its survey to monitor transportation services to any school that provides instruction to any district special-ed student. Meanwhile, the state has concluded that special-ed students who miss instruction or therapies…
MoreAgainst Women 1(2015) (those who experience sexual harassment suffer worse outcomes than those who are bullied but not sexually harassed). The impact of being harassed extends beyond schoolhouse doors, resulting…
Moreof Child Welfare Report, available at http://www.papartnerships.org/reports/2016_socw/source_files/Pennsylvania%202016%20SOCW.pdf. http://www.ocfcpacourts.us/assets/upload/2015%20Final%20Truancy%20Report(1).pdf http://www.ocfcpacourts.us/childrens-roundtable-initiative/state-roundtable-workgroupscommittees/educational-success-and-truancy-prevention http://www.ocfcpacourts.us/childrens-roundtable-initiative/state-roundtable-workgroupscommittees/educational-success-and-truancy-prevention http://www.papartnerships.org/reports/2016_socw/source_files/Pennsylvania%202016%20SOCW.pdf 3 increase in the number of students experiencing homelessness between the 2011-12 school year to 2013-14 school year, Pennsylvania’s…
MorePA, 18017 1Continued Cuts: Losing Confidence, Losing Learning (June 2016) at p. 6 available at http://www.pasa- net.org//Files/SurveysAndReports/2016/PASA-PASBOReportSpring2016.pdf http://www.pasa-net.org/Files/SurveysAndReports/2016/PASA-PASBOReportSpring2016.pdf http://www.pasa-net.org/Files/SurveysAndReports/2016/PASA-PASBOReportSpring2016.pdf The Arc of Philadelphia, Tanya Regli, Executive Director Philadelphia, PA, 19140…
Moreall children have the support they need to be successful in the classroom. We hope the City will continue its support of our students by providing needed resources to the…
More1 (2017) https://www.nlchp.org/documents/Homeless- Students-Count. 10 Anna Shaw-Amoah and David Lapp, Research for Action, Students Experiencing Homelessness In Pennsylvania: Underidentification and Inequitable Enrollment, 1 (Dec. 2018), https://8rri53pm0cs22jk3vvqna1ub-wpengine.netdna- ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/RFA-Students-Experiencing-Homelessness- PACER-Brief-Dec.-2018-v2.pdf. 11 Id….
Morechief public defender. The new leaders said transitions such as these, which take several months to complete, offer an opportunity to assess an organization’s mission and find new ways to…
Moretime of multidisciplinary evaluation/reevaluation, the below framework 9 will be used to best inform subsequent educational recommendations. Non-Discriminatory Assessment Guidelines (Ortiz) A Comprehensive Framework for Nondiscriminatory Assessment. • Assess for…
Moreschools lacking full-time nurses, counselors, and basic supplies. In fact, Pennsylvania ranks worst in terms of an “equity gap” – poor districts spend 33 percent less than wealthy ones on…
Moreninth grade for two more years until his aunt requested that he be evaluated for special education services. Despite requesting language assistance (and despite A.G.’s enrollment in ESL classes), the…
Moreclassrooms, Plaintiffs are educated with students of multiple grade levels in the same room whereas students in the District’s regular education classrooms are typically instructed in classrooms divided by grade…
MoreMs. – was frustrated and confused by the school’s response. Ms. – scrambled to secure continued schooling_fQ~and luckily was able to ensure she remained at her old school, KIPP Charter….
MoreGun control that does not result in targeted policing of black and brown bodies. https://www.womensmarch.com/enough-toolkit https://www.womensmarch.com/enough-toolkit https://www.actionnetwork.org/event_campaigns/enough-national-school-walkout https://townhallproject.com/ https://petitions.moveon.org/sign/ban-military-style-assault-2?source=c.em&r_by=236359 https://www.facebook.com/pg/marchforourlives/events/?ref=page_internal http://nationalschoolwalkout.us/ https://www.facebook.com/215studentunion/posts/10156159559271740 NATIONAL SCHOOL WALKOUT | 2018 Education Law Center…
Morethe use of suspension, expulsion, and other exclusionary discipline as a last resort, only for the most serious behaviors, and only after non-exclusionary disciplinary alternatives have been carefully considered, tried…
MoreSpecial education evaluations and reevaluations are conducted to determine what services and supports a student needs in their IEP. Sometimes, a school’s evaluation or revaluation is incomplete, lacks important information…
Moremagistrates with significant discretion to impose fair consequences upon students and parents aimed at eliminating the root causes of a student’s truancy. This includes discretion to impose fines, jail, and…
Morestate’s system of funding public education is so inadequate and unequal that it violates state constitutional provisions requiring a “thorough and efficient system of public education” and equal treatment under…
Moreaddition to Christ’s high school classroom in Delaware County’s William Penn School District, where she’s taught students who are learning English for 11 years. But new textbooks are just the…
Morehttps://www.aclupa.org/files/5714/2436/0535/2-16-2015_FINAL_64204_ACLU_ONLINE.pdf https://www.aclupa.org/files/5714/2436/0535/2-16-2015_FINAL_64204_ACLU_ONLINE.pdf https://www.aclupa.org/files/5714/2436/0535/2-16-2015_FINAL_64204_ACLU_ONLINE.pdf https://www.glsen.org/sites/default/files/Pennsylvania%20State%20Snapshot%20-%202017%20NSCS_0.pdf https://www.glsen.org/sites/default/files/Pennsylvania%20State%20Snapshot%20-%202017%20NSCS_0.pdf https://gsanetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/LGBTQ_brief_FINAL.pdf https://gsanetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/LGBTQ_brief_FINAL.pdf https://gsanetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/LGBTQ_brief_FINAL.pdf https://gsanetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/LGBTQ_brief_FINAL.pdf students in a school.12 There is also a close correlation between the socioeconomic status/class of students and the use of metal…
MoreDiscipline Truancy Bullying & Harassment Students with Disabilities – IEP, 504 Plan Early Childhood Education Students Involved in Foster Care or Juvenile Justice Systems Students Experiencing Homelessness English Learners &…
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