Defending the Right to Learn and the Freedom to Read
…findings from the 2023-2024 school year show a dramatic rise in book bans. There have been more than 10,000 books banned in public schools nationally; 20 of those instances were…
More…findings from the 2023-2024 school year show a dramatic rise in book bans. There have been more than 10,000 books banned in public schools nationally; 20 of those instances were…
More…are experiencing homelessness or housing instability are entitled to school stability and immediate enrollment in school, as well as free transportation to and from school until the end of the…
More…training created by PDE on Act 1 PDE’s guidance for Act 1 of 2022: Supporting Graduation For Students Experiencing Education Instability Act 1 Point of Contact Checklist Tips and Best…
More…notion that a 180-day school year was always sufficient. The case set a national standard that impacted ensuing federal regulations. Stotland said that in pursuing these cases, “we were instantly…
More…the voting booth. Petitioners’ own allegations demonstrate that the instant dispute is inherently a political one by, among other things, criticizing a “divided” legislature for its decision in 2011 to…
More…RA because a disabled child is being denied a guaranteed educational benefit because of his or her disability. Andrew M, 490 F.3d at 350. In CG, however, unlike the instant…
More…little explanation during the Corbett administration. Without a formula, politics often drives how the dollars are doled out. Deep cuts in education spending during the Corbett years, for instance, hit…
More…with considerable discretion to impose fines or other penalties in individual cases. For instance, judges now have discretion on whether to forward a student’s conviction for truancy to the Department…
More…our peers also want to pursue higher education opportunities but struggle to do so due to financial instability, lack of family support and resources. We ask you to consider if…
More…district-wide policies and standards to make sure they are effective. Currently there is wide variability among schools in programming for EL and immigrant students. For instance, in some schools, students…
More…is in discovery stage. 9. STUDENTS EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS Back-to-School Basics: Students in all public schools, both district and charter, who are experiencing homelessness or housing instability are entitled to school…
More…Senator Scarnati implies that Governor Wolf’s and the legislature’s successes in adopting Act 35 have rendered the instant matter moot. As a general rule, courts will not decide cases in…
More…in 2012-13 have not been reinstated, and additional positions have since been furloughed—including a science teacher, which eliminated science for 7th and 8th graders. (Id. ¶¶ 4-5, 9.) • Panther…
More…of out-of-school suspensions are given to students for minor, nonviolent instances of misbehavior. It is also undisputed that consistent and significant racial disparities exist in how suspensions, at all levels,…
More…have been sufficient to enroll the student in the first instance (e.g., utility bill, official government correspondence etc.). Thereafter, the burden of proof shifts to the school district to establish…
More…“IDEA-related claims brought under the ADA or the Rehabilitation Act [must] be submitted in the first instance to administrative review.” R.R. v. Manheim Twp. Sch. Dist., 412 F. App’x 544,…
More…attend to a child who has been suspended from school. This creates economic instability and injustice for working parents who are attempting to provide for their families and build wealth,…
More…assume the veracity of all well-pleaded facts found in the complaint. Ashcroft v. Iqbal, 556 U.S. 662, 679 (2009). For purposes of deciding the instant motion, I assume that all…
More…(Misnik Dep.); 822 (Misnik testifying). For instance, SDOL refused an April 2016 request from then-17-year-old Plaintiff Qasin Hassan’s lawyers to transfer him to McCaskey because he was not learning anything…
More…Michele Paulick agrees that students should not be suspended for minor breaches. But, she said, she fears that too many will be let off the hook. For instance, students are…
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