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Save the date for the Education Law Center’s 50th Anniversary Celebration! September 25, 2025 5:30pm – 8:30pm The Switch House by Cescaphe 1325 Beach Street, Philadelphia Join us on September…

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Law Reform Alert_Defining Weapons in School (8.22.18)

Education Law Center | www.elc-pa.org | facebook.com/educationlawcenter | @edlawcenterpa LAW REFORM ALERT: Defining “Weapons” in School August 2018 The Education Law Center is pleased to share the Commonwealth Court of…

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3-15-18 House Education Committee Hearing on School Safety Testimony – ELC Final

http://coloradosenate.org/home/features/senate-committee-passesbipartisan-bill-by-senators-newell-and-hudak-to-ensure-student-safety-and-success-today http://ccsr.uchicago.edu/sites/default/files/publications/SAFETY%20IN%20CPS.pdf https://ccjs.umd.edu/sites/ccjs.umd.edu/files/pubs/Police%20Officers%20in%20Schools-Effects%20on%20School%20Crime%20and%20the%20Processing%20of%20Offending%20Behaviors.pdf https://ccjs.umd.edu/sites/ccjs.umd.edu/files/pubs/Police%20Officers%20in%20Schools-Effects%20on%20School%20Crime%20and%20the%20Processing%20of%20Offending%20Behaviors.pdf 3 statement against Senate 383, which discusses the specific harms of permitting school personnel to carry concealed firearms in school. 2. Enact legislation encouraging districts to…

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ELC Public Testimony PPS 02-20-2017

the parents, students and community members with whom we work, thank you for the opportunity to provide testimony tonight. The Education Law Center is a non-profit, legal advocacy organization dedicated…

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Your Rights Religous Freedom 8.2017

can come in many forms and range from name-calling or making fun of you because of your religious beliefs to physical assault. The conduct can be verbal but may also…

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COVID-19 Response (2020-2021)

…should know, PennLive, Aug. 25. Three Days of Talk in Harrisburg Yield Scant Consensus on Critical School Reopening Questions, Pennsylvania Capital-Star, Aug. 5. With the revised all-online school opening, advocates…

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The Comeback of Charters

50 charters calling itself Philadelphia Charters for Excellence (PCE), along with the advocacy arm of charter-friendly Philadelphia School Partnership, issued a position paper that called for the closing of poor-performing…

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November 2018 PHL School Board Testimony (Final)

quality public education. For over 40 years, ELC has successfully advocated on behalf of students historically underserved by public education, including students in poverty, students of color, LGBT students, students…

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AEDY settlement agreement release 3-26-19 final

programs were students with disabilities, compared to a 16 percent special education population statewide. African American students comprised 35 percent of the students placed into alternative education programs, yet only…

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