a nonjusticiable political question; (2) Petitioners failed to state a claim under the Education Clause because the funding system served the rational basis of preserving local control over public education;…

…whether to translate IEP and IEP process documents should be made on a case-by-case basis is a red herring because the District does not even make case-by-case assessments as to…

v. Pennsylvania Department of Education; Joseph B. Scarnati III, in his official capacity as President Pro-Tempore of the Pennsylvania Senate; Michael C. Turzai, in his official capacity as the Speaker…

services, health services, special education programs, and other “wraparound” services. As a result, huge numbers of students have been put on a path to academic failure that is difficult to…

Public School Enrollment Reports, http://www.education.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/enrollment/7407 (last visited Aug. 20, 2013) …………………………………………………………… 24, 29, 32 Pa. Dep’t Educ., State Report Card 2011-2012 (2012), available at http://paayp.emetric.net/Content/reportcards/RC12M.PDF ………………………25 Pa. Dep’t Education, Basic…

philadelphia-9-2017.pdf. See also Youth at Risk of Homelessness: Identifying Key Predictive Factors Among Youth Aging Out of Foster Care in Washington State available at https://www.dshs.wa.gov/sites/default/files/SESA/rda/documents/research-7-106.pdf http://policylab.chop.edu/sites/default/files/pdf/publications/PolicyLab_Report_Supporting_Students_Involved_with_Child_Welfare_June_2014.pdf http://policylab.chop.edu/sites/default/files/pdf/publications/PolicyLab_Report_Supporting_Students_Involved_with_Child_Welfare_June_2014.pdf http://fostercareandeducation.org/DesktopModules/Bring2mind/DMX/Download.aspx?portalid=0&EntryId=2100&Command=Core_Download http://fostercareandeducation.org/DesktopModules/Bring2mind/DMX/Download.aspx?portalid=0&EntryId=2100&Command=Core_Download http://www.southerneducation.org/getattachment/cf39e156-5992-4050-bd03-fb34cc5bf7e3/Just-Learning.aspx…

fewer educational and social opportunities. For example, they are educated in multi-grade classrooms, receive fewer instructional hours, have no access to vocational education, Advanced Placement courses, libraries or laboratories and…

Change. Available at http://fostercareandeducation.org/AreasofFocus/BlueprintforChange.aspx 3 Fostering Connections Act of 2008, P.L. 110-351. http://www.fostercareandeducation.org/DesktopModules/Bring2mind/DMX/Download.aspx?EntryId=1279&Command=Core_Download&method=inline&PortalId=0&TabId=124 http://www.fostercareandeducation.org/DesktopModules/Bring2mind/DMX/Download.aspx?EntryId=1279&Command=Core_Download&method=inline&PortalId=0&TabId=124 http://fostercareandeducation.org/AreasofFocus/BlueprintforChange.aspx 3 A. Needed Regulations Some of the new assurances and protections for students in foster…

Center, Maura McInerney, Kristina Moon Community member, former ESOL teacher and TESOL educator, Cheri Micheau African Family Health Organization, Kiera Kenney Asian Americans United, Teresa Engst Bethany Christian Services of…

…and other legal advocacy organizations received calls from educators, families, and advocates raising concerns about the impact of the layoffs on children, particularly those with disabilities. We heard about children…

of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Revenues and Expenditures for Public Elementary and Secondary Education: School Year 2009-2010 (Fiscal Year 2010), Table 1. 2012. Available at http://nces.ed.gov/pubs2013/2013305.pdf. 2 Education…

improve educational outcomes for pregnant and parenting students which were developed as a result of a multi-year project focused on this vulnerable student cohort. mailto:[email protected] https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-public-health/ https://www.hhs.gov/ash/oah/sites/default/files/tpp-ss-phmc-2018.pdf http://www.philaedfund.org/sites/default/files/Pregnant%20and%20Parenting%20Teens%20in%20Philadelphia–%20Academic%20and%20Social%20Outcomes.pdf http://www.philaedfund.org/sites/default/files/Pregnant%20and%20Parenting%20Teens%20in%20Philadelphia–%20Academic%20and%20Social%20Outcomes.pdf http://articles.philly.com/2012-08-30/news/33477284_1_teen-mothers-teen-pregnancy-rate-teen-births…

…condition that causes [a physical condition] and, in some cases, pain. Blount’s Disease is corrected though a complex surgical procedure followed by intense physical rehabilitation, both of which can be…

…because of his or her race, sex, religion, disability, ancestry or national origin.” See Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission, Education Discrimination, http://www.phrc.pa.gov/File-A- Complaint/Types-of-Complaints/Pages/Education.aspx (last visited Jan. 18, 2018). In this case,…

…Supreme Court. Who We Are The Education Law Center-PA (“ELC”) is a non-profit education advocacy organization that uses legal and other strategies to advocate on behalf of Pennsylvania’s most educationally…