Op/Ed: Lessons from Coatesville

…individual school or an entire school district for better or worse. And it is a moment to recognize that Coatesville is not the only school district in our state that…

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The Comeback of Charters

school districts that charters contend was owed to them—and with an ongoing debate over a provision to the state school code that would weaken the District’s authority over charters. Where…

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ELC memo to DOJ 8-31-2015

…in all Pennsylvania school districts was 15.1%. The percentage of black students enrolled in AEDY during that school year was 33.9%. In 35 school districts, the share of AEDY students…

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ELC-memo-to-DOJ-8-31-2015

…in all Pennsylvania school districts was 15.1%. The percentage of black students enrolled in AEDY during that school year was 33.9%. In 35 school districts, the share of AEDY students…

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Governor Brief

to 15-1547. Each school district is governed by a board of school directors that has broad powers to manage both the academic and fiscal affairs of the district. The boards…

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Enrollment Know Your Rights 2015

attend school? A child has a right to attend school in the school district where: (1) The child lives with a parent, guardian, or foster parent OR (2) The child…

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policy-statement-ece-expulsions-suspensions

…on the Social and Emotional Foundations for Early Learning http://csefel.vanderbilt.edu/resources/state_planning.html 16 http://www.promoteprevent.org/sites/www.promoteprevent.org/files/resources/California_Action_Steps_May_2011.pdf http://www.promoteprevent.org/sites/www.promoteprevent.org/files/resources/California_Action_Steps_May_2011.pdf http://www.promoteprevent.org/sites/www.promoteprevent.org/files/resources/California_Action_Steps_May_2011.pdf http://www.promoteprevent.org/sites/www.promoteprevent.org/files/resources/California_Action_Steps_May_2011.pdf http://www.aucd.org/template/index.cfm http://www.ecmhc.org/ http://www.ecmhc.org/ http://csefel.vanderbilt.edu/documents/rs_ecmhc.pdf http://csefel.vanderbilt.edu/documents/rs_ecmhc.pdf http://gucchd.georgetown.edu/67637.html http://gucchd.georgetown.edu/67637.html http://gucchd.georgetown.edu/67637.html http://gucchd.georgetown.edu/67637.html http://www.nccrest.org/ http://www.nccrest.org/ http://supportiveschooldiscipline.org/learn/reference-guides/positive-behavioral-interventions-and-supports-pbis http://supportiveschooldiscipline.org/learn/reference-guides/positive-behavioral-interventions-and-supports-pbis http://supportiveschooldiscipline.org/learn/reference-guides/positive-behavioral-interventions-and-supports-pbis http://supportiveschooldiscipline.org/learn/reference-guides/positive-behavioral-interventions-and-supports-pbis…

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ESSA Vulnerable Students Feb 24 2016FINAL

…policies 17 School District Duties Requires local school district liaisons to ensure that unaccompanied homeless youth: ◦ are enrolled in school; ◦ have opportunities to meet State academic achievement standards,…

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2018-06-26-ltr-to-FTCHS

…the person’s needs.” 34 C.F.R. § 104.4(b)(2). Pennsylvania law mirrors these requirements, providing that: “[a] school district shall provide each protected handicapped student enrolled in the School District, without cost…

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ELC Testimony on Senate Bill 6

schools into other charter schools. What’s left are 25 schools from 17 different school districts that geographically span the entire state. The legislation is unclear about where this new “Achievement…

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ELC Analysis – Inequities in PA Charter Schools – Segregation by Disability

…http://www.pasa-net.org/Files/SurveysAndReports/2016/PASA-PASBOReportSpring2016.pdf http://escholarship.org/uc/item/4r07q8kg#page-1 http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/003172171409500507 http://www.nea.org/assets/docs/HE/EW-TruthInLabeling.pdf https://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2015/07/the-racial-imbalances-of-special-education/397775/ https://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2015/07/the-racial-imbalances-of-special-education/397775/ https://penndata.hbg.psu.edu/Portals/66/documents/PennDataBooks/Statistical_Summary_2014-2015.pdf https://penndata.hbg.psu.edu/Portals/66/documents/PennDataBooks/Statistical_Summary_2014-2015.pdf http://www.mcall.com/news/local/mc-charter-school-education-funding-20150823-story.html http://triblive.com/news/education/6196278-74/education-charter-special http://www.post-gazette.com/news/education/2012/05/27/Special-needs-education-is-battleground-for-charter-schools-other-districts-in-Pa/stories/201205270267 http://www.post-gazette.com/news/education/2012/05/27/Special-needs-education-is-battleground-for-charter-schools-other-districts-in-Pa/stories/201205270267 http://www.post-gazette.com/news/education/2012/05/27/Special-needs-education-is-battleground-for-charter-schools-other-districts-in-Pa/stories/201205270267 http://www.pilcop.org/how-the-charter-formula-games-special-education/ Inequities in Pennsylvania’s Charter Sector: Segregation by Disability | 2017 3 creates a perverse incentive for…

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