SB 621 Stakeholder Memo – 6-21-19
Commonwealth. Section 1316-C, which the House Education Committee this week voted to eliminate, had provided that school police officers, school resource officers, and school security guards would be the only…
MoreCommonwealth. Section 1316-C, which the House Education Committee this week voted to eliminate, had provided that school police officers, school resource officers, and school security guards would be the only…
Moreway can charter schools be a tool to expand opportunity and improve our system of public education for all communities. Contact: David Lapp, [email protected], 215-238-6970 x. 309 http://www.elc-pa.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/ELC_Testimony_Charters_LegislativeIntent_12_11_14.pdf http://www.elc-pa.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/ELC_Testimony_Charters_LegislativeIntent_12_11_14.pdf mailto:[email protected]…
Moreto do that by overhauling the state’s taxes and introducing a new severance tax on the natural gas industry. But the governor’s proposals have encountered resistance in the legislature. http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/pa-proposes-new-school-funding-formula-to-help-low-income-students/2015/06/18/92c39b4c-15f2-11e5-89f3-61410da94eb1_story.html…
Moreto comply with specific provisions in the Every Student Succeeds Act, the new federal law which replaced No Child Left Behind. These provisions ensure that students placed in foster care…
Morestandards in academics, governance, finances and admissions/enrollment policies. (Citizen chairman and columnist Jeremy Nowak was a consultant to PCE in developing the standards.) Each tier comes with academic expectations—from a…
Morepublic education. Through legal representation, impact litigation, trainings, and policy advocacy, ELC advances the rights of vulnerable children, including children living in poverty, children of color, children in the foster…
Moreaccredited in the state continuing education program in order to allow teachers to satisfy continuing education requirements and receive professional certification upon successfully completing training. PDE will provide supplementary technical…
Morehas ultimate responsibility for providing an education, and it cannot completely delegate that duty to local school districts. Low income school districts lack the resources to enable their students to…
Moreto homelessness. Nationally, 25% of unaccompanied youth reported prior familial homelessness, and one-third had faced the death of a https://www.glsen.org/sites/default/files/2015%20National%20GLSEN%202015%20National%20School%20Climate%20Survey%20%28NSCS%29%20-%20Full%20Report_0.pdf https://www.glsen.org/sites/default/files/2015%20National%20GLSEN%202015%20National%20School%20Climate%20Survey%20%28NSCS%29%20-%20Full%20Report_0.pdf Voices of Youth Count: Missed Educational Opportunities 2 caregiver…
Morejoinder of all members impracticable. iv. There are questions of law and fact common to the class, such as whether the District’s practice of restricting Plaintiffs’ access to regular public…
Morefamilies, and schools. See Maura McInerney, Education Law Center, Effective Approaches to Increasing Attendance: Testimony Before Senate Education Committee (June 9, 2015), available at http://www.elc-pa.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/ELC-Testimony-For- Legislative-Hearing-on-Truancy-June-9-2015.pdf. http://www.elc-pa.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/ELC_AltEdPA_FullReport_03_2010.pdf http://www.elc-pa.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/ELC-Testimony-For-Legislative-Hearing-on-Truancy-June-9-2015.pdf http://www.elc-pa.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/ELC-Testimony-For-Legislative-Hearing-on-Truancy-June-9-2015.pdf 3…
MoreOctober 28, 2016 Truancy is an urgent issue across the Commonwealth because the cost to our children and communities is so high: absence from school results in lower academic achievement,…
MoreAug. 5, 2014 – The Education Law Center applauds Pittsburgh Public Schools’ new code of student conduct, which reduces harmful zero-tolerance policies that disproportionally impact students of color and students…
MoreOn Wednesday, March 14, students nationwide participated in a National School Walkout to show solidarity with Parkland students and bring attention to Congress’s inaction towards gun violence. View our National…
Moreis supported by a grant from the Pennsylvania Developmental Disabilities Council. The guide can be downloaded here or on the Pennsylvania Developmental Disabilities Council’s website at www.paddc.org. The Education Law…
Moreand ESL instruction effectively enables English learners to overcome language barriers and access the curriculum in accordance with the Equal Education Opportunities Act (“EEOA”). 2 First, we request that Policy…
Morehow to return your child to an appropriate placement in your local school district in the least restrictive environment. The fact sheet outlines special rights applicable to your child as…
Moresupplies.” (Id. ¶ 5.) The Hearing Officer concluded that “[a]lthough Mother provided proof of residency documentation in accordance with [the Department of Education’s (Department) Basic Education Circular (BEC) on Enrollment],”…
MoreSchool District”) complied with various statutes and administrative orders regarding the School District’s provision of special education services for Derrick F., a 9-year old who is deaf-blind.1 Case 1:06-cv-01463-SHR Document…
MoreThe Complaint contains supporting allegations regarding the supposedly objectionable practices the School District engages in pursuant to this policy. Plaintiffs’ systemic legal deficiency theory does not amount to a challenge…
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