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…Elias O’MELVENY & MYERS, LLP 7 Times Square New York, NY 10036 Tel: (212) 326-2000 Email: [email protected] John P. Krill, Jr. K&L GATES LLP 17 N. 2nd Street 18th Floor…
More…Elias O’MELVENY & MYERS, LLP 7 Times Square New York, NY 10036 Tel: (212) 326-2000 Email: [email protected] John P. Krill, Jr. K&L GATES LLP 17 N. 2nd Street 18th Floor…
MoreMay 13, 2016 The Education Law Center applauds the U.S. Departments of Justice and Education for today’s important guidance clarifying that Title IX, the law that bans sex discrimination in…
More…school-funding formulas, so as lawmakers in these states crafted new accountability provisions, districts and schools could count on the resources that would be available, year to year, to meet new…
Moremake our schools a safe and supportive environment for children and their families. Pennsylvania’s newly enacted truancy legislation, adopted this week, represents a significant overhaul of the state’s truancy laws….
MoreELC applauds the adoption of the Pennsylvania Human Rights Commission’s final regulation putting in place new significant new nondiscrimination protections for Pennsylvania students. It provides important protections for LGBTQ students, who…
MorePlease join us in welcoming our Two new Board members: W. John Lee and Lezlie Madden, Two new Board Officers: Gretchen Santamour and Al Suh, Five new members of ELC’s…
More…to do that by overhauling the state’s taxes and introducing a new severance tax on the natural gas industry. But the governor’s proposals have encountered resistance in the legislature. http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/pa-proposes-new-school-funding-formula-to-help-low-income-students/2015/06/18/92c39b4c-15f2-11e5-89f3-61410da94eb1_story.html…
Moreis this $5.5 billion distributed in basic education funding with no rhyme or reason?’ ” In 1991, the Pennsylvania Association of Rural and Small Schools, a coalition of rural and…
More…complaint on behalf of parents and students in the Pennridge School District, families and legal advocates today filed an amended complaint alleging that this Bucks County school district continues to…
More…he could not communicate even his most basic needs. But that’s not Billy’s world today. Now, when the Philadelphia student enters his classroom, he easily touches a picture that speaks…
More…Elias (pro hac vice forthcoming) O’MELVENY & MYERS LLP Times Square Tower 7 Times Square New York, NY 10036 Telephone: (212) 326-2000 Attorneys for Plaintiffs William Penn School District, Panther…
MoreJanuary 6, 2015 – Philadelphia Daily News – by Ronnie Polaneczky IN PHILLY, if your child is late to school often enough, you may be hauled into Truancy Court to…
MoreFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 30, 2018 Contact: Paul Socolar, Education Law Center, 215-906-1250, [email protected] PDE Orders Philadelphia School District to Create New System to Protect Students with Disabilities Experiencing Homelessness…
More…never receive it. In the absence of this intense support they are not able to make significant progress. d. Expand newcomer programming at all levels for our newly arrived “Entering”…
MoreMay 25, 2016 – Newsworks WHYY: Keystone Crossroads – by Kevin McCorry Pennsylvania will soon join the overwhelming majority of states that have a student-based formula for distributing state education…
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More1 Book Policy Manual Section 1000 Community Title Engagement with English Learner Parents/Guardians and Students (NEW POLICY) Number 1012.1 Status DRAFT Proposed: November/December 2018 Purpose The Board of Education is…
More…of 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…
MoreOct. 6, 2014 – The Education Law Center, along with more than 40 other organizations, today launched a new campaign for fair education funding for all of Pennsylvania’s K-12 public…
More…leaders agreed to back in November, when a consensus was reached to direct some new dollars to restore past funding cuts while distributing the remaining dollars through the new funding…
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