Debate on fair formula for Pa. education has local flavor
…do we look at it?” Vereb said of education funding. “Do we look at it on a per-student basis; on a per-classroom basis? on a per-school-district basis?” Corbett is on…
More…do we look at it?” Vereb said of education funding. “Do we look at it on a per-student basis; on a per-classroom basis? on a per-school-district basis?” Corbett is on…
More…addition to understanding the legal rights explained in this guide, you can also visit your school district’s website for specific information about how it plans to educate and provide supports…
More…Stat. Ann. § 7-740 (West) prevents schools from allowing transgender students to use the facilities with which they identify; (2) the presence of a transgender person in a sex-segregated space…
More…guide, you can also visit your school district’s website for specific information about how it plans to educate and provide supports for students. Check your school’s policies to see if…
More…New Precedent-Setting Case Law In recognition of this problem, the Education Law Center decided to take on the case of S.A., a refugee student who was expelled from the Pittsburgh…
More…We look forward to proving our case at trial.” In the next stage of the case, the petitioners will need to address two remaining arguments put forward by legislative leaders…
More…the case, citing previous cases which it said require that school funding issues must be left solely to the political process. On September 18, the districts and parents appealed to…
MoreThe Education Law Center (ELC) has filed an amicus brief in Nicole B. v. School District of Philadelphia, et al., a case involving a Philadelphia student who was relentlessly bullied…
More…Click here to download a copy of the complaint. The case has been assigned Case No. 16-cv-3881. More information about plaintiffs’ counsel can be found at: www.aclupa.org www.elc-pa.org www.pepperlaw.com CONTACT:…
MoreThe Notebook reports on ELC’s fair funding case and its progress toward trial, quoting ELC Legal Director Maura McInerney. Read more here….
More…country. After petitioners filed the case in 2014, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court overturned an earlier dismissal by Commonwealth Court, ruling in September of 2017 that the case was justiciable, and…
MoreAn episode of Smart Talk from WITF (Harrisburg) reviews the status of the school funding court case with guests Mallory Falk, WHYY Philadelphia education reporter; Brenda Marrero, executive director, Public…
More…by the defendants were without merit and should be dismissed, allowing the case to move to discovery and trial. Details, including links to news coverage of the oral arguments, are…
MoreThis two-page flier announcing the upcoming trial in the Pennsylvania school funding lawsuit also provides a rundown of the history of the case, what the goals are, and how individuals…
More…dispute the case rather than devoting those resources to combating harassment in schools. The School District of Philadelphia will file its response to the appeal in the coming weeks. There…
More…of Wilkes-Barre and Sheila Armstrong of Philadelphia. The court also set a May 20 scheduling conference to determine a trial date for the case later this year. Read our press…
More…attend the argument. The case was filed in 2014 against the governor and legislative leaders in response to decades of underfunding by Harrisburg that has deprived children of the resources…
More…a matter of first impression before the CAB and the courts: – There is no case involving districts that have been declared in fiscal distress. – There is no case…
More…Monday that it should decide the case on the merits and reject the state’s plea to toss the case because of its complexity and difficulty. In a reply brief filed…
More…website for specific information about how it plans to educate and provide supports for students. Check your school’s policies to see if your children may have protections that go beyond…
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