Back-to-School Guide 2022

…work is available from the Advancement Project and ACLU of Pennsylvania. Black and Brown communities, hardest hit by the coronavirus, have also borne the brunt of school disruption, receiving diminished…

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Amici Brief: Consortium for Public Education

…materials: Many students do not have adequate access to instructional equipment, including computers, software, and internet access; audio-visual equipment and resources; and instructional materials, such as workbooks and library books.22…

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ELC_schoolfundingreport.2013

needs. 6 n Funding, Formulas, and Fairness n Education Law Center n February 2013 Checking and updating student and district data and related costs are crucial practices for states to…

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Ex. A to Complaint

…case was carefully reviewed in its entirety. In special education due process hearings, there is a world of difference between what is technically admissible and what is truly necessary to…

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Ex. B to Complaint

…through February 2015, the Student received 3.5 to 4.5 hours of homebound instruction per week. S-56. 59. In February of 2015, the Student returned to LA with bus transportation and…

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wm-penn-mootness-brief-release

…“Petitioner school districts don’t have sufficient funding to hire desperately needed teachers and support staff, repair crumbling facilities, or provide critical educational programming. This problem will not be fixed until…

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ELC Fact Sheet: Education Decision Makers

The Education Law Center and Juvenile Law Center have developed a fact sheet to explain important educational decision maker rules, including Pennsylvania’s Juvenile Court Procedural Rules (Rules 1147 and 147)…

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Press release_FINAL

…visit one. The harm caused is obvious: crumbling buildings, overcrowded classes, and a lack of technology that does not befit the dignity of the children of this Commonwealth,” said Dan…

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Press Release – SDP Bullying Case

Release: Appeal challenges Philadelphia court’s ruling that Pennsylvania school districts have no obligation to protect children from discriminatory bullying and harassment. January 29, 2018 Contact: Kevin Golembiewski; Berney & Sang;…

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ELC Bullying OCR Complaint redacted

…Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act (“Section 504”), schools reflexively refer students and their families to Truancy Court—resulting in additional lost instruction time. Not only is the referral to Truancy…

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March 7 2018 – press release

…10:30. Seating in the courtroom is limited. Petitioners in the case, which include seven families, six school districts from rural, urban and suburban areas, and statewide organizations, filed the lawsuit…

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