ELC_FactSheet_EducationforHomelessYouth_Jan2014

2, 2009), available at http://www2.ed.gov/policy/gen/leg/recovery/guidance/titlei-­‐ reform.pdf. 10 42 U.S.C. § 1758(b)(A)(iv); 42 U.S.C. § 11432(g)(1)(H)(v); 43 U.S.C. § 11433(d)(15). 11 22 Pa. Code § 11.11(a)(1). 12 20 U.S.C. § 1087vv(d)….

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ANNOUNCEMENT-OCDEL-15-01 (1)

…Chapter 12-Student and Student Services Departments of Education and Human Services 333 Market Street | 6th Floor | Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17126 | 717.346.9320 | F 717.346.9330 | www.education.state.pa.us | www.dhs.state.pa.us…

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Pre-K-Flyer-2016-17

1, 2016 and not be age-eligible for kindergarten. Families must meet Head Start or Pre-K Counts income guidelines. Children and parents/legal guardians must be residents of Philadelphia PA. http://www.philasd.org/prek http://www.philasd.org/translation…

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…10 of 15 11 Castaneda, 648 F.2d at 1009-10. The test is conjunctive. All three requirements must be fulfilled for the District’s policy to comply with EEOA. Here, the plaintiffs…

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Ways to Give

…be made at www.elc-pa.org/donate. Or mail checks, payable to Education Law Center-PA, 1800 JFK Blvd, Suite 1900A, Philadelphia, PA 19103. Please include the honoree’s name in the memo line. Planned…

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GOP Budget Falls Short of Philly Schools Request

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/…

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Panel: Pa needs to overhaul school funding

state,” said Dr. James R. Scanlon, superintendent of the West Chester Area School District. kboccella@phillynews.com 610-313-8232 @kathyboccella Inquirer staff writer Angela Couloumbis contributed to this article. Read more at http://www.philly.com/philly/education/20150619_Panel__Pa_needs_to_overhaul_school_funding.html#dYAqTYDuSWYqpjPt.99…

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Philadelphia weighs in on school funding suit

Feb. 17 – philly.com – by Tricia L. Nadolny Calling the state’s funding system “irrational,” the City of Philadelphia’s lawyers weighed in Tuesday on a long-standing suit against the Pennsylvania…

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Commonwealth Court decision on Pa. school funding appealed

…education. Pennsylvania’s public school students are entitled to their day in court.” A copy of the appeal can be found at here. Education writer Eleanor Chute: echute@post-gazette.com or 412-263-1955. http://www.post-gazette.com/news/education/2015/05/20/Organizations-appeal-Commonwealth-Court-decision-on-Pennsylvania-school-funding/stories/201505200213…

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ELC Decries Department Delay of Regulation to Prevent Racial Disproportionality in Special Education7218

compliance with its continuing legal obligations so that children of color with disabilities receive the education to which they are entitled and the quality education they deserve. https://s3.amazonaws.com/public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2018-14374.pdf?utm_content=&utm_medium=email&utm_name=&utm_source=govdelivery&utm_term= https://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-13-137 https://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-13-137…

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support-for-special-education-funding-12-2016

…PA, 18017 1Continued Cuts: Losing Confidence, Losing Learning (June 2016) at p. 6 available at http://www.pasa- net.org//Files/SurveysAndReports/2016/PASA-PASBOReportSpring2016.pdf http://www.pasa-net.org/Files/SurveysAndReports/2016/PASA-PASBOReportSpring2016.pdf http://www.pasa-net.org/Files/SurveysAndReports/2016/PASA-PASBOReportSpring2016.pdf The Arc of Philadelphia, Tanya Regli, Executive Director Philadelphia, PA, 19140…

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ELC-School-Code-Analysis-12-11-2015

• Further disenfranchises families and communities by transferring up to 15 Philadelphia schools from one majority state-controlled entity (School Reform Commission) to a different entirely state-controlled entity (Pennsylvania Department of…

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Rights of ELLs March 172014 Revised

legal protections and entitlements of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.8 This includes the right to a “Free Appropriate Public 1 http://www.elc-pa.org/ http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/index.html http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/index.html http://www.justice.gov/crt/complaint/%23three Education” (FAPE); the right to…

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ELC_PrinciplesforCharterSchoolReform_9_20_12

Education Law Center Principles for Charter School Reform www.elc-­‐pa.org Philadelphia | Pittsburgh | www.elc-­‐pa.org Principles for Charter School Reform The Education Law Center is a non-­‐profit legal advocacy organization dedicated…

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ELC_SchoolFunding_LawPolicy_11_6_13

…in the school finance area is, at best, unclear. • Marrero v. Commonwealth of PA: http://www.schoolfunding.info/states/pa/MARRERO.pdf • PA Association of Rural and Small Schools v. Commonwealth of PA Policy Issues…

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