January 08, 2014 – Solomon Leach, Philadelphia Daily News – The battle over fair and equitable school funding in Pennsylvania will soon be headed back to court, activists said yesterday….
MoreDepression and Suicide in Transgender Youths, UT NEWS (Mar. 20, 2018), https://news.utexas.edu/2018/03/30/name-use-matters-for-transgender-youths-mental-health/ (reporting transgender youth whose pronouns and names are respected have depression and suicidality rates that are much lower…
MoreCaitlin Emma, Some States Spurn Possible Delay Of Obama Special Education Rule, Politico ( 05/16/2018 ). Accessed at https://www.politico.com/newsletters/morning-education/2018/05/16/some-states-spurn-possible-delay-of- obama-special-education-rule-220181. https://www.politico.com/newsletters/morning-education/2018/05/16/some-states-spurn-possible-delay-of-obama-special-education-rule-220181 https://www.politico.com/newsletters/morning-education/2018/05/16/some-states-spurn-possible-delay-of-obama-special-education-rule-220181 21 whether the subgroups that have historically lost…
Morefor all grades. http://www.post-gazette.com/news/education/2015/07/05/System-breakdown-leaves-student-trapped-in-alternative-program/stories/201506300258?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=editors-picks-news&utm_campaign=Headlines-Newsletter 3 likely adverse disparate impact on students of color and students with disabilities. We would consider it a significant missed opportunity if the result of DOJ’s…
MoreJanuary 6, 2015 – Philadelphia Daily News – by Ronnie Polaneczky IN PHILLY, if your child is late to school often enough, you may be hauled into Truancy Court to…
MorePennsylvania Association of Rural and Small Schools and the NAACP Pennsylvania State Conference. The Commonwealth Court ruling was the latest in a long line of Pennsylvania state court decisions basically…
MoreNot even a snowstorm could halt the momentum of ELC’s Fair Funding Lawsuit, as advocates from ELC, PILC, and pro bono counsel O’Melveny and Myers argued today that objections filed…
Morebrought by Philadelphia that the judicial branch could not overturn legislative decisions on education. Legislative Republicans praised Tuesday’s ruling. “Today’s decision by a unanimous Commonwealth Court validates our position that…
MoreApril 21, 2015 – by Joel Mathis, Philadelphia Magazine – A Commonwealth Court ruling overturning a challenge to Pennsylvania’s method of funding schools will be appealed to the state’s Supreme…
MoreSept. 8, 2014 – By Taunya English, Newsworks – With the deaths of two Philadelphia schoolchildren still in the news, U.S. Sen. Bob Casey is proposing more funding for school…
More…Juvenile Law Center, Susan Mangold, Executive Director PARENT POWER, Cecelia Thompson, Director – Special Education Parents Exchange, Ruth Landsman, Co-Founder Penn TASH, Ellen Tierney, Vice President Public Interest Law Center,…
More…our joint news release: December 4, 2020 — Today, parents and a community organization in Chester Upland School District (CUSD) filed an emergency motion to suspend a process to outsource…
More…cuts made under former Gov. Tom Corbett. Wolf and state lawmakers resumed talks on the budget at 2 p.m. today, the Associated Press reported. Read the article on Phillymag.com: http://www.phillymag.com/news/2015/07/01/gop-school-funding-philadelphia/…
MoreMay 20, 2015 – Matt Miller, The Patriot News / PennLive – A coalition of parents, school districts and public interest groups filed an appeal Wednesday with Pennsylvania’s Supreme Court…
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…
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More…funding lawsuit Meanwhile Pa. Legislators waste time in attempt to delay the case HARRISBURG – Today Governor Wolf filed a response in Pennsylvania’s school funding lawsuit, urging the court to…
More…Law Center, released the following statement today in response to Senate Bill 383, which the full Senate is scheduled to vote on today: “Everyone wants our schools to be safe…
More…a privately-run alternative school, Phoenix Academy, and instead requires placement in a specially-designed “Newcomer Program” at the main high school, McCaskey. “Today’s agreement extends the guarantee of a strong and…
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