10CriteriaforK12Funding

…and English language learners? And is it connected to the distinct needs of school districts that are rural, urban, very small, or fast growing? The 2011-12 state budget used two…

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Comments oF ELC-PA ESSA 01-21-2016

regular education teachers to modify instruction for ELL students and guidelines for determining the hours of ESOL instruction required for varying levels of proficiency. This information should be drawn from…

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Your Rights Disability 8.2017

…right to “specially designed instruction” – meaning that teachers must adapt the content (what is taught), methodology (how it is taught), or delivery of the curriculum to account for your…

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18-09-19 Turzai Answer and New Matter

…further denies that local control over public education is “illusory.” 10. Speaker Turzai is without knowledge or information sufficient to form a belief as to the truth of the allegations…

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Historic Victory in Fight for Fair Funding!

On Feb. 7, 2023, Commonwealth Court Judge Renée Cohn Jubelirer issued a historic ruling in the Pennsylvania school funding case, declaring the PA school funding system unconstitutional.  “All witnesses agree that every child…

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ELCOpenLetterTransRights

…year, a federal court held that the provisions of the Pennsylvania Public School Code governing water-closets and out-houses cannot be construed to prohibit the presence of 1 In addition to…

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Glen Mills Class Action Press Release

…on his education. After years of struggling in school, Walter was making progress with full-time special education instruction and counseling as a related service due to his emotional dis-regulation and…

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Supporting & Affirming LGBTQ+ and Nonbinary Students

…in 2024 to strengthen protections for students. The 2024 rule clarifies that Title IX prohibits discrimination and harassment based on sexual orientation, gender identity, and sex characteristics; reaffirms the rights…

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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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