New Title IX Rule: Schools’ Obligation

This fact sheet highlights important comparisons between the 2020 and 2024 Title IX rule and explains the implications of recent legal challenges to the 2024 Title IX rule for students…

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COVID-19 Response (2020-2021)

further notice, per order of Governor Wolf. ELC’S ADVOCACY The COVID-19 pandemic has created multiple challenges and new costs for schools: for protective equipment, cleaning, facilities renovations, technology, counseling supports,…

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PA-Special-Education-Funding-Data-Sheet-New

Special Education Funding by PA School District School District County 2008/09 Special Ed Expenditure 2016/17 Special Ed Expenditure Change in Special Ed Expenditure Expenditure Growth % Change in State Special…

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2018-08-07 Press Release

advancements in education funding.” https://www.pubintlaw.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/18-08-03-Wolf-Answer-to-Mootness-Application.pdf https://www.pubintlaw.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/18-08-03-Scarnati-Response.pdf https://www.pubintlaw.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/18-08-03-Wolf-Answer-to-Mootness-Application.pdf https://www.pubintlaw.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/18-08-03-Wolf-Answer-to-Mootness-Application.pdf https://www.pubintlaw.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/2018.07.06-Opposition-To-Mootness-Brief.pdf https://www.pubintlaw.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/18-08-03-Scarnati-Response.pdf https://www.pubintlaw.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/2018.07.06-Opposition-To-Mootness-Brief.pdf “The Governor recognizes that our public schoolchildren continue to suffer the painful consequences of underfunded schools every day. He…

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ELC_Fact Sheet_Ed_DecisionMakers_4_15_14

Homeless Education website at http://www.serve.org/nche/. http://www.nlchp.org/content/pubs/McKinney%20Vento%202001%20Law%20Into%20Practice%20UnaccompaniedYouth2.pdf http://www.nlchp.org/content/pubs/McKinney%20Vento%202001%20Law%20Into%20Practice%20UnaccompaniedYouth2.pdf http://www.serve.org/nche/ – 6 – Who Can Be a Surrogate Parent? Whenever possible, a surrogate parent should be someone who already knows and has…

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Read the decision

meeting could be arranged to deal with their concerns about the first cab company’s service. The District changed cab companies and the new cab company made the cab available on…

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Supreme Court Amicus Petition for Allowance of Appeal

practices affecting youth advance racial and economic equity and are rooted in research, 2 consistent with children’s unique developmental characteristics, and reflective of international human rights values. The Public Interest…

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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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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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November 2018 City Council School Board Hearing Testimony

improve educational outcomes for pregnant and parenting students which were developed as a result of a multi-year project focused on this vulnerable student cohort. mailto:[email protected] https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-public-health/ https://www.hhs.gov/ash/oah/sites/default/files/tpp-ss-phmc-2018.pdf http://www.philaedfund.org/sites/default/files/Pregnant%20and%20Parenting%20Teens%20in%20Philadelphia–%20Academic%20and%20Social%20Outcomes.pdf http://www.philaedfund.org/sites/default/files/Pregnant%20and%20Parenting%20Teens%20in%20Philadelphia–%20Academic%20and%20Social%20Outcomes.pdf http://articles.philly.com/2012-08-30/news/33477284_1_teen-mothers-teen-pregnancy-rate-teen-births…

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ELC_SchoolNurseReport_May2013

Philadelphia School District eyeing external providers for some nursing services. CBS Philly. Retrieved from http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2013/02/02/ philadelphia-school-district-eyeing-external-providers-for-some-nursing-services/#respond. 20 Philadelphia School District (2012). Enrollment – District Schools. Retrieved from http://www.phila.k12.pa.us/about/#enrollment. Retaining the…

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ELC memo to DOJ 8-31-2015

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…

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ELC-memo-to-DOJ-8-31-2015

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…

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Transition-Planning-Toolkit-2016

specific topics (e.g., sexual health, diet/nutrition, etc.) Disability awareness/self- advocacy skills Community Experiences: Setting up a bank account Practice using public transportation Practice grocery shopping/cooking Volunteering experiences Preparing for Adulthood:…

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