November 2018 PHL School Board Testimony (Final)
quality 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…
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…
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…complaint on behalf of parents and students in the Pennridge School District, families and legal advocates today filed an amended complaint alleging that this Bucks County school district continues to…
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…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…
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…
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…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…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,…
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:…
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: July 2017 ELC Newsletter: June 2017 ELC Newsletter: May 2017 ELC Newsletter: April 2017 ELC Newsletter: March 2017 ELC Newsletter: February 2017 ELC Newsletter: January 2017 ELC Newsletter:…
More…while providing no significant improvement to school climate or safety. Today’s report from the Federal Commission on School Safety, led by Education Secretary Betsy DeVos, sends the opposite message on…
More…to rescind the 2014 federal guidance on school discipline: “Today, the Trump administration rescinded the 2014 federal guidance that had addressed bias in school discipline, ignoring massive opposition to this…
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….
More…parent or student must exhaust the IDEA’s administrative procedures before brining an ADA civil action. 20 U.S.C. § 1415(l) provides: Rule of Construction Nothing in this chapter shall be construed…
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