ELC_TrainingforSurrogateParents_9_24_13

…school- age children in the foster care need special education services, compared to 11-15% of their peers.  Educational outcomes for many children in care are abysmal – – Over…

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ELC_ESEAcomments_2_2_15

…in foster care. Children in foster care need to be assured of educational stability to help them succeed. Congress should ensure that children entering foster care or changing placements remain…

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Partners_HS_PKC vacancies 2015-16

All Sites Partner Agency Address Zip Phone # Program A Step Ahead Day Care 7802 Castor Ave. 19152 (215) 722-4700 PKC Algen – AWB Children’s Center 196 E. Herman St….

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

…reserves space for the enrollment of an equitable number of students in their communities who are experiencing homelessness, living in foster care, and returning from juvenile justice placement. Relatedly, the…

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McKeesport FINAL COMPLAINT 10 14

…also includes a Supervised Independent Living (SIL) program for youth ages sixteen through twenty-one (16-21) years old. 37. Auberle provides therapeutic care and treatment to children on-site, but does not…

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GS Filed AMICUS Brief 2018

…adequate workspaces or to school supplies” in doubled-up situations. These students often report that they “feel unsafe, lack privacy, and a quiet space to do school work.”23 Students who are…

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WmPenn_v_PDE_Response_to_PrelimObjs_2_17_15

…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…

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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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Newsletters

…February 2024 – Court Decision Anniversary; A Plan for Full Funding; Celebrating Black History Month; and More ELC 2023 Year in Review – A Look Back: Victories Worth Celebrating ELC…

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WmPenn_v_PDE_AmicusCuriae_Consort_for_PubEd_2_17_15

…of American society. Parent Education and Advocacy Leadership Center (PEAL) is a statewide organization of parents of children with special health care needs and disabilities that helps parents become effective…

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