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…(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…

…http://www.pasa-net.org/Files/SurveysAndReports/2016/PASA-PASBOReportSpring2016.pdf http://escholarship.org/uc/item/4r07q8kg#page-1 http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/003172171409500507 http://www.nea.org/assets/docs/HE/EW-TruthInLabeling.pdf https://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2015/07/the-racial-imbalances-of-special-education/397775/ https://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2015/07/the-racial-imbalances-of-special-education/397775/ https://penndata.hbg.psu.edu/Portals/66/documents/PennDataBooks/Statistical_Summary_2014-2015.pdf https://penndata.hbg.psu.edu/Portals/66/documents/PennDataBooks/Statistical_Summary_2014-2015.pdf http://www.mcall.com/news/local/mc-charter-school-education-funding-20150823-story.html http://triblive.com/news/education/6196278-74/education-charter-special http://www.post-gazette.com/news/education/2012/05/27/Special-needs-education-is-battleground-for-charter-schools-other-districts-in-Pa/stories/201205270267 http://www.post-gazette.com/news/education/2012/05/27/Special-needs-education-is-battleground-for-charter-schools-other-districts-in-Pa/stories/201205270267 http://www.post-gazette.com/news/education/2012/05/27/Special-needs-education-is-battleground-for-charter-schools-other-districts-in-Pa/stories/201205270267 http://www.pilcop.org/how-the-charter-formula-games-special-education/ Inequities in Pennsylvania’s Charter Sector: Segregation by Disability | 2017 3 creates a perverse incentive for…

…struggle in school, and more likely to avoid school altogether, leading to absenteeism, truancy, and dropping out. They are also more likely to suffer from depression, anxiety, and other health…

…and English Learners but Says Agreement Ignores Racial Disparities The U.S. Department of Justice has reached a comprehensive agreement with the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE), settling a federal civil…

…where all Philadelphia schoolteachers consider themselves English as a Second Language (ESOL) instructors equipped to meet the needs of English learner and limited English proficient families. The district’s 15,000 English…

…Center has been at the forefront of reforms that ensure equity and access for English Learners (ELs) and limited English proficient (LEP) parents, here in Pittsburgh and across the State….

to bullying can also be found here: http://webgui.phila.k12.pa.us/offices/a/attendance–truancy/bullying-prevention/bullying- prevention-policy-and-procedures. https://1.next.westlaw.com/Link/Document/FullText?findType=Y&serNum=2012490826&pubNum=506&originatingDoc=I03a7e612f03a11e1b11ea85d0b248d27&refType=RP&fi=co_pp_sp_506_350&originationContext=document&transitionType=DocumentItem&contextData=(sc.History*oc.Search)#co_pp_sp_506_350 https://1.next.westlaw.com/Link/Document/FullText?findType=Y&serNum=2012490826&pubNum=506&originatingDoc=I03a7e612f03a11e1b11ea85d0b248d27&refType=RP&fi=co_pp_sp_506_350&originationContext=document&transitionType=DocumentItem&contextData=(sc.History*oc.Search)#co_pp_sp_506_350 https://1.next.westlaw.com/Link/Document/FullText?findType=Y&serNum=1995207171&pubNum=506&originatingDoc=I03a7e612f03a11e1b11ea85d0b248d27&refType=RP&fi=co_pp_sp_506_492&originationContext=document&transitionType=DocumentItem&contextData=(sc.History*oc.Search)#co_pp_sp_506_492 http://webgui.phila.k12.pa.us/offices/a/attendance–truancy/bullying-prevention/bullying-prevention-policy-and-procedures http://webgui.phila.k12.pa.us/offices/a/attendance–truancy/bullying-prevention/bullying-prevention-policy-and-procedures 28 to adhere to the District’s own anti-bullying Procedures only made matters worse—by subjecting STUDENT to…

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for all grades. http://www.post-gazette.com/news/education/2015/07/05/System-breakdown-leaves-student-trapped-in-alternative-program/stories/201506300258?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=editors-picks-news&utm_campaign=Headlines-Newsletter 3 likely adverse disparate impact on students of color and students with disabilities. We would consider it a significant missed opportunity if the result of DOJ’s…