ELC Testimony to the Basic Education Funding Commission
…and limited exposure to foreign languages, arts, and athletics even in high school – she is questioning if her children will get the help and resources they need to pursue…
More…and limited exposure to foreign languages, arts, and athletics even in high school – she is questioning if her children will get the help and resources they need to pursue…
More…At this crucial juncture, we must ensure that adequate resources are delivered to schools and to our neediest students. Pennsylvania’s funding formula must provide districts sufficient resources to educate our…
More…more costly model, Harrisburg should provide education funding that is adequate, predictable, and equitably distributed. Adam Schott is director of policy research at Research for Action.aschott@researchforaction.org David Lapp is a…
More…teachers negative expectations of their behavior.”3 Consequently, exclusionary discipline makes students feel as if the academic environment is not one in which they are welcome. 4 Further, research has demonstrated…
More…that the ‘accelerated recovery program is totally inappropriate for [the plaintiffs]’ and that there is ‘absolutely no [contrary research’” on this point. JA20. Additionally, the District Court looked to the…
More…difference in a child’s achievement,” Len Rieser, then ELC co-director, said at the time. ELC cited studies to buttress its argument, which also applied to students experiencing poverty. At that…
More…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…
More…annually to EL parents/guardians and shall be posted on the District’s Internet site. A summary of the policy shall be included in the Code of Student Conduct, beginning with the…
More…be advertised in community spaces such as libraries and businesses, schools will be asked to add 3 the Nine-Line number to all routine home-school communication that is distributed in the…
More…Pennsylvania students. D. Student Services and Resources In addition to comprehensive academic standards, school districts are also mandated to provide specific basic services and resources to students, 24 P.S. §…
More…and, because legal services are being provided gratis, there is no issue of adequacy of financial resources on the part of the representative Plaintiffs. f. A class action is a…
More…the next 50 kids on its wait list as space becomes available. Other schools will replace those empty spots at the beginning of the next school year, including filling seats…
More…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…
More…offer expanded hours to serve working parents. Shelters themselves and transitional housing programs need to offer high quality learning opportunities on site. In addition, we need a statewide campaign to…
More…across the state. Check out the coalition’s resources about book ban policies, and join the group for advocate meetings and additional resources. ELC supports parents and students considering filing a…
More…in Delaware County. This site, the oldest reform school in the country, housed as many as 1,000 boys from all over the country – and the world – at one…
More…based on research about real costs (the Costing-out Study). The second set of variables and weights, which drove out $100 million in basic education funding, used completely different factors that…
More…training and resources to support schools as they move away from discriminatory and punitive exclusionary discipline practices and toward practices that promote positive school climates. Finally, we request that the…
MoreJan. 18, 2015 – By Angie Mason, York Daily Record – With the appointment of a York City School District receiver put on hold, many are now looking at how…
More…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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