…a “seven-fold increase in failure to graduate high school, lower class standing, greater absenteeism, impairment of reading skills sufficiently extensive to be labeled reading disability (indicated by scores two grades…

…African American students comprise only 15 percent of Pennsylvania public school students, yet in 2010-11 they comprised 35 percent of the students placed into alternative education programs. African American Students…

…on the most at risk students, including students with disabilities. Thank you for the opportunity to present public testimony today and for the Council’s good work on behalf of individuals…

…or to identify as a class member and receive monies for educational purposes contact: Jennifer Fox Rabold, Settlement Administrator Phone: 800-543-8921 Email:[email protected] McKeesport Settlement c/o Jennifer Fox Rabold Senior Counsel-Legal…

…this Brief complies with Pennsylvania Rule of Appellate Procedure 2135(a)(1) in that it contains 7,745 words, not including the portions excluded by Rule 2135(b), as counted by Microsoft Word word-processing…

addition to per-student licensing fees. o Programs that support reading acquisition skills or that make instructional materials accessible to students with visual impairments, such as text-to-speech or screen reader software….

…all children begin school ready, and are ready to learn and succeed in their schooling careers, as lifelong learners and productive citizens. Research confirms what most parents already know; all…

…to rescind the 2014 federal guidance on school discipline: “Today, the Trump administration rescinded the 2014 federal guidance that had addressed bias in school discipline, ignoring massive opposition to this…

…District.21 All EL students are entitled to a robust and effective language instruction bilingual-bicultural or English as a second language (ESL) instruction program supported by trained ESL instructors and subject…