…Under federal and state law, school districts are obligated to provide students whose primary language is not English with appropriate bilingual or English as a second language (ESL) instruction and…
More…science. Pennsylvania students in grades 3 through 8 are assessed for proficiency in English language arts and math, as well as in science and technology. Students in grades 4 and…
More…Center has been at the forefront of reforms that ensure equity and access for English Learners (ELs) and limited English proficient (LEP) parents, here in Pittsburgh and across the State….
More…the policy specifically reference LeGare protections that permit English Learner students to obtain modifications and waivers to access specialized programs and schools. Read ELC’s letter requesting revision of the provisions…
More…its own evaluation. Ms. Galarza, who has limited English skills, signed a bilingual consent form. What she did not realize at the time was that unlike the previous evaluation, which…
MoreIn 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…District of Philadelphia, resulted in a consent decree requiring the district to improve its academic program: the district expanded English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) instruction; hired bilingual teachers,…
More…where all Philadelphia schoolteachers consider themselves English as a Second Language (ESOL) instructors equipped to meet the needs of English learner and limited English proficient families. The district’s 15,000 English…
More…charters to have minuscule populations of English learners. Half of the charter schools that were evaluated in the ACEs had an English learner population of 1 percent or less. •A…
More…Dr. McGinley, Our organizations work with families throughout the School District of Philadelphia (the “District”) to ensure that immigrants, English Learner (“EL”) students and limited English proficient families have equitable…
More…five school districts received additional funding based on the “English Language Learner Supplement” in the current budget, yet 412 other school districts in the state have students learning English. “It’s…
More…outlined in 22 Pa. Code § 57.31. 248. At the secondary level, curriculum in nonlicensed nonpublic schools must include English (with literature, language, speech, and composition), science (including biology and…
More…secondary level, curriculum in nonlicensed nonpublic schools must include English (with literature, language, speech, and composition), science (including biology and chemistry), social studies (including civics, economics, and history of the…
More…in the arts and physical education, (ii) programs for English-language learners, (iii) developmental services, (iv) handicap and other disability services and accommodations, and (v) special education. See, e.g., 22 PA….
More…do we look at it?” Vereb said of education funding. “Do we look at it on a per-student basis; on a per-classroom basis? on a per-school-district basis?” Corbett is on…
More…annual training requirements. And notably, the agreement forbids the placement of students with disabilities or English learners in “unapproved” alternative disciplinary programs. “We look forward to working with the Pennsylvania…
More…partnered with the Pennsylvania Immigration & Citizenship Coalition on a webinar (available on video) on protecting the rights of English learners and limited-English proficient parents during the COVID-19 pandemic. ELC…
More…on technology. 12 English-Language Learners • Accountability moves from Title III (English-language acquisition section of ESEA) to Title I (accountability). Accountability measures highlight progress of ELL students as greater priority….
MoreCOVID-19 school closures have had an impact on English learners. ELC compiled this resource of 5 important things for English learners and their families to know. Please note — this…
More…students filed an emergency motion today asking for protection for all English Language Learner immigrant students aged 17-21 against the district’s continuing practice of delaying the enrollment of older immigrant…
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