Your Rights Disability 8.2017

Education Law Center | www.elc-pa.org | facebook.com/educationlawcenter | @edlawcenterpa KNOW YOUR RIGHTS MARCH 2017 Your right to a discrimination-free learning environment means that you cannot be bullied and harassed because…

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NOTICE_OF_CLASS_ACTION_SETTLEMENT_TP_10_19_12

…Estate 1000 FedEx Drive Moon Township, PA 15108 For additional information:  Visit www.elc-pa.org or www.kidsvoice.org; Please do not call DHS, CYF, Auberle, the Court, or the Judge. http://www.elc-pa.org/ http://www.kidsvoice.org/…

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ELC Public Comments to USCCR on School Discipline FINAL (1-16-18)

…is available at https://www2.ed.gov/policy/gen/guid/school- discipline/fedefforts.html#guidance. https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/letters/colleague-201401-title-vi.html https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/letters/colleague-201401-title-vi.html https://www2.ed.gov/policy/gen/guid/school-discipline/fedefforts.html#guidance https://www2.ed.gov/policy/gen/guid/school-discipline/fedefforts.html#guidance individualized education supports. The result is the excessive punishment of students of color, especially those who have disabilities. The Guidance contributes…

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Your Rights Immigrant EL 8.2017

Education Law Center | www.elc-pa.org | facebook.com/educationlawcenter | @edlawcenterpa KNOW YOUR RIGHTS MARCH 2017 Your Right To Attend School • You have the legal right to a free public school…

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Your Rights Disability 8.2017

Education Law Center | www.elc-pa.org | facebook.com/educationlawcenter | @edlawcenterpa KNOW YOUR RIGHTS MARCH 2017 Your right to a discrimination-free learning environment means that you cannot be bullied and harassed because…

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18-08-03 Scarnati Response

…approximately 9.9% 1 See Pennsylvania Department of Education, Education Budget (last visited August 2, 2018) https://www.education.pa.gov/Teachers%20- %20Administrators/School%20Finances/Education%20Budget/Pages/default.aspx (showing 2018-19 Enacted Basic Education Funding Budget); Pennsylvania Department of Education, Historical Subsidy…

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En Español

…Lehigh Ave., Suite 400 Philadelphia, PA 19133 (215) 425-6203 http://www.huneinc.org/ Parents Involved Network Mental Health Association of Southeastern Pennsylvania 1211 Chestnut St. Philadelphia, PA 19107 (215) 751-1800 (800) 688-4226 http://www.pinofpa.org/…

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Scarnati Brief

…Board’s web site. See Augenblick, Palaich and Associates, Inc., Costing Out the Resources Needed to Meet Pennsylvania’s Public Education Goals, Revised (December 2007), available at http://www.stateboard.education.pa.gov/Reports/Costing-Out/Pages/default.aspx. -5- percentage of students…

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Rights of ELLs March 172014 Revised

legal protections and entitlements of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.8 This includes the right to a “Free Appropriate Public 1 http://www.elc-pa.org/ http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/index.html http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/index.html http://www.justice.gov/crt/complaint/%23three Education” (FAPE); the right to…

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ELC-School-Code-Analysis-12-11-2015

…way can charter schools be a tool to expand opportunity and improve our system of public education for all communities. Contact: David Lapp, [email protected], 215-238-6970 x. 309 http://www.elc-pa.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/ELC_Testimony_Charters_LegislativeIntent_12_11_14.pdf http://www.elc-pa.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/ELC_Testimony_Charters_LegislativeIntent_12_11_14.pdf mailto:[email protected]

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Commission’s Formula Proposal Makes Strides ELC 06-18-2015

…in the foster care and juvenile justice systems, children with disabilities, English language learners, and children experiencing homelessness. For more information, visit http://www.elc-pa.org or follow @edlawcenterpa on Twitter. http://www.elc-pa.org/ http://www.twitter.com/edlawcenterpa…

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ELC_SchoolFunding_LawPolicy_11_6_13

…III, Sec. 14, that: “The General Assembly shall provide for the maintenance and support of a thorough and efficient system of Education Law Center | www.elc-­‐pa.org 2 public education to…

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ELC_PrinciplesforCharterSchoolReform_9_20_12

Education Law Center Principles for Charter School Reform www.elc-­‐pa.org Philadelphia | Pittsburgh | www.elc-­‐pa.org Principles for Charter School Reform The Education Law Center is a non-­‐profit legal advocacy organization dedicated…

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NC_Easton_PreliminaryInjunction

…decision was made by the District and that http://www.education.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/basic_education_circulars/7497 http://www.education.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/basic_education_circulars/7497 6 his only role was to provide technical assistance and not to make final legal determinations. Therefore, because the District…

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10CriteriaforK12Funding

Education Law Center www.elc-pa.org Offices in Philadelphia and Pittsburgh 10 Criteria for Evaluating K-12 Education Funding in Pennsylvania January 2012 Strong public schools are important for creating a successful future…

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