Petitioners’ Brief
…Premature. ……………… 15 C. Trial Will Show that Education Is an Important or Fundamental Right Warranting Heightened Scrutiny …………. 19 II. SENATOR SCARNATI’S PRELIMINARY OBJECTIONS SHOULD BE OVERRULED AND HIS…
More…Premature. ……………… 15 C. Trial Will Show that Education Is an Important or Fundamental Right Warranting Heightened Scrutiny …………. 19 II. SENATOR SCARNATI’S PRELIMINARY OBJECTIONS SHOULD BE OVERRULED AND HIS…
Morequality public education. Our focus (here today) is not on the governance structure of public schools but on the students who attend them. We recognize that charter schools are legally…
More…impact on learning and instruction? As a result of surveys, in-depth interviews and research reviews, we have concluded that the shortage is having a more significant, widespread, and potentially long-term…
More…on the most at risk students, including students with disabilities. Thank you for the opportunity to present public testimony today and for the Council’s good work on behalf of individuals…
Moreschools to effectively modify instruction for ELs; and (3) a revised protocol to evaluate the effectiveness of language instruction programs at the building level to ensure that all bilingual programs…
More…experiencing poverty also had higher levels of teacher turnover, ELC argued. The complaint brought scrutiny to the way the district assigned teachers; at the time, qualified and experienced teachers were…
MoreThe U.S. Supreme Court’s decision today in Mahmoud v. Taylor is yet another devastating attack on our public schools and LGBTQ+ students. Importantly, the ruling centered on individual religious objections…
More…nothing more than an ill-conceived privatization scheme to convert the 7,500-student school district into charter schools run by the for-profit company, Charter Schools USA. This massive overhaul of an entire…
More…work is available from the Advancement Project and ACLU of Pennsylvania. Black and Brown communities, hardest hit by the coronavirus, have also borne the brunt of school disruption, receiving diminished…
More…the Advancement Project, and ACLU of Pennsylvania. Impact of COVID-19: Black and Brown communities, hardest hit by the coronavirus, have also borne the brunt of school disruption, receiving diminished educational…
Morethe real costs of delivering services, including student factors such as the number of students who live in poverty, who are English language learners, and who are homeless. It should…
More…hardest hit by the coronavirus, have also borne the brunt of the resulting school disruption, receiving diminished educational services due in part to lack of access to healthcare and due…
More…Resources Addressing Attendance Barriers (‘Truancy’) & School Attendance — FAQs School Attendance and Truancy: Understanding the Basics A Judge’s Guide to Attendance Barriers and Act 138 MDJ Truancy Compliance Checklist…
More…impacted by lead exposure struggle to focus and learn in classrooms. It is well documented that exposure to lead can cause direct damage to a child’s brain. It can exert…
More…and Parents Need to Know Every day across Pennsylvania, children impacted by lead exposure struggle to focus and learn in classrooms. It is well documented that exposure to lead can…
MoreUSA Today reporter Alia Wong analyzes two neighboring Pennsylvania school districts and finds that the schools are funded based on the community’s local wealth, leaving one community at a huge…
More…subgroup is subjected to overuse. Therefore, a regulatory definition should clarify that “reducing overuse” includes identification and reduction of the disproportionate use of any disciplinary practice that disrupts student learning,…
MoreOct. 20, 2016 – The Philadelphia Public School Notebook – by Bill Hangley, Jr. This year brought some good news for Katie Christ. “I finally got textbooks!” That’s a welcome…
MoreELC Newsletter: June 2015 ELC Newsletter: May 2015 ELC Newsletter: April 2015 ELC Newsletter: March 2015 ELC Newsletter: February 2015 ELC Newsletter: January 2015 ELC Newsletter: December 2014 ELC Newsletter:…
More…Should We Intervene? Contributions of Behavior, Student, and School Characteristics to Suspension and Expulsion, THE EQUITY PROJECT, at 6, 12, 15 (Jan. 2013); Tony Fabelo, et al., Breaking Schools’ Rules:…
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