/lebanon-schooldistrict-loses-truancy-lawsuit 7 There was no evidence that these policies actually reduced truancy. In addition, most magistrate judges tell me that they believe fines…

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Petitioners’ Brief

Panther Valley School District, The School District of Lancaster, Greater Johnstown School District, Wilkes-Barre Area School District, Shenandoah Valley School District, and Pennsylvania Association of Rural and Small Schools. Respectfully…

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