ELC Testimony Before City Council Re Residential Placements May 17, 2018

…philadelphia-9-2017.pdf. See also Youth at Risk of Homelessness: Identifying Key Predictive Factors Among Youth Aging Out of Foster Care in Washington State available at https://www.dshs.wa.gov/sites/default/files/SESA/rda/documents/research-7-106.pdf http://policylab.chop.edu/sites/default/files/pdf/publications/PolicyLab_Report_Supporting_Students_Involved_with_Child_Welfare_June_2014.pdf http://policylab.chop.edu/sites/default/files/pdf/publications/PolicyLab_Report_Supporting_Students_Involved_with_Child_Welfare_June_2014.pdf http://fostercareandeducation.org/DesktopModules/Bring2mind/DMX/Download.aspx?portalid=0&EntryId=2100&Command=Core_Download http://fostercareandeducation.org/DesktopModules/Bring2mind/DMX/Download.aspx?portalid=0&EntryId=2100&Command=Core_Download http://www.southerneducation.org/getattachment/cf39e156-5992-4050-bd03-fb34cc5bf7e3/Just-Learning.aspx…

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Amici Brief: PCCY et al

…or chemistry, and are more likely to do so, if provided with laboratory equipment for experiments and demonstrations; that children have a better opportunity to learn English literature if given…

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Philadelphia’s shift in discipline policy

…the Philadelphia-based Education Law Center, who has represented students facing expulsion, agrees. “There’s a willingness now to … look at mitigating circumstances and not just blindly say, `This happened; this…

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SOARDataCommentLetterSUBMITTED012618

…rate data, and data about the satisfaction of students and their parents with their schools, data about the experiences of students who are LGBTQ, English learners, or students with disabilities…

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Education Law Center _ Head Start Comments_9 17 15

…full participation of English language learners in Head Start programs. Parents of these children frequently also have limited English proficiency. The regulations should require translation and interpretation services when requested,…

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elc-statement-11-17-2016-1

…from discrimination based on immigration and/or English Language Learner status Students have the right to enroll in public school regardless of immigration or citizenship status. Students who are English Language…

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FederalPolicy_ESEA_and_SchoolToPrisonPipeline.03.09.11

…performance, correctly paying specific attention to differentials in outcomes by race, socioeconomic status, disability, and English language proficiency. However, the law focused its accountability frame- work almost exclusively on students’…

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ELC Testimony on Senate Bill 6

…ensuring access to high quality public education to all children, particularly students living in poverty, students with disabilities, students learning English, students of color, and students experiencing homelessness or living…

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Help Make PA Schools More Supportive of Immigrant, Refugee Families

…March 15, 2021. Welcoming Schools Campaign Student Surveys English: http://bit.ly/Student-WSC-English Spanish: http://bit.ly/Student-WSC-Spanish Mandarin Chinese: http://bit.ly/Student-WSC-Chinese Vietnamese: http://bit.ly/Student-WSC-Vietnamese Arabic: http://bit.ly/Student-WSC-Arabic Haitian Creole: http://bit.ly/Student-WSC-HaitianCreole Somali: http://bit.ly/Student-WSC-Somali Welcoming Schools Campaign Parent Surveys English: http://bit.ly/Parent-WSC-English Spanish: http://bit.ly/Parent-WSC-Spanish Mandarin Chinese: http://bit.ly/Parent-WSC-Chinese Vietnamese: http://bit.ly/Parent-WSC-Vietnamese Arabic: http://bit.ly/Parent-WSC-Arabic Haitian Creole: http://bit.ly/Parent-WSC-HaitianCreole…

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Extra info can help some gain admission

The LeGare process, established through a case filed by ELC, is intended to provide an equal opportunity for Philadelphia special education and English-learner students to get accepted to the city’s…

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