ELC Analysis of Senate School Code Bill

December 11, 2015: Pennsylvania’s public school funding crisis cannot be resolved by legislating new costs that will eventually exceed new revenues. Unfortunately, the School Code bill recently passed by the…

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ELC Nicole B. Amicus

…because of his or her race, sex, religion, disability, ancestry or national origin.” See Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission, Education Discrimination, http://www.phrc.pa.gov/File-A- Complaint/Types-of-Complaints/Pages/Education.aspx (last visited Jan. 18, 2018). In this case,…

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Ex. B to Complaint

…condition that causes [a physical condition] and, in some cases, pain. Blount’s Disease is corrected though a complex surgical procedure followed by intense physical rehabilitation, both of which can be…

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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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18-09-19 Wolf Answer and New Matter

…denied. 29 2. Petitioners’ Claim that School Districts With Significant Funding Gaps Have Dramatically Reduced or Eliminated Education Programs and Services Necessary to Provide an Adequate Education. 169. The Executive…

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ELC_AmicusCuriaeBrief_Palmer

Public School Enrollment Reports, http://www.education.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/enrollment/7407 (last visited Aug. 20, 2013) …………………………………………………………… 24, 29, 32 Pa. Dep’t Educ., State Report Card 2011-2012 (2012), available at http://paayp.emetric.net/Content/reportcards/RC12M.PDF ………………………25 Pa. Dep’t Education, Basic…

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ELC Testimony Before City Council Re Residential Placements May 17, 2018

philadelphia-9-2017.pdf. See also Youth at Risk of Homelessness: Identifying Key Predictive Factors Among Youth Aging Out of Foster Care in Washington State available at https://www.dshs.wa.gov/sites/default/files/SESA/rda/documents/research-7-106.pdf http://policylab.chop.edu/sites/default/files/pdf/publications/PolicyLab_Report_Supporting_Students_Involved_with_Child_Welfare_June_2014.pdf http://policylab.chop.edu/sites/default/files/pdf/publications/PolicyLab_Report_Supporting_Students_Involved_with_Child_Welfare_June_2014.pdf http://fostercareandeducation.org/DesktopModules/Bring2mind/DMX/Download.aspx?portalid=0&EntryId=2100&Command=Core_Download http://fostercareandeducation.org/DesktopModules/Bring2mind/DMX/Download.aspx?portalid=0&EntryId=2100&Command=Core_Download http://www.southerneducation.org/getattachment/cf39e156-5992-4050-bd03-fb34cc5bf7e3/Just-Learning.aspx…

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November 2018 PHL School Board Testimony (Final)

quality public education. For over 40 years, ELC has successfully advocated on behalf of students historically underserved by public education, including students in poverty, students of color, LGBT students, students…

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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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Ex. C to Complaint

by casting an IDEA claim as a § 1983 action predicated on IDEA”). Another clear indication that ODR has jurisdiction to hear ADA claims is found in Swope v. Central…

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