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…struggle in school, and more likely to avoid school altogether, leading to absenteeism, truancy, and dropping out. They are also more likely to suffer from depression, anxiety, and other health…
More…struggle in school, and more likely to avoid school altogether, leading to absenteeism, truancy, and dropping out. They are also more likely to suffer from depression, anxiety, and other health…
MoreEducation Law Center has submitted comments in response to the U.S. Department of Education’s proposed rules on Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972. ELC’s concerns focus on the…
MoreThe landmark Pennsylvania education funding lawsuit filed by ELC and its partners can proceed, a Commonwealth Court judge ruled, as reported by Dale Mezzacappa of the Philadelphia Public School Notebook….
More…hardest hit by the coronavirus, have also borne the brunt of the resulting school disruption, receiving diminished educational services due in part to lack of access to healthcare and due…
More1 Response to Request for Public Comments on Proposed Rule DHS Docket No. ICEB-2018-0002 Submitted By Education Law Center-PA November 6, 2018 Debbie Seguin, Assistant Director Office of Policy, U.S….
More…: Docket No. 587 M.D. 2014 APPLICATION FOR DECISION OF THE APPLICATION IN THE NATURE OF A MOTION TO DISMISS FOR MOOTNESS Pursuant to Pennsylvania Rule of Appellate Procedure 123…
More…Philadelphia’s traditional district schools and proponents of charters — built mainly on the premise that the two sectors aren’t playing by the same rules. Tension between the two have festered…
More…crucial for improving opportunities and outcomes for children—particularly children of color and children who come from poorer families and attend schools in poorer communities. As school funding expert Bruce Baker…
More…receive specialized instruction and supports to overcome language barriers and learn English, including receiving direct bilingual or English as a Second Language instruction, and modifications to instruction and testing in…
MoreDownload the Commonwealth Court opinion with the link above….
More…Area School District, Shenandoah Valley School District, Jamella and Bryant Miller, Sheila Armstrong, Tyesha Strickland, Angel Martinez, Barbara Nemeth, Tracey Hughes, Pennsylvania Association of Rural and Small Schools, and the…
MoreIn an opinion released today, the Commonwealth Court overruled various preliminary objections to the Pennsylvania school funding lawsuit. In a victory for students across Pennsylvania, the Commonwealth Court today overruled…
More…receive specialized instruction and supports to overcome language barriers and learn English, including receiving direct bilingual or English as a Second Language instruction, and modifications to instruction and testing in…
More…and efficient” education is up to the legislature to determine. According to Bruce Ledewitz, a Pennsylvania constitutional law expert and professor at Duquesne University Law School, one objection to ruling…
More…e.g., Bruce Baker, The Commonwealth Triple-Screw: Special Education Funding & Charter School Payments in Pennsylvania, School Finance 101 (June 5, 2012), http://schoolfinance101.wordpress.com/2012/06/05/the- commonwealth-triple-screw-special-education-funding-charter-school-payments-in-pennsylvania. http://www.pewtrusts.org/our_work_report_detail.aspx?id=59683 http://schoolfinance101.wordpress.com/2012/06/05/the-commonwealth-triple-screw-special-education-funding-charter-school-payments-in-pennsylvania http://schoolfinance101.wordpress.com/2012/06/05/the-commonwealth-triple-screw-special-education-funding-charter-school-payments-in-pennsylvania 2 2011-‐2012 Proportions of…
More…of review used when “considering a motion to dismiss under Rule 12(b)(6), i.e., construing the alleged facts in favor of the nonmoving party.” Aichele, 757 F.3d at 358. To survive…
MoreThe Education Law Center of Pennsylvania and the Public Interest Law Center of Philadelphia filed suit in Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court on November 10, 2014 on behalf of six…
Morecan play a crucial role in supporting teacher success in handling a more diverse classroom and in minimizing and quickly addressing any instructional issues that arise. All students must have…
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