Philadelphia’s shift in discipline policy

…summed up their response to school violence with two words: zero tolerance. Infractions that once might have prompted a discussion of motive and intention instead often led to immediate, automatic…

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ELC_schoolfundingreport.2013

…Any inaccuracies in information presented in this report may be due to the complexity of state education funding formulas, and differences in interpretation of abstract formula concepts and components. Authors…

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todayschoice

Today’s Choice. Tomorrow’s Graduate. Early education sets our children up for success! Call 1-844-PHL-PreK (1-844-745-7735) to find affordable child care and pre-K today! Find quality child care or pre-K programs…

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ELC Testimony Before City Council Re Residential Placements May 17, 2018

…philadelphia-9-2017.pdf. See also Youth at Risk of Homelessness: Identifying Key Predictive Factors Among Youth Aging Out of Foster Care in Washington State available at https://www.dshs.wa.gov/sites/default/files/SESA/rda/documents/research-7-106.pdf http://policylab.chop.edu/sites/default/files/pdf/publications/PolicyLab_Report_Supporting_Students_Involved_with_Child_Welfare_June_2014.pdf http://policylab.chop.edu/sites/default/files/pdf/publications/PolicyLab_Report_Supporting_Students_Involved_with_Child_Welfare_June_2014.pdf http://fostercareandeducation.org/DesktopModules/Bring2mind/DMX/Download.aspx?portalid=0&EntryId=2100&Command=Core_Download http://fostercareandeducation.org/DesktopModules/Bring2mind/DMX/Download.aspx?portalid=0&EntryId=2100&Command=Core_Download http://www.southerneducation.org/getattachment/cf39e156-5992-4050-bd03-fb34cc5bf7e3/Just-Learning.aspx…

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McKeesport FINAL COMPLAINT 10 14

…assert this class action: a. The class represented by named Plaintiffs are past, current, or future residents of Auberle’s group home, eligible to attend school in the District, and excluded…

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Comments oF ELC-PA ESSA 01-21-2016

…the extent practicable” could be defined as “whenever possible unless facilities are prevented from doing so due to circumstances beyond their control.” 2. Ensure that upon reentry, students are immediately…

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Newsletters

…February 2024 – Court Decision Anniversary; A Plan for Full Funding; Celebrating Black History Month; and More ELC 2023 Year in Review – A Look Back: Victories Worth Celebrating ELC…

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Back-to-School Guide 2022

…and attacks on schools like that in Uvalde, Texas. We mourn with those who have been harmed by gun violence. We continue to be alarmed by ill-informed responses to school…

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ELC Public Testimony PPS 02-20-2017

…to ensuring that all Pennsylvania children, from birth through twenty-one, have access to a quality public education. For the past forty years, ELC has used traditional legal representation, administrative and…

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2018.07.11 RE-FILED Nicole B. Commw. Court Brief

…PHRC within 180 days of any alleged discrimination. Under longstanding Supreme Court precedent, plaintiff’s failure to file a timely complaint precludes her from bringing her PHRA claims in court. Controlling…

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Zero Tolerance for Zero Tolerance

…years, Bethel had witnessed the escalation of the school safety movement, intended to prevent the sort of carnage that occurred at Columbine in 1999. In Philadelphia, zero tolerance for guns…

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