…that since 16% is roughly the average percent of students with disabilities in the entire Commonwealth, it must be what each district serves. Of course, that’s just not true in…
MoreStudents, educators, advocates, and researchers testified to Pennsylvania House Education Committee Members on Aug. 22 about the importance of school libraries for student achievement. Members of the committee…
More…The 2024 rule clarifies that Title IX prohibits discrimination and harassment based on sexual orientation, gender identity, and sex characteristics; reaffirms the rights of pregnant and parenting students; and broadens…
More…crucial because, due to past divestment and inequitable distribution of funding, students with disabilities are not receiving the education they deserve and to which they are legally entitled. Finally, we…
More…AND STANDARD OF REVIEW In ruling upon preliminary objections, the Court must accept as true all well- pleaded material allegations in the petition for review, as well as all inferences…
More…that it was within the District’s discretion to find that a pencil constituted a weapon under Act 26. The court unanimously ruled that for purposes of the Pennsylvania School Code,…
More…P.S. §§ 11-1101 to 12–1268 …………………………………………………………….. 7 iii STATUTES (cont’d) Page(s) 24 P.S §§ 13-1301 to 13-1345 ……………………………………………………………… 7 24 P.S. §§ 14-1401 to 14-1422 …………………………………………………………….. 7 24 P.S. §§…
MoreIn an opinion released today, the Commonwealth Court overruled various preliminary objections to the Pennsylvania school funding lawsuit. In a victory for students across Pennsylvania, the Commonwealth Court today overruled…
Moreand efficient” education is up to the legislature to determine. According to Bruce Ledewitz, a Pennsylvania constitutional law expert and professor at Duquesne University Law School, one objection to ruling…
More…the long run.” The ruling in the school-funding suit had been long awaited in Philadelphia, where budget cuts have rocked the district. Mayoral candidate Lynne Abraham had used it as…
MoreThe landmark Pennsylvania education funding lawsuit filed by ELC and its partners can proceed, a Commonwealth Court judge ruled, as reported by Dale Mezzacappa of the Philadelphia Public School Notebook….
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