…with the resources they need to succeed academically. In a sweeping decision, the Court agreed that it has a clear duty to consider the case and ensure legislative compliance with…
MoreELC advocates for older youth in foster care and those experiencing homelessness who face significant hurdles to accessing higher education and staying in college. As a result of these barriers,…
MoreFoster Care and Education website at http://www.fostercareandeducation.org/NationalWork/NationalWorkGroup.aspx http://www.ocfcpacourts.us/about-ocfc/truancy http://www.ocfcpacourts.us/childrens-roundtable-initiative/state-roundtable-workgroups/educational-success-and-truancy-prevention http://www.ocfcpacourts.us/childrens-roundtable-initiative/state-roundtable-workgroups/educational-success-and-truancy-prevention http://www.ocfcpacourts.us/assets/files/page-331/file-600.pdf http://www.fostercareandeducation.org/ http://www.fostercareandeducation.org/NationalWork/NationalWorkGroup.aspx 3 Attendance Matters: The Impact of Truancy on Academic & Life Outcomes The importance of school attendance…
MoreCenter, Maura McInerney, Kristina Moon Community member, former ESOL teacher and TESOL educator, Cheri Micheau African Family Health Organization, Kiera Kenney Asian Americans United, Teresa Engst Bethany Christian Services of…
More…communities. The time for systemic and broad reform is now. Schools play a critical role in helping students learn how to relate to one another and appreciate our common humanity. …
MoreFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 1, 2017 CONTACT: Alex Dutton, Education Law Center, 215-800-0349, [email protected] Maura McInerney, Education Law Center, 215-346-6906, [email protected] OCR Opens Investigation into Claims of Discrimination against School…
More…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…
Morehttp://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…
Morethe 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…
Morespecial education bills that have been publicly vetted for years and received unanimous support in both the House and Senate. These important special education bills are now being used by…
MoreA new report by the Education Law Center, citing widespread noncompliance by charter schools with civil rights protections for students, urges Philadelphia’s Board of Education to monitor the city’s charter…
Moreto 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,…
MoreOfficers Chair Judith L. Lichtman National Partnership for Women & Families Vice Chairs Jacqueline Pata National Congress of American Indians Thomas A. Saenz Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund…
Moreaccess to safe, welcoming schools in their communities. As the only statewide organization solely dedicated to ensuring these children’s access to a quality public education, the Education Law Center urges…
More…everyone agrees: Republicans, Democrats and educators in rural, urban, suburban and charter schools. The system does not provide sufficient resources to educate every student to academic standards, nor does it…
More…and Houston prohibits suspensions for students through third grade. New York City and Chicago—school districts significantly larger than Philadelphia—prohibit suspensions for students through second grade. And the states of California,10,…
Morethat officers ticketed African- American students at an extremely high and unequal rate.33 Although African-American students account for only 13% of the population, they represent 39% of arrests by SROs…
Morediscrimination, inequality, and poverty. We use litigation, community education, advocacy, and organizing to secure their access to fundamental resources and services in the areas of public education, housing, health care,…
More…identities of transgender, nonbinary, and intersex youth in sports participation is a critical part of improving physical and mental health outcomes for these students and allows them to learn and…
More…children and youth.” Read the OCDEL guidelines. ### The Education Law Center in non-profit legal advocacy organization, dedicated to ensuring that all of Pennsylvania’s children have access to a…
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