…in the July 6, 2018, news release. The respondents also filed briefs on whether the case is moot, as described in the August 7, 2018, news release. The court denied…
More…MYERS LLP Times Square Tower 7 Times Square New York, NY 10036 Telephone: (212) 326-2000 Attorneys for Appellants William Penn School District, Panther Valley School District, The School District of…
More…Act (ESSA), represents an improvement over existing legislation. It will provide targeted support to struggling schools, including schools where traditionally overlooked student groups consistently underperform. The new ESSA does more…
MoreJune 27, 2016 The Education Law Center’s long-time advocacy for children in foster care informed new joint guidance issued on June 23rd by the U.S. Departments of Education and Health…
More…be published in the following publications and/or through the following websites: Tribune Review; McKeesport Daily News; when possible the following publications and/or websites: Pennsylvania Bar Association and Children’s Rights Committee…
More…Community School nurses help reduce calls to 911 and prevent hospitalizations by quickly identifying illnesses. For example, it was a school nurse in New York City who identified the first…
More…even months — are missed. These youth, already facing traumatic changes in their home lives, must repeatedly adapt to new teachers, new classrooms and new peers. The results are heartbreaking….
MoreDistrict would receive 18.9 percent, or about $75 million, of that new funding, said the advocates, who held a news conference in front of the district’s North Broad Street headquarters….
More2014. The new policy will go into effect when school resumes later in the month. The Law Center worked with parents, students, and community advocates to recommend the new policies…
More…wasn’t supposed to take, all because he wanted a girl’s “digits” – her phone number. He told administrators he expected to be suspended, the usual punishment for breaking the rules….
MoreMarch 31, 2014 – WHYY, Radio Times – New information released by the Department of Education shed more light on a disturbing difference when it comes to school discipline —…
More…of Education, Black students (male and female) in the District are 2.65 times more likely to be suspended at all, and 3.08 times more likely to be suspended multiple times,…
More…Brad M. Elias O’Melveny and Myers, LLP Times Square Tower 7 Times Square New York, NY 10036 Counsel for petitioners Patrick M. Northen Dilworth Paxson, LLP 1500 Market Street, Suite…
More…(Available at http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt?open=514&objID=509059&mode=2). http://www.researchforaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/RFA-PACER-SPP-Brief-March-2015-Final.pdf https://www.ed.psu.edu/news/2015-jan-march-news/accountability-measure http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/local/wp/2015/03/12/in-23-states-richer-school-districts-get-more-local-funding-than-poorer-districts/ http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt?open=514&objID=509059&mode=2 If the sponsors of SB 6 are serious about improving outcomes for students in these schools, they should pass legislation that would ensure…
More…Times Square Tower 7 Times Square New York, NY 10036 Counsel for petitioners Patrick M. Northen Dilworth Paxson, LLP 1500 Market Street, Suite 3500E Philadelphia, PA 19102-2101 Counsel for legislative…
More…percent fail academically, and only one-third read at grade level in middle school. Tragically, these students are nine times more likely to repeat a grade and four times more likely…
More…Elias O’MELVENY & MYERS, LLP 7 Times Square New York, NY 10036 Tel: (212) 326-2000 Email: [email protected] John P. Krill, Jr. K&L GATES LLP 17 N. 2nd Street 18th Floor…
More…vice) O’Melveny & Myers, LLP 7 Times Square New York, NY 10036 Telephone: (212) 326-2000 Counsel for Petitioners William Penn School District, Panther Valley School District, The School District of…
More…school-funding formulas, so as lawmakers in these states crafted new accountability provisions, districts and schools could count on the resources that would be available, year to year, to meet new…
More…General Assembly to maintain and support a ‘thorough and efficient system of public education’ to benefit Pennsylvania’s children, our new report clearly shows that this constitutional mandate has been ignored…
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