…1500 Market Street, Suite 3500E Philadelphia, PA 19102-2101 215-575-7000 Attorneys for Legislative Respondents 118068094_2 CERTIFICATION OF COMPLIANCE WITH RULE 2135(D) This Brief complies with the length-of-brief limitation of Pa.R.A.P. 2135,…
Morestatewide average of Actual Instructional Expenses (AIE) to determine the per pupil base cost. This base cost is then adjusted to reflect the current federal share of education funding for…
More…to recruit and hire teachers with ESL Teaching Credentials to instruct ELs in AEDY Programs. B. PDE will provide professional development and trainings by qualified trainers for all LEA Coordinators,…
More…share your request with family and friends and streamline donations directly to ELC-PA. Host an event: Please consider hosting a house party or other friend-raiser to share information about ELC-PA…
More…dis-enroll truant students rather than implement necessary supports and interventions, forcing school districts to do all the work associated with eliminating truancy. Support HB 530 SB 856 Section Amendment Comments…
More…is an overuse and misuse of SROs which results in inappropriate and disproportionate discipline and arrest of students with disabilities and/or students of color. We share the concern that the…
More…the Pennsylvania Association of Rural and Small Schools, the NAACP Pennsylvania State Conference, and six districts: William Penn School District, Panther Valley School District, School District of Lancaster, Greater Johnstown…
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…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…through February 2015, the Student received 3.5 to 4.5 hours of homebound instruction per week. S-56. 59. In February of 2015, the Student returned to LA with bus transportation and…
MoreFebruary 5, 2019 Statement on Governor Wolf’s Budget Address Deborah Gordon Klehr, executive director of the Education Law Center, issued this statement following Governor Tom Wolf’s budget address today: “We…
MoreMarch 11, 2015 – by Jan Murphy, Patriot News – Saying just turning on the lights and keeping the school doors open falls short of the Legislature’s constitutional obligation of…
MoreFunding gaps between high-wealth and low-wealth districts are growing, and state funding for classroom expenses has declined over four years. Those are key points in our latest brief in the…
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…concerns curriculum, services or lack of equal access to educational opportunities, contact your Intermediate Unit or • Pennsylvania Department of Education Bureau of Curriculum, Assessment and Instruction, Division of Instructional…
More…18 iii CONCLUSION ………………………………………………………………………………………….. 20 CERTIFICATE OF WORD COUNT ……………………………………………………………. 21 CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE …………………………………………………………….. 21 iv TABLE OF AUTHORITIES Page(s) CASES Albright v. Keystone Rural Health Ctr., 320 F….
More…LLP 1500 Market Street, Suite 3500E Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19102 (215) 575-7057 Counsel for Appellees Joe Scarnati and Michael Turzai Robert M. Tomaine Jr. Esq. Pennsylvania Department of Education 333 Market…
More…LLP 4040 Market Street 331 Butler Avenue, P.O. Box 5069 Philadelphia, PA 19104 New Britain, PA 18901 Date of Hearing: June 27, 2017 Date of Decision: July 17, 2017 Hearing…
More…of Education Bureau of Curriculum, Assessment and Instruction, Division of Instructional Quality 333 Market Street 3rd Floor, Harrisburg, PA 17126 (717)787-5482 • You may also file a formal complaint/letter with…
More…services; financial assistance, e.g., unemployment benefits and public assistance; and public infrastructure, such as road maintenance, availability of utilities and other matters. 22 Nonetheless, strict scrutiny is not applied in…
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