ELC_AmicusCuriaeBrief_Palmer

and Youth, PCCY Audit, https://www.pccy.org/userfiles/file/Education/CharterRenewals/CharterRenewal DocsCombined.pdf (last visited Aug. 20, 2013) …………………………………………..14 Safe Schools, Statewide Report: 2011 – 2012 (2012) available at https://www.safeschoolsreports.state.pa.us/historic/historic/2012/state.pdf ……..26 Steve Esack & Devon Lash, Closing…

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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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McKeesport.Settlement.Final

attorney listserv; Department of Human Services Websites for Allegheny, Fayette, Washington, Westmoreland and Armstrong counties; University of Pittsburgh Child Welfare Training Program website and listserv; Juvenile Defenders Association listserv; Allegheny…

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Ex. B to Complaint

between what is technically admissible and what is truly necessary to resolve the issues presented. I have limited my findings of fact to what is necessary to resolve the parties’…

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Governor Brief

education in Pennsylvania violates the state Constitution. The Petitioners are six school districts, the Pennsylvania Association of Rural and Small Schools, several parents of school-age children, and the Pennsylvania State…

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Every Student Every Day Response

child welfare systems, students experiencing homelessness, low-income students, students of color, and students with disabilities. This point is essential to us here at ELC: chronic absenteeism can impact any student,…

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Scarnati Brief

Board’s web site. See Augenblick, Palaich and Associates, Inc., Costing Out the Resources Needed to Meet Pennsylvania’s Public Education Goals, Revised (December 2007), available at http://www.stateboard.education.pa.gov/Reports/Costing-Out/Pages/default.aspx. -5- percentage of students…

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Ex. A to Complaint

school year (ESY) services for the summer of 2014, discussed the Student’s current behavioral needs and strategies for the Student to attend class more frequently, and discussed various placement options…

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Campaign for Fair Education Funding: Earned Media

*Essential Pittsburgh: Closing the Public School Funding Gap Across PA’s Diverse Districts. 90.5 WESA, Pittsburgh’s NPR News Station. 5-1-2015. Delco superintendents discuss education funding challenges. The Delaware County Daily Times….

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ELC_TrainingforSurrogateParents_9_24_13

Progress Under IEP Step 3: � Re-evaluations and Updating the IEP Changing Schools Potential Step:�School Discipline Process Rights in Discipline Process Rights in Discipline Process: Exceptions Step 4:�Transition Services for…

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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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Newsroom Archive

Keystone Crossroads 5/1: Suburban schools’ residency enforcement mostly affects kids of color April 2018 Public News Service 4/12: Education Advocates Call for Boost in Special-Ed Funding Jewish Exponent 4/11: ‘Don’t Make Assumptions’ on…

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Newsletters

ELC’s monthly newsletter provides updates and analysis on how opportunities to learn are developing in Pennsylvania’s public education system, especially for underserved student populations. Subscribe here! ELC Newsletter June 2024…

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May 14 Call to Action Day

charter schools.  Support a long-term, student-driven, and equitable funding formula that provides adequate resources for every student to be able to meet academic standards. http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/home/findyourlegislator/ https://www.facebook.com/EdVotersPA?ref=br_tf mailto:[email protected] http://www.educationvoterspa.org/ http://www.fairfundingpa.org/…

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2023 Back to School Guide for PA Students and Families

must investigate and address complaints. Racism, sexism, ableism, and anti-LGBTQ+ discrimination permeate our school systems and lead to students of color, students with disabilities, and LGBTQ+ students being disproportionately subjected…

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