and PILCOP said it could take the panel of judges four to five months to decide whether they will hear the case. The decision is expected to prompt appeals. http://thenotebook.org/blog/158321/districts-parents-take-pa-government-court-over-education-funding…
Moreabout whether parent notes will be accepted to ‘excuse’ an absence. You should review your school district’s policy, but it may help to submit a parent’s note showing you have…
More…do we look at it?” Vereb said of education funding. “Do we look at it on a per-student basis; on a per-classroom basis? on a per-school-district basis?” Corbett is on…
More…move from home to home, and school to school. Along the way, records are lost, caregivers struggle to transport students to and from class, and school days — many times,…
Morehomeless are prioritized for Head Start, Early Head Start, quality early childhood programs and Pre-K Counts in a systemic way. We recommend that programs “save slots” for children experiencing homelessness…
More…a holding cell. “We’re supposed to be the adults here, the ones who know better,” Bethel says. “A child could be getting abused at home, have no food at home,…
More…Director, Campaign for Educational Equity at Teachers College, has played a leading role in supporting research in the field through the sponsorship of conferences, websites, and other forms of interaction…
More…an additional federal aid package for schools. ELC and its partners have produced a guide for supporting older youth who are experiencing homelessness or have experience in foster care. ELC…
MoreEnrolling a child who is not experiencing homelessness or is in foster care: If a child is living with you and you are not with their parent, they have the…
More…youth experiencing homelessness in Pennsylvania. See Anna Shaw-Amoah et al., Students Experiencing Homeless in Pennsylvania: Under-Identification and Inequitable Enrollment 1, 5 (2018), https://bit.ly/2Maz8Li (noting that in 2016–17 the Pennsylvania Department…
More…with English Learner Parents/Guardians and Students On behalf of the Education Law Center and the parents, students and community members with whom we work, thank you for the opportunity to…
MoreA 2013 training developed by the Education Law Center and Juvenile Law Center in order to assist local education agencies in their appointment of surrogate parents.
MoreIn a ruling March 8 by Commonwealth Court, a judge held that two Pennsylvania parents who were among those who filed the landmark lawsuit in 2014 challenging Pennsylvania’s school funding…
More…16, 2017 to the Philadelphia School Reform Commission on how the city’s schools can better meet the needs of students learning English, parents with limited English proficiency, and immigrant families….
More…at-risk students including children of color, children living in poverty, children with disabilities, English learners, LBGTQ students, those in the foster care and juvenile justice systems, and children experiencing homelessness….
MoreEducation Law Center | www.elc-pa.org | facebook.com/educationlawcenter | @edlawcenterpa Exiting Alternative Education Programs for Students with Disabilities: Advocacy Tips for Parents in Pennsylvania May 2019 The Pennsylvania Department of Education…
More…philadelphia-9-2017.pdf. See also Youth at Risk of Homelessness: Identifying Key Predictive Factors Among Youth Aging Out of Foster Care in Washington State available at https://www.dshs.wa.gov/sites/default/files/SESA/rda/documents/research-7-106.pdf http://policylab.chop.edu/sites/default/files/pdf/publications/PolicyLab_Report_Supporting_Students_Involved_with_Child_Welfare_June_2014.pdf http://policylab.chop.edu/sites/default/files/pdf/publications/PolicyLab_Report_Supporting_Students_Involved_with_Child_Welfare_June_2014.pdf http://fostercareandeducation.org/DesktopModules/Bring2mind/DMX/Download.aspx?portalid=0&EntryId=2100&Command=Core_Download http://fostercareandeducation.org/DesktopModules/Bring2mind/DMX/Download.aspx?portalid=0&EntryId=2100&Command=Core_Download http://www.southerneducation.org/getattachment/cf39e156-5992-4050-bd03-fb34cc5bf7e3/Just-Learning.aspx…
More…core academic subjects.61 Students experiencing homelessness and students in the foster care system also face daunting challenges which often include frequent school moves and no quiet or stable workspace for…
More…moves and no quiet or stable workspace for homework. These students may need additional support services to overcome barriers to enrollment and attendance.62 In addition to these student populations, students…
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