Opportunities at ELC

…for Fall positions. Click here to download the Philadelphia semester posting in PDF format. 2024 Summer Internships: The Education Law Center of Pennsylvania invites 1Ls and 2Ls to apply for…

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ELC analysis of HB 530 and SB 856-6-19-2015

…be more explicit and should clarify that charters need to post their capacity and current space available on their website. Support   § 17-1723- A(a)(3) Requires that a standard…

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2018 National School Walkout Fact Sheet

…funding to researching and implementing solutions, including addressing violence by police. They want solutions that will limit gun violence: banning the sale of assault weapons and high-capacity magazines, expanding background…

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2018-06-26-ltr-to-FTCHS

…granddaughte on a placement through the lottery and had been accepted into FTCHS. Ms. – and ~isited FTCHS and toured the school on or about January 12, 2018. While at…

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Glen Mills Class Action Press Release

…Dallas, former Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services in his individual capacity; Cathy Utz, Deputy Secretary for the Office of Children, Youth and Families in her individual capacity;…

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CFEF summary_public_042315

…teachers or other staff 74% cut or reduced at least one academic program 57% increased class size page 1 of 2 [Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, November 21, 2014] [PASA-PASBO Report, January 2015]…

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ELC memo to DOJ 8-31-2015

…what the other exclusionary discipline numbers (i.e. suspensions and expulsions) look like in these districts. Of course, if the decline in AEDY enrollment is attributable to using new, positive, prevention…

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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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ELC-memo-to-DOJ-8-31-2015

…what the other exclusionary discipline numbers (i.e. suspensions and expulsions) look like in these districts. Of course, if the decline in AEDY enrollment is attributable to using new, positive, prevention…

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1-4-19 Special Education Funding Letter to Governor (Final)

…a few hours of education each week. https://www.senatorbrowne.com/special-education-funding-commission/ https://www.senatorbrowne.com/special-education-funding-commission-gallery/ http://www.senatorbrowne.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/37/2015/05/Special-Education-Funding-Commission-Report-121113.pdf Shortchanging Students with Disabilities: State Underfunding of Special Education in PA| 2018 2 billion.8 Local districts had to allocate funds…

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