FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 7, 2018 Contact: Jonathan McJunkin, Public Interest Law Center, 267-546-1305, [email protected] Paul Socolar, Education Law Center-PA, 215-906-1250, [email protected] School Funding Lawsuit Will Proceed, Commonwealth Court Rules…
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Morewhich brought the suit along with the Public Interest Law Center and pro bono counsel from O’Melveny & Myers LLP. “We look forward to presenting extensive evidence proving that decades…
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…
Morebrought the suit along with the Public Interest Law Center and pro bono counsel from O’Melveny & Myers LLP. “We look forward to presenting extensive evidence proving that decades of…
MoreEducation Law Center | www.elc-pa.org | facebook.com/educationlawcenter | @edlawcenterpa KNOW YOUR RIGHTS MARCH 2017 Your Right To Express Your Religion • All students have a constitutional right to express their…
More…to be free from discrimination and harassment as other students.1 • While there is no federal or state law that expressly prohibits discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, some…
More…ecaue race hould not predict (h�p://www.afetandjuticechallenge.org/2015/11/deciion-point- diproportionate-pretrial-detention-of-lack-and-latino-drive-ma-incarceration/) a peron’ ucce in thi countr, we will not allow the legac of raciall charged policie and practice (h�p://generocit.org/phill/2016/09/29/reforming-jutice-tem-keir-radford-gre/) to negativel impact (h�p://www.afetandjuticechallenge.org/2017/02/pretrial-detention-cot-13-6-illion-ear/)…
More…Local advocates and civil rights leaders are preparing to be more watchful in response to the decision under the Trump administration to scale back the U.S. Department of Education’s investigations…
Morerecognized, our challenge to the inadequacy and inequity of Pennsylvania’s broken school funding system will persist. We look forward to presenting our case at trial.” The petitioners’ brief responding to…
More…practice that was all too widespread, yet totally illogical,” said Dutton. Moreover, students who have been deemed truant can now apply to expunge their records immediately upon earning a high…
Morea different language. Interpretation can either be simultaneous (in which the interpreter restates the communication as it is said) or consecutive (in which the interpreter restates the communication just after…
More…the early elementary grades even further. We look forward to partnering with the District and the SRC to help it follow through on its stated commitment to end this harmful…
More…It is not a coincidence that all these districts encompass economically challenged regions. It’s pretty simple. They simply do not have the tax base to raise the revenue that other…
MoreParticipating is as easy as 1, 2, 3! 1. Click HERE or Google “Find Your Legislator PA” to look up your legislators’ contact info. Write their info below: Representative: Senator:…
More…Foster 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…
More…it right. We urge the Commission to continue its work to reach consensus on a sustainable, equitable and predictable public school funding system that addresses existing economic and racial disparities…
More…the groups representing the plaintiffs. “That’s a 19th-century standard of what an adequate school is,” Churchill said. Arguing for the state, Patrick M. Northen said the lawsuit was “somewhat reminiscent…
Morethat the Supreme Court will reject the notion that our Constitution’s language expressly requiring the General Assembly to ‘support’ a quality system of public education for all of Pennsylvania’s school…
More…their ZIP code. We look forward to presenting our case to the Pennsylvania Supreme Court on September 13, 2016.” ### The Education Law Center-PA (“ELC”) is a non-profit, legal advocacy…
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