…education programs, as well as the number of minority students sent to those programs. The research shows: In public schools in Pennsylvania as a whole, 16 percent of students are…
More…the 2014 -6- Funding Arrangement, the Petitioner Districts were unable to provide “the educational programs, instructional time, course offerings, and supplemental/intervention programs necessary to enable all of their students to…
More…not cross-tabulated (i.e., within each race, by gender) for either reporting or accountability purposes. See http://www.nwlc.org/sites/default/files/ pdfs/2010.7.23_nwlc_sign_on_letter_re_esea__data.pdf for more information. 21 Forum For educAtion And democrAcY, creAting A nAtionAl culture…
Morealternative education programs that are not formally approved by the Commonwealth as meeting certain requirements. o These “unapproved” programs often have one or more of the following features: in a…
More…within the District during the 2010-11 and 2012-13 school years. 1 Typically, identifying information is not included in due process decisions. For reasons that will be apparent, the Student’s gender…
More…years, examining the number of students with disabilities sent to alternative education programs, as well as the number of minority students sent to those programs. The research shows: • In…
More…2017 National School Climate Survey (2018), https://www.glsen.org/ sites/default/files/GLSEN-2017-National-School-Climate-Survey-NSCS- Full-Report.pdf ……………………………………………………………………………. 10, 13 GLSEN, School Climate in Pennsylvania (2019), https://www.glsen.org/sites/ default/files/Pennsylvania%20State%20Snapshot%20-%202017%20 NSCS_0.pdf ……………………………………………………………………………………. 5, 9 Angela Irvine & Aisha Canfield, Reflections…
More…construction, and debates and proceedings held in the course of constitutional conventions about the importance of public education— demonstrating that public education was of paramount importance to the framers and…
More…4.23(d); (Pet. ¶ 118). The Court can therefore look to whether schools have sufficient funds to hire qualified employees and provide statutorily required programs and services to determine if Respondents…
More…statistics, and strategies to effectively implement evidence-based prevention programs. Through our work as members of statewide and local task forces, as well as our advocacy for students in truancy matters,…
More…2013 complaint challenging discriminatory practices in the state’s disciplinary “alternative education” programs. Read ELC’s full news release here. The programs covered by the agreement are known as Alternative Education for…
More…minimum level of ESOL instruction that should be provided, where other states do. We shouldn’t just be looking at standardized testing in a vacuum, we should look at it in…
More…• ESSA includes resources for helping train teachers on literacy and STEM (Science, Technology Engineering & Math education) • Effective teachers are defined by state law. 11 http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/teacherbeat/2015/11/a_new_esea_what_the_deal_means.html GRANT PROGRAMS…
More…well as transition form Infant/Toddler to Preschool EI programs,” (p.1). Rather than striving to ensure that families have similar experiences, we urge OCDEL to focus on ensuring that the evaluators…
More…after-school programs, supplementary materials, and expanded summer school programs for immigrant students. Finally, the District must increase access to educational opportunities – including special admission schools and vocational programs –…
More…and vision across its programs, and released these two companion policies, effective Jul. 1, 2017. Please read OCDEL’s policy on “Reduction of Expulsion and Suspension in Early Childhood Programs” here,…
More…e.g., Glossary, National Center for Education Statistics, https://nces.ed.gov/programs/coe/glossary.asp#ell (last visited October 12, 2016). -9- refugee immigrants from places like Cuba, Haiti, and Ethiopia, many of whom are also SLIFE. JA533;…
More…and early childhood education, financial planning, and technology coursework to homeless women with children and parenting youth. Its Community Development Corporation programs respond to community needs, expand mixed-income housing opportunities,…
More…1 reviewing information available on official websites for the legislative and executive branches of state government; 2 speaking directly by telephone with a top expert in education funding employed in…
MoreThe Problem Faced with a budget shortfall of more than $700 million, the School Districtof Philadelphia laid off 47 nurses effective December 31, 2011. Subsequent layoffs and the retirement of…
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