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a cisgender student with the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of Civil Rights. The Education Law Center is a non-profit legal advocacy organization dedicated to ensuring access to a quality…
Morea cisgender student with the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of Civil Rights. The Education Law Center is a non-profit legal advocacy organization dedicated to ensuring access to a quality…
MoreTo Get an Application: View a list of centers and download an application at www.philasd.org/prek Visit any School District or Partner locations on the list to request an application or…
More…out” misbehaving students or students who are struggling academically, rather than provide due process or appropriate services That charter schools (taken as a whole) have higher performance ratings, but…
Moreimmunizations, and completion of an Act 26 statement). – Ensure application materials are available to families, both in our main office and on the front page of our school’s website,…
MoreTestimony in the Pennsylvania public education funding lawsuit highlighted serious issues facing schools around the Commonwealth. “Witnesses painted a grim picture of what a normal school day looks like for…
Moreregarding compensatory education and COVID Compensatory Services. Need Help? Special Education Evaluations Resolving Special Education Disagreements Your Student’s Right to Compensatory Education COVID Compensatory Services (CCS) [NEW!] Alternative Education for…
Moreinstruction and support, barriers to special education evaluations and services, the failure to provide interpretation and translation services, and lack of access to special admission schools and post-secondary college and…
More…2012 TaiMarie Adams, Co-Director, Education Policy Public Citizens for Children and Youth Philadelphia Brian Armstead, Director of Civic Engagement Philadelphia Education Fund Philadelphia Carol Bangura, CEO African Ctr. for Education…
More…ninth grade for two more years until his aunt requested that he be evaluated for special education services. Despite requesting language assistance (and despite A.G.’s enrollment in ESL classes), the…
MoreMcCaskey with appropriate ESL supports where they can understand the curriculum, gain knowledge and learn essential skills to build a new life in this country,” said Maura McInerney, senior attorney…
More…enrollment and access to language assistance for families; 2) quality ESL instruction; and 3) equal access and opportunities (for example, to special education services or to selective high schools). Read…
Morehave the primary responsibility for ensuring that the educational program of EL students, including EL students receiving special education services, is provided in accordance with law and regulations. The Board…
Moreservices, as required by the Pennsylvania Juvenile Act, plaintiffs claim that they were subjected to extreme and sustained physical and psychological abuse and deprived of an education. The abuse had…
Moretime in the classroom, they are losing instruction hours because they have to be taken out of the class or go home because of the absence of school nurses.” Casey…
Moreof corrective action report on new state guidance, concluding that children in residential placements could not be automatically placed in on-site schools or “forced” to participate in special education programs….
More¡BIENVENIDO/A AL CENTRO DE DERECHOS EDUCATIVOS (Education Law Center)! Preguntas y Respuestas Frecuentes Sobre Nuestros Servicios ¿Qué es el Centro? El Centro de Derechos Educativos (“Education Law Center” o “ELC”…
MoreRebecca Epstein, Esq., authors of Girlhood Interrupted: the Erasure of Black Girls’ Childhood, a leading report on the adultification bias facing Black girls. Bentley Systems, Incorporated, a global software development company focused on…
Morereceiving treatment and services, as required by the Pennsylvania Juvenile Act, plaintiffs claim that they were subjected to extreme and sustained physical and psychological abuse and deprived of an education….
MoreELC is proud to to announce the launch of a dynamic new website focused on educational success for youth involved in the juvenile justice system – Blueprint for Change: Education…
More…students with the resources they need to succeed academically. In a sweeping decision, the Court agreed that it has a clear duty to consider the case and ensure legislative compliance…
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