COVID-19 Response (2020-2021)
…and more. In the grips of a severe economic downturn, the federal government is the only branch that has the capacity to spend what is needed for schools. The federal…
More…and more. In the grips of a severe economic downturn, the federal government is the only branch that has the capacity to spend what is needed for schools. The federal…
More…incarceration. But Williams’ proposed “hammer” strategy of threatening criminal charges is simply the wrong approach. It ignores the considerable research and evidence that criminalizing truancy is ineffective and counterproductive. Truancy…
More…https://www.jjeducationblueprint.org. http://fostercareandeducation.org/ https://www.jjeducationblueprint.org/ In response to data demonstrating significant disproportionality based on race and disability and research establishing its substantial deleterious impact on students, the U.S. Departments of Education and…
More…PA schools are also profoundly segregated: the ELC report highlights research showing that Pennsylvania is home to six of America’s 50 most starkly segregated school district borders, which separate wealthy,…
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…together advocates, researchers, policy makers and philanthropists to deepen participants’ understanding of current research findings and trends and highlight current and potential policies and practices that can significantly improve outcomes…
More…well-established research and best practices to promote regressive school policies. The Education Law Center works with students and parents to battle high rates of suspensions alongside leaders in civil rights,…
MoreAccording to the research findings, students who have access to a quality school library program have an academic advantage over students who did not have such access. This 2012 report,…
More…Judicial System of Pennsylvania that require filing confidential information and documents differently than non-confidential information and documents. /s/ Maura McInerney Maura McInerney (I.D. No. 71468) Kristina Moon (I.D. No. 306974)…
More…11 J. of Applied Security Research 422 (2015). 7 Abigail Hankin, et. al., Impacts of Metal Detector Use in Schools: Insights from 15 Years of Research, 81 J. of School…
More…would cripple school districts’ ability to effectively monitor and oversee charter operators. It would expect less of charter schools – less information about their proposed or actual operations, less transparency…
More…the document, has no way of comprehending what the full scope of the meeting is. And she breaks out in tears at this information that is being given to her…
More…including Student. It does so under the terms of a grant agreement with DOE. The grant agreement format has replaced and constitutes the current-day Mutually Agreed-upon Written Arrangement (MAWA) between…
More…Stat. Ann. § 7-740 (West) prevents schools from allowing transgender students to use the facilities with which they identify; (2) the presence of a transgender person in a sex-segregated space…
Moremany students throughout Pennsylvania, and how the COVID-19 pandemic made things worse.” Issues dealing with infrastructure like classroom space and capacity, ventilation systems, and more were detailed. Read and watch…
More…control over student enrollment: Enrollment barriers Many do not “backfill” (Stop enrolling students after particular times of the year, even when space is available). That many “counsel…
More…immunizations, and completion of an Act 26 statement). – Ensure application materials are available to families, both in our main office and on the front page of our school’s website,…
More…at 440 N. Broad Street Space is limited. Please Note: Completing and submitting an application does not guarantee enrollment Translated versions of this document will be available at: www.philasd.org/translation Enrollment…
More…student with disabilities when the decision is based on a reason other than racial balance or space. Information regarding the impartial review and hearing procedures will be provided to parents…
More…the Appellate and Trial Courts that require filing confidential information and documents differently than non-confidential information and documents. January 25, 2018 /s/ Thomas R. DeCesar CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby…
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