have to take the ACCESS tests which measure proficiency in language. The ACCESS tests cover four content areas of social studies, science, math and English. They look at listening, speaking,…
Morecompany under contract with the School District. McCaskey High School consists of two smaller schools. One is J.P. McCaskey, a traditional public high school. The other is McCaskey East, known…
MoreDisabilities|2019 Education Law Center | www.elc-pa.org | Facebook.com/EducationLawCenter | @EdLawCenterPa your child right now. If your child is currently placed in an alternative education program: 1. Request an emergency IEP…
More& REATH LLP One Logan Square, Suite 2000 Philadelphia, PA 19103-6996 Telephone: (215) 988-2700 Facsimile: (215) 988-2757 paul.saint-antoine@dbr.com chanda.miller@dbr.com ginene.lewis@dbr.com lucas.michelen@dbr.com Attorneys for Plaintiffs Case 2:15-cv-04782-MSG Document 18 Filed 01/21/16…
Morewww.philasd.org/offices/administration/policies/252.pdf ; School District of Pittsburgh Transgender and Gender Expansive Students Policy 102.3 (June 2016), available at http://www.pps.k12.pa.us/cms/lib07/PA01000449/Centricity/Domain/4/Transgender%20Gender%20 Expansive%20Students%20policy.pdf. 11 See, e.g., Evancho v. Pine-Richland School District, Civil Action No….
Morewww.philasd.org/offices/administration/policies/252.pdf ; School District of Pittsburgh Transgender and Gender Expansive Students Policy 102.3 (June 2016), available at http://www.pps.k12.pa.us/cms/lib07/PA01000449/Centricity/Domain/4/Transgender%20Gender%20 Expansive%20Students%20policy.pdf. 11 See, e.g., Evancho v. Pine-Richland School District, Civil Action No….
Morethe three high schools mentioned in this story, and includes scores on the state school performance profile – an index mainly composed of performance and growth on state tests. http://www.newsworks.org/index.php/homepage-feature/item/80533-beyond-failing-schools-the-difficulty-of-fairly-comparing-public-schools-on-an-uneven-playing-field?linktype=hp_impact…
Morepublic-school advocates cringe at DeVos hearing, while school-choice supporters see opportunity December 2016 LancasterOnline 12/8: School District of Lancaster: ACLU wants nearly $2M to recoup refugee education lawsuit costs November 2016…
MoreDelaware, Lehigh, Montgomery and Northampton counties) Pennsylvania’s McKinney-Vento State Coordinator Storm Camara can be reached at 717 772-2066 or [email protected]. http://www.education.pa.gov/Documents/K-12/Homeless%20Education/Dispute%20Letter%20English.pdf http://www.education.pa.gov/K-12/Homeless%20Education/Pages/Region-1.aspx http://www.education.pa.gov/K-12/Homeless%20Education/Pages/Region-2.aspx http://www.education.pa.gov/K-12/Homeless%20Education/Pages/Region-3.aspx http://www.education.pa.gov/K-12/Homeless%20Education/Pages/Region-4.aspx http://www.education.pa.gov/K-12/Homeless%20Education/Pages/Region-5.aspx http://www.education.pa.gov/K-12/Homeless%20Education/Pages/Region-6.aspx http://www.education.pa.gov/K-12/Homeless%20Education/Pages/Region-7.aspx http://www.education.pa.gov/K-12/Homeless%20Education/Pages/Region-8.aspx mailto:[email protected]…
MorePetitioners claim that the Commonwealth’s academic Common Core standards set forth a course of study for students and a progression from grade-to-grade that forms the core of the Commonwealth’s public…
Moreinpatient hospital is located is responsible for providing educational services, including special education services, and for communicating about the student’s needs and progress with the student’s district of residence. The…
MoreCivil Rights Project Report, 2015 https://civilrightsproject.ucla.edu/resources/projects/center-for-civil-rights-remedies/school- to-prison-folder/federal-reports/are-we-closing-the-school-discipline- gap/AreWeClosingTheSchoolDisciplineGap_FINAL221.pdf https://civilrightsproject.ucla.edu/resources/projects/center-for-civil-rights-remedies/school-to-prison-folder/federal-reports/are-we-closing-the-school-discipline-gap/AreWeClosingTheSchoolDisciplineGap_FINAL221.pdf Why? Policies and practices that push schoolchildren, especially our most at- risk children, out of classrooms and into the criminal…
Moreexamples of individuals who meet the definition of “homeless children and youth.” 42 U.S.C. § 11434a(2)(B)(i)-(iv). https://www2.ed.gov/programs/homeless/data-comp-04-07.pdf http://www.dedcmdasfaa.org/docs/conferences/2014/presentations/UnaccompaniedHomelessTouthAndHigherEducationAccess.pdf http://www.dedcmdasfaa.org/docs/conferences/2014/presentations/UnaccompaniedHomelessTouthAndHigherEducationAccess.pdf 5 Having lost touch with their families and their source of…
Moredeprives the court of common pleas of jurisdiction over plaintiff’s civil action. And second, the court correctly concluded that plaintiff could not bring a claim under the PHRA against defendants…
Morehttp://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/docs/dcl-factsheet-el-students-201501.pdf http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/docs/dcl-factsheet-el-students-201501.pdf https://www.education.pa.gov/Documents/Codes%20and%20Regulations/Basic%20Education%20Circulars/PA%20Code/Educating%20English%20Learners%20(EL).pdf https://www.education.pa.gov/Documents/Codes%20and%20Regulations/Basic%20Education%20Circulars/PA%20Code/Educating%20English%20Learners%20(EL).pdf Educational Needs of English Learners in the School District of Philadelphia 4 Education Law Center – March 14, 2019 education services. An evaluation for an EL…
More• If the issue concerns curriculum, services or lack of equal access to educational opportunities, contact your Intermediate Unit or • Pennsylvania Department of Education Bureau of Curriculum, Assessment and…
Moreparticipate meaningfully in the civic, economic, social, and other activities of our society and to exercise basic civil and other rights of a citizen of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is…
MoreSee, Inequities in Pennsylvania’s Charter Sector: Segregation by Disability, 2017, https://www.elc-pa.org/wp- content/uploads/2017/02/ELC-Analysis-Inequities-in-PA-Charter-Schools-Segregation-by-Disability.pdf 5 See, e.g., Demand Letter to Franklin Towne Charter High School, 2018, https://www.elc-pa.org/wp- content/uploads/2018/07/2018-06-26-ltr-to-FTCHS.pdf https://www.elc-pa.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/ELC-Analysis-Inequities-in-PA-Charter-Schools-Segregation-by-Disability.pdf https://www.elc-pa.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/ELC-Analysis-Inequities-in-PA-Charter-Schools-Segregation-by-Disability.pdf https://www.elc-pa.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/2018-06-26-ltr-to-FTCHS.pdf https://www.elc-pa.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/2018-06-26-ltr-to-FTCHS.pdf…
Morea 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…
MoreEducation Law Center | www.elc-pa.org | facebook.com/educationlawcenter | @edlawcenterpa EDUCATION LAW CENTER’S STATEMENT OF STUDENT RIGHTS November 2016 The Education Law Center-PA (ELC) is deeply concerned by ongoing racist, homophobic,…
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