foster care and juvenile justice systems, children with disabilities, English learners, LGBTQ students, and children experiencing homelessness. For more information, visit elc-pa.org or follow on Twitter @edlawcenterpa. https://www.elc-pa.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/ELC_Oppose_SB383-1.pdf https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5993409/ http://www.elc-pa.org/…

COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WELFARE P.O. BOX 2675 HARRISBURG, PENNSYLVANIA 17105-2675 KEVIN T. CASEY Deputy Secretary TELEPHONE NUMBER: (717) 787-3700 Office of Developmental Programs FAX: (717) 787-6583 May…

of a thorough and efficient system of public education to serve the needs of the Commonwealth”? Constitution of Pennsylvania, Article III, Section 14. In 1999, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court decided…

legal protections and entitlements of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.8 This includes the right to a “Free Appropriate Public 1 http://www.elc-pa.org/ http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/index.html http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/index.html http://www.justice.gov/crt/complaint/%23three Education” (FAPE); the right to…

Education Law Center Principles for Charter School Reform www.elc-­‐pa.org Philadelphia | Pittsburgh | www.elc-­‐pa.org Principles for Charter School Reform The Education Law Center is a non-­‐profit legal advocacy organization dedicated…

• Further disenfranchises families and communities by transferring up to 15 Philadelphia schools from one majority state-controlled entity (School Reform Commission) to a different entirely state-controlled entity (Pennsylvania Department of…

…PA, 18017 1Continued Cuts: Losing Confidence, Losing Learning (June 2016) at p. 6 available at http://www.pasa- net.org//Files/SurveysAndReports/2016/PASA-PASBOReportSpring2016.pdf http://www.pasa-net.org/Files/SurveysAndReports/2016/PASA-PASBOReportSpring2016.pdf http://www.pasa-net.org/Files/SurveysAndReports/2016/PASA-PASBOReportSpring2016.pdf The Arc of Philadelphia, Tanya Regli, Executive Director Philadelphia, PA, 19140…

U.S.C. § 1401(19), in the EEOA, 20 U.S.C. § 1720(b), and in Article XIX-C and XIX-E of Pennsylvania’s Public School Code, 24 P.S. §§ 1901-C et. seq, and 1901-E et….

…acute in literally hundreds of struggling school districts across the Commonwealth. Thus, the proposed increases in the budget agreement between Governor Wolf and legislative leaders are needed and welcomed, though…

https://the-incline.ticketleap.com/whos-next-education/dates/Jul-26-2017_at_0530PM https://theincline.com/2017/07/12/whos-next-education-meet-18-young-educators-preparing-pittsburgh-for-the-future/ Please come join US for a Special CELEBRATION honoring: CHERYL KLEIMAN for The Incline’s “Who’s Next in Education” JULY 26, 2017 at 5:30 PM at Ascender Cost: $22.00…

Pa Funding Lawsuit edfundinglawsuit.wordpress.com November 10, 2014 Executive Summary Lawsuit: Pennsylvania School Funding Unconstitutional Six school districts from across the Commonwealth, an association of 150 rural and small schools, as…

of the class action settlement, is hereby GRANTED. The Court makes the following findings of fact and conclusions of law under Pennsylvania Rules of Civil Procedure 1702, 1708, and 1709…

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the legislative function violates the separation of powers doctrine. Thomas v. Grimm, 155 A.3d 128, 138 n. 15 (Pa. Cmwlth. 2017). The Education Clause compels the General Assembly to “provide…