…http://www.elc-pa.org/ 2 across Pennsylvania. ELC also played a key role in the development and drafting of Pennsylvania’s recently revised truancy law known as Act 138, which amended the Pennsylvania School…

…interact with adults, with limited, if any, exposure to child development, trauma, and developmentally-appropriate practices that are also race, gender, and disability-sensitive. It is therefore not surprising that data, research,…

…development “Pre-school” years School years High umbers’ >, Peer social skills I”: > 05 “-1 U: S: Q) (I) sion Hearing Low 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Years…

…in General Educational Development (GED) programs, removing them from attendance rolls, or improperly using exclusionary school discipline methods such as suspension, expulsion, and arrest.4 Second, the overemphasis on standardized testing…

…(1) lack of professional development training for content teachers, ESOL instructors and administrators; (2) higher teacher-student ratios that often disproportionately impact ELL students; (3) failure to provide sufficient hours of…

…a student with a disability pursuant to the IDEA. He attends both the regular high school and the Career Institute of Technology in the Electrical Construction Technology Program and is…

…school and the Career Institute of Technology in the Electrical Construction Technology Program. N.C. is currently Shop Foreman and made honor roll in both schools this past quarter. Following graduation…

…are pleased to see Governor Wolf’s proposed increases in state funding for basic education, special education, early education, and career and technical education in next year’s budget. But while these…

…translation services for limited English proficient parents and students; and providing sufficient specialized support for ELs to ensure access to high school opportunities and that they are “college and career…

…support Governor Wolf’s proposed increases in state funding for basic education, special education, early education, and career and technical education in next year’s budget. Pennsylvania’s students sorely need every dollar…

…and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) and the Every Child Ready for College or Career Act of 2015 (ECRCCA) Discussion Draft. The Education Law Center is a non-profit legal advocacy and…

…standards and to achieve post-­‐secondary and career success. The system should place responsibility on the district or school to improve and should make all appropriate information publicly available at the…

…make the promise of LeGare a reality. Immigrant students are also shut out of many Career and Technical Education and “twilight” programs because they are given no information about how…

…out of Career Technical Education (CTE) and twilight programs because there is no language support for ELLs in these programs. j. Expand access to special admit schools. The high school…