In January 2019 testimony about English learners to the Philadelphia school board’s Student Achievement and Support Committee, Education Law Center Legal Director Maura McInerney brought attention to reductions in ESL…
More…viewpoints and ideas expressed in the books being banned. While school districts have the power to select and, in some cases, remove books from public schools, there are important limitations…
MoreThe Board and Staff of the Education Law Center are thrilled to announce that Maura McInerney has been named ELC’s Legal Director! Maura, an attorney at the Education Law Center…
MoreVivian Narehood (1940-2023) was, for many years, a beacon of hope and a lifeline for countless parents of children with special needs whose school districts were not heeding their or…
More…Pepper partner and former ELC board member Solomon Hunter Jr., honored for partnering with ELC in multiple ways; and Amaiyah-Monet Parker, a proud graduate of Philadelphia public schools and first-year…
More…Pepper partner and former ELC board member Solomon Hunter Jr., honored for partnering with ELC in multiple ways; and Amaiyah-Monet Parker, a proud graduate of Philadelphia public schools and first-year…
MoreSt. 19148 (215) 755-7588 PKC * PKC = PreK Counts; HS = Head Start &CThe School District of Philadelphia Office of Early Childhood Education Community Partner Sites Locations with vacancies…
More…a forceful claim, given the reality of struggling school districts around the state, including the Philadelphia School District, which has cut hundreds of millions from its budget and still approached…
More…the Philadelphia School District would have received $360 million more in state aid this year and would not be in a fiscal crisis now, an expert said Wednesday. Read the…
More…was slashed. “Cuts at the state level just kill us,” said Jim Duffy, superintendent of the Fannett-Metal School District, a small system in south-central Pennsylvania. Read the full story: http://articles.philly.com/2013-10-01/news/42539843_1_districts-school-funding-chief-education-officer…
More…promote positive educational outcomes for LGBTQ youth in Allegheny County. We also see Pittsburgh Public Schools leading the way with a new district-wide nondiscrimination policy for transgender students, developed with…
More…District. “We also appreciate the Mayor’s commitment to providing critical wraparound, health and wellness services through his community schools initiative. We call on our elected and civic leaders to work…
MoreOur Future,” details the practical outcomes for school districts across the state under both the $410 million funding increase in Gov. Wolf’s proposed budget and the $100 million increase proposed…
More…— whether to a handful of specially selected school districts, as the General Assembly did last year, or to a one-time, overly prescriptive block grant as currently proposed — does…
More…Pennsylvania public school students, in 2010-11 they comprised 35 percent of the students placed into alternative education programs. • 45 school districts in 2010-11 that had a disparity of 20…
More…include the child’s name, age, grade, school district(s) attended and description of their experience with the state’s Alternative Education for Disruptive Youth program(s). Or call DOJ directly at (202) 305-3223….
Morewhole generally underserves these vulnerable student populations. The result is that, with some notable exceptions, these students are often more heavily concentrated in the authorizing school district of residence. …
More…they can further support these students’ participation and retention; • Collaborate with child welfare agencies, homeless service providers, and school district homeless liaisons to identify, conduct outreach to, and recruit…
More…while they are in those facilities. “A key ingredient to success for a youth leaving a juvenile justice placement is the transition back to a traditional school setting,” said ELC’s…
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