…OF CONTENTS Page STATEMENT OF THE CASE ………………………………………………………………………. 1 PROCEDURAL HISTORY …………………………………………………………………………… 2 ACT 35 ……………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 4 ARGUMENT ………………………………………………………………………………………………. 5 CONCLUSION ……………………………………………………………………………………………. 7 ii TABLE OF AUTHORITIES CASES Page(s) William…
More…Education Law Center staff attorney and co-counsel for S.A., stated, “This case affirms the limits of the weapons possession statute.” Attorney Kleiman noted, “This decision leaves schools to use any…
More…these plaintiffs. The plaintiffs are asking the Pennsylvania Supreme Court to permit a full trial in this case by reversing a 2015 Commonwealth Court decision that dismissed the case as…
More…plaintiffs in the case. State officials have asked the court to dismiss the case without a trial on the grounds that courts should not decide claims that school funding violates…
More…opinion issued in this matter to a “Precedential” opinion on the ground that it has significant precedential and institutional value beyond the trial court and parties to this case. In…
MoreIn the early 1990s, Education Law Center-PA attorneys challenged Pennsylvania’s inadequate system for educating children with complex disabilities. The class action case upended past practices and ensured access to a…
More…worst-case projections forecast a $9 million budget, assuming it receives no new funding for 2015-16 and only moderate 2 percent increases in subsequent years. If that’s the case, Erie Public…
More…change (h�p://thenoteook.org/article/2017/06/22/pa-guideline-for-chool-dicipline-ma-change) in pulic education. We �ght for acce to aic right, to preerve home, healthcare, familie, and jo. People of color are arreted at a diproportionall high rate (h�p://www.entencingproject.org/criminal-jutice-fact/)….
More…be more explicit and should clarify that charters need to post their capacity and current space available on their website. Support § 17-1723- A(a)(3) Requires that a standard…
More…l 413(a)(5); 34 C.F.R.§300.209(b); Section 504, 29 U.S.C. §794; 34 C.F.R. § 104.4(a), (b). Yet this is precisely what happened in this case. At this juncture, in light of the…
More…Some schools are designating a safe space for students to gather during the walkout – if this is the case in your school, students who move beyond that area or…
More…All these partners must keep lines of communication open and embrace their roles as proactive leaders in this work. When the disaggregated foster youth graduation data becomes available, all those…
More…and jail that are proven not to reduce truancy.” Research studies consistently show that imposing such punishments on parents is completely ineffectual in solving truancy. Data affirms that fines and…
More…critical thinking and communication skills without a school library. It’s even harder to imagine creating 21st-century independent learners—students prepared for college and the workplace—without a school library. Yet throughout Pennsylvania,…
More…in ensuring school stability and academic success for students in foster care, and we look forward to supporting schools and child welfare agencies to ensure smooth implementation,” said Kathleen McNaught…
More…at Glen Mills Schools, a residential facility located in Delaware County. This site, the oldest reform school in the country, housed as many as 1,000 boys from all over the…
MoreT. Casey Enclosures DEVELOPMENTAL PROGRAMS BULLETIN COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WELFARE BY: Kevin T. Casey Deputy Secretary for Developmental Programs SUBJECT: Referral to the Early Intervention Program for…
More…21 See School District website at https://www.philasd.org/multilingual/ 22 Assessing Comprehension and Communication in English State to State for English Learners (ACCESS for ELLs), is a nationally used large-scale language proficiency…
More…looking at Westinghouse, looking at Carrick, looking at [University Prep] in 10 years and saying they’re still no better off.” Chad Aldeman, an associate partner at the education consulting and…
More…foster care and juvenile justice systems, English language learners, and children experiencing homelessness Over its 40-year history, ELC has handled hundreds of individual cases involving truancy and listened to concerns…
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