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…

…to be incarcerated than youth who complete high school. Youth find their worlds upended by the stress and chaos of homelessness. They desperately need the stability, structure, and hope of…

on technology. 12 English-Language Learners • Accountability moves from Title III (English-language acquisition section of ESEA) to Title I (accountability). Accountability measures highlight progress of ELL students as greater priority….

…on his education. After years of struggling in school, Walter was making progress with full-time special education instruction and counseling as a related service due to his emotional dis-regulation and…

…Should We Intervene? Contributions of Behavior, Student, and School Characteristics to Suspension and Expulsion, THE EQUITY PROJECT, at 6, 12, 15 (Jan. 2013); Tony Fabelo, et al., Breaking Schools’ Rules:…

…be reconciled with Danson, there is no basis to apply the political-question doctrine here. That doctrine is a narrow exception to the general rule that Pennsylvania’s constitution “should be construed,…

…parent or student must exhaust the IDEA’s administrative procedures before brining an ADA civil action. 20 U.S.C. § 1415(l) provides: Rule of Construction Nothing in this chapter shall be construed…

…Dr. McGinley, Our organizations work with families throughout the School District of Philadelphia (the “District”) to ensure that immigrants, English Learner (“EL”) students and limited English proficient families have equitable…

…in your care as a potential class member for future communication, contact: Jennifer Fox Rabold, Settlement Administrator Phone: 800.543.8921.or Email: [email protected]. or by letter to: McKeesport Settlement c/o Jennifer Fox…

…positive effects on student outcomes.” See Bruce D. Baker, Revisiting the Age-Old Question: Does Money Matter in Education?, The Albert Shanker Inst. 14 (2012) (emphasis added). Decades of research on…