Advocates statement condemning Westboro Baptist protest (final)
…in Allegheny County: “As youth and civil rights advocates, we are appalled to learn of plans by the Westboro Baptist Church to disrupt the lives of students at Pine-Richland High…
More…in Allegheny County: “As youth and civil rights advocates, we are appalled to learn of plans by the Westboro Baptist Church to disrupt the lives of students at Pine-Richland High…
More…and Parents Need to Know Every day across Pennsylvania, children impacted by lead exposure struggle to focus and learn in classrooms. It is well documented that exposure to lead can…
MoreUSA Today reporter Alia Wong analyzes two neighboring Pennsylvania school districts and finds that the schools are funded based on the community’s local wealth, leaving one community at a huge…
More…impacted by lead exposure struggle to focus and learn in classrooms. It is well documented that exposure to lead can cause direct damage to a child’s brain. It can exert…
More…quality public education. Our focus (here today) is not on the governance structure of public schools but on the students who attend them. We recognize that charter schools are legally…
More…and Nick PotalivoStephanie RibakoffCarol and Lou RulliSusan and Paul Saint-AntoineSavran Benson LLPDorel Shanon and Stuart BogomLisa and Steve SilvermanBenjamin SteeleBeth UngermanVeritext Legal SolutionsJoyce and Erik VidelockAmy Wexler and David Schlesinger…
More…Pro Bono Honorees Jennifer Fox Rabold, Esq. and Susie Kernen of FedEx Ground, for their work administering a trust on behalf of children living in a group home who had…
More…Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP Education Champion Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLPSusan and Leonard KlehrTroutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP Education Hero Dechert LLPSusan Hollenstein and Howard RossJoan Mazzotti…
More…Counsel Philadelphia, PA 19130 LEA Attorney Sarah Davis Esq. Fox Rothschild LLP, 10 Sentry Parkway Suite 200, PO Box 3001 Blue Bell, PA 19422-3001 610-397-3924 Date Record Closed: May 4,…
More…in a September 17, 2021 order. Trial was previously scheduled to begin on October 12. Attorneys expect the trial in Harrisburg to run through December. A pretrial conference was scheduled…
MoreFebruary 6, 2018 Statement on Governor Wolf’s Budget Address Deborah Gordon Klehr, executive director of the Education Law Center, issued this statement following Governor Tom Wolf’s budget address today: “We…
MoreFeb. 17 – PennLive – by Jan Muphy A state Supreme Court ruling that limits the power of the commission that oversees the Philadelphia School District is viewed by others…
More…organization in the United States producing scholarly work to clarify, modernize, and otherwise improve the law. “This latest group of new members exemplifies the diversity in perspective and experience essential…
MoreJohnstown, Wilkes-Barre Area and Shenandoah Valley – the Pennsylvania Association of Rural and Small Schools, and the NAACP Pennsylvania State Conference. “Today’s ruling represents a major victory for civil rights…
More…acute in literally hundreds of struggling school districts across the Commonwealth. Thus, the proposed increases in the budget agreement between Governor Wolf and legislative leaders are needed and welcomed, though…
More…are being supported in their education during COVID-19 school closures. The latest letter highlights innovative strategies and promising practices that, if promoted by the Pennsylvania Department of Education, could help…
More…schools. “ELC has been leading school funding reform efforts for years. This latest campaign reflects our long-standing commitment to providing all of Pennsylvania’s children — regardless of where they live…
MoreNov. 24, 2014 – The Education Law Center submitted a letter to Pennsylvania’s Secretary of Education Carolyn Dumaresq urging her to reject the latest round of cyber charter school applications…
More…pushing [rule-breakers] away; you’re going to find a way to engage them.” That doesn’t mean adopting a permissive attitude toward disruptive actions. Greenblatt summed it up this way: “In a…
Morediscuss the latest updates from Harrisburg. While school funding issues impact all children, we hope this forum will kick-start a dialogue on what school funding means for the most at-risk…
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