…Special Education Students Served in Public Schools in York City3 3 Because of the relatively small size of the York City School District and the charter schools in York City,…

…Dist. 240 F.3d 200 (3d Cir. 2001)………………………………………………………………………………………..22 Seneway v. Canon McMillan Sch. Dist. 969 F. Supp. 325 (W.D. Pa. 1997) ……………………………………………………………………………..7, 9 Stoll v. Runyon 165 F.3d 1238 (9th Cir….

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…experience for the rest of their lives, making it crucial that children’s earliest experiences truly foster – and never harm – their development. As such, expulsion and suspension practices in…

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…of Education, Black students (male and female) in the District are 2.65 times more likely to be suspended at all, and 3.08 times more likely to be suspended multiple times,…

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…18 iii CONCLUSION ………………………………………………………………………………………….. 20 CERTIFICATE OF WORD COUNT ……………………………………………………………. 21 CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE …………………………………………………………….. 21 iv TABLE OF AUTHORITIES Page(s) CASES Albright v. Keystone Rural Health Ctr., 320 F….

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…new school quickly became hell, PHILLY.COM (May 6, 2014), http://www.philly.com/philly/news/Lawsuit_Boys_move_to_new_school_quickly_became_hell.html. 13 See id. 14 See id. 15 See id. 16 See id. 4 Under the Department’s proposed, narrower definition of…

…where all Philadelphia schoolteachers consider themselves English as a Second Language (ESOL) instructors equipped to meet the needs of English learner and limited English proficient families. The district’s 15,000 English…

…of Child Welfare Report, available at http://www.papartnerships.org/reports/2016_socw/source_files/Pennsylvania%202016%20SOCW.pdf. http://www.ocfcpacourts.us/assets/upload/2015%20Final%20Truancy%20Report(1).pdf http://www.ocfcpacourts.us/childrens-roundtable-initiative/state-roundtable-workgroupscommittees/educational-success-and-truancy-prevention http://www.ocfcpacourts.us/childrens-roundtable-initiative/state-roundtable-workgroupscommittees/educational-success-and-truancy-prevention http://www.papartnerships.org/reports/2016_socw/source_files/Pennsylvania%202016%20SOCW.pdf 3 increase in the number of students experiencing homelessness between the 2011-12 school year to 2013-14 school year, Pennsylvania’s…

…percent fail academically, and only one-third read at grade level in middle school. Tragically, these students are nine times more likely to repeat a grade and four times more likely…

strong accountability standards to ensure that schools invest efficiently and effectively. The Campaign’s proposal combines a new funding formula with recommendations for greater efficiencies and strong accountability. 1. New Formula…