…districts according to a “census-based” approach which “presumed” that 16% of every school district’s student population required special education services. This allocation method did not take into account the wide-ranging…

…Education, PDE, School District Data at a Glance, http://penndata.hbg.psu.edu/BSEReports/DataPreview.aspx# (click “Data at a Glance State Report” and select the corresponding years). These figures represent racial demographics for all grades. 2…

…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…

…each actual student can be greater or less than this average.65 For many years, Pennsylvania distributed state special education dollars to school districts according to a “census-based” approach which “presumed”…

…At Risk, 4 (August 2011), http://www.neglected-delinquent.org/sites/default/files/docs/ELLFactSheet.pdf. 13 Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, Youth’s Characteristics and Backgrounds, Juvenile Justice Bulletin, 6 (December 2010), https://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/ojjdp/227730.pdf. http://helpinggangyouth.homestead.com/disability-best_corrections_survey.pdf http://www.neglected-delinquent.org/sites/default/files/docs/ELLFactSheet.pdf https://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/ojjdp/227730.pdf 12 culminates…

…200.13(b). (2) A State and its LEAs must report . . . graduation rate . . .that reflects results of the immediately preceding school year. (3) If a State adopts…

…pre-K programs; • Increase funding for infant, toddler, and preschool Early Intervention programs so that at least 1,000 additional eligible infants and toddlers and 1,000 additional three- to five-year-old children…

…Lead Surveillance, Annual Report 2014 available at http://www.health.pa.gov/My%20Health/Infant%20and%20Childrens%20Health/Lead%20Poisoning%20 Prevention%20and%20Control/Documents/2014%20Lead%20Surveillance%20Annual%20Report%20r2.p df 3 Pediatric Lead Exposure Flint Water Results, Mona Hanna-Attisha, available at http://www.scribd.com/doc/282806501/Pediatric-Lead-Exposure-Flint-Water-Results http://www.dsf.health.state.pa.us/health/lib/health/familyhealth/lead_elimination_plan_for_2010.pdf http://www.nchh.org/Portals/0/Contents/PA%20-%20Impact%20Stmt.pdf http://www.health.pa.gov/My%20Health/Infant%20and%20Childrens%20Health/Lead%20Poisoning%20Prevention%20and%20Control/Documents/2014%20Lead%20Surveillance%20Annual%20Report%20r2.pdf http://www.health.pa.gov/My%20Health/Infant%20and%20Childrens%20Health/Lead%20Poisoning%20Prevention%20and%20Control/Documents/2014%20Lead%20Surveillance%20Annual%20Report%20r2.pdf http://www.health.pa.gov/My%20Health/Infant%20and%20Childrens%20Health/Lead%20Poisoning%20Prevention%20and%20Control/Documents/2014%20Lead%20Surveillance%20Annual%20Report%20r2.pdf http://www.scribd.com/doc/282806501/Pediatric-Lead-Exposure-Flint-Water-Results 2 There…

…New York: Cambridge University Press. ] [52: Wright, JP et al. Association of Prenatal and Childhood Blood Lead Concentrations with Criminal Arrests in Early Adulthood. PLos Medicine. May 2008: Vol….

…remedy, provide this Court with the requisite jurisdiction over the class claims. A. Plaintiffs Have Exhausted Their Administrative Remedies, and the Hearing Officer Expressly Disclaimed Any Authority to Provide Systemic…

…groups to decrease and eliminate school exclusions for school- aged students and press for systemic reforms to address issues of racial, disability and gender disproportionality. These comments are informed by…

The School District of Philadelphia Office of Early Childhood Education Prekindergarten Head Start ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR SEPTEMBER 2015! [image: image1.png] [image: image2.png] [image: image3.png] [image: image4.png]‘Sensitive periods’ in early brain…

…Codes: one for Pre-K-5, and one for grades 6-12. This presents an important opportunity to align District policies to the unique environments in elementary and secondary schools. We are encouraged…

…Disabilities in AEDY Programs21 Alarmed by the large percentage of students with disabilities in the AEDY programs, ELC testified before the state legislature in 200922 Education in 2011.23 overrepresentation of…

…Disabilities in AEDY Programs21 Alarmed by the large percentage of students with disabilities in the AEDY programs, ELC testified before the state legislature in 200922 Education in 2011.23 overrepresentation of…