18-09-19 BoE Answer and New Matter

…minor; Tracy Hughes, parent of P.M.H. minor; Pennsylvania Assoc. of Rural and Small Schools; and The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People – Pennsylvania State Conference, Petitioners v….

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ELC Testimony to State Board of Education on Immunizations – 03-07-2016

…of Child Welfare Report, available at http://www.papartnerships.org/reports/2016_socw/source_files/Pennsylvania%202016%20SOCW.pdf. http://www.ocfcpacourts.us/assets/upload/2015%20Final%20Truancy%20Report(1).pdf http://www.ocfcpacourts.us/childrens-roundtable-initiative/state-roundtable-workgroupscommittees/educational-success-and-truancy-prevention http://www.ocfcpacourts.us/childrens-roundtable-initiative/state-roundtable-workgroupscommittees/educational-success-and-truancy-prevention http://www.papartnerships.org/reports/2016_socw/source_files/Pennsylvania%202016%20SOCW.pdf 3 increase in the number of students experiencing homelessness between the 2011-12 school year to 2013-14 school year, Pennsylvania’s…

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CFEF_Proposal_ExecSumm_2_26_15

strong accountability standards to ensure that schools invest efficiently and effectively. The Campaign’s proposal combines a new funding formula with recommendations for greater efficiencies and strong accountability. 1. New Formula…

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ELC Kicks Off New School Funding Campaign

Oct. 6, 2014 – The Education Law Center, along with more than 40 other organizations, today launched a new campaign for fair education funding for all of Pennsylvania’s K-12 public…

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ELC Joins New School Funding Campaign

…and represents.” Kathy Manderino, a former state lawmaker, has been named campaign manager for the new campaign. “School funding is, without question, one of the toughest issues facing Pennsylvania, but…

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WmPenn_v_PDE_MotiontoExpedite

…Elias (pro hac vice forthcoming) O’MELVENY & MYERS LLP Times Square Tower 7 Times Square New York, NY 10036 Telephone: (212) 326-2000 Attorneys for Plaintiffs William Penn School District, Panther…

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Concerns raised about law replacing No Child Left Behind

…and no predictability about what available resources will look like year to year in the future, it’s pretty hard to engage in serious planning,” Mr. Cowell said.   http://www.post-gazette.com/news/education/2016/01/10/Education-advocates-worry-about-lack-of-federal-oversight-for-schools/stories/201601060194  …

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