November 2018 City Council School Board Hearing Testimony

…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…

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Your Rights Religous Freedom 8.2017

…to observe a religious holiday or supporting Muslims to make their 5 daily prayers during recess or free periods while in school. • School may not mandate prayer, endorse (or…

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ELC-Testimony-For-Legislative-Hearing-on-Truancy-June-9-2015

…Report and Recommendations to the Pennsylvania State Roundtable is available at http://www.ocfcpacourts.us/assets/files/page-331/file-600.pdf. 2 See Legal Center for Foster Care and Education website at www.fostercareandeducation.org 3 See National Working Group on…

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COVID-19 Response (2020-2021)

…online schooling still presents tremendous challenges in providing equal access to all.Throughout this period, ELC remained fully operational, working remotely to connect students and families with resources to help navigate…

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ELC_TrainingforSurrogateParents_9_24_13

…graduate – by meeting state & district academic requirements or by meeting the child’s IEP goals? 46 Helplines & Websites • PATTAN (PDE’s website for special education information and resources):…

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CFEF_Proposal_ExecSumm_2_26_15

…revisited every five years, are as follows: Statewide Base Cost: The first step was to determine a base amount of educational dollars that reflects the costs associated with educating each…

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Creating21stCenturyLearners_LibraryDataReport.10.17.12

…The research findings show that twice as many students with access to licensed electronic databases that provide periodical articles, encyclopedias, maps, photos, primary sources and other reference materials scored “Advanced”…

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18-1-25 Bd of Ed in Support of POs

…economic, civic and social activities of society; and compelling Respondents, after a reasonable period of time, to develop a school- funding arrangement that complies with the Education Clause and the…

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ELC_CharterBillAnalysis_10_12_12

…allows the school district to grant a minimum renewal period of one year and a maximum renewal period of five years. Shorter charters and more frequent reauthorization decisions ensure a…

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McKeesport.Settlement.Final

…website; Education Law Center website; Disability Rights Network website; Email to County Children & Youth and Probation for the above listed counties; Auberle website and McKeesport Area School District website….

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Supreme Court Amicus Petition for Allowance of Appeal

…in Foster Care, https://bit.ly/2CpN0Nu (last visited Jan. 16, 2019) ………………………………………………………………………. 10 Rebecca Klein, Schools See Major Uptick in Racial Harassment, New Data Suggests, Huffington Post (Feb. 23, 2018), https://bit.ly/2FC6Jg3 …………

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