…family’s homelessness. Opinion at p. 10. 12. This is an important ruling because students who are doubled-up comprise the majority of students experiencing homelessness, and yet, are often under-identified by…
More…six school districts, seven parents, the Pennsylvania Association of Rural and Small Schools and the NAACP called on the panel of seven judges to hold a trial on their claims…
MoreThe Education Law Center (ELC) filed comments strongly opposing the Department of Education’s (DOE) proposed rules regarding Title IX investigations. The proposed rules would protect schools from liability at the…
More…in Allegheny County: “As youth and civil rights advocates, we are appalled to learn of plans by the Westboro Baptist Church to disrupt the lives of students at Pine-Richland High…
More…to build an effective statewide movement for adequate and equitable public-school funding. Restoring public trust and ensuring transparency in our school governance requires clear, compelling, and coordinated action by the…
MoreELC’s Helpline ELC provides information, referrals, legal advice, and advocacy to families, youth, caseworkers, attorneys, judges, community members, etc. statewide through its Helpline. We provide this service…
More…room; in contrast, the District’s regular education classrooms are typically grouped by grade and instruction level. 25. The instructional program provided to C.K. in the Auberle-student classroom is more limited…
More…investment is crucial because, as a result of past divestment and inequitable distribution of funding, students with disabilities are not receiving the education they deserve and to which they are…
More…of the level of disruptive behavior . . . , lends support for the hypothesis that there is a bias against Black students in [disciplinary referrals].”); Russel J. Skiba &…
More…Johnstown, Wilkes-Barre Area and Shenandoah Valley, the Pennsylvania Association of Rural and Small Schools (PARSS), and the NAACP Pennsylvania State Conference. The Public Interest Law Center and the Education Law…
More…Pennsylvania Association of Rural and Small Schools and the NAACP Pennsylvania State Conference. The Commonwealth Court ruling was the latest in a long line of Pennsylvania state court decisions basically…
More…The complaint was filed by six school districts, seven parents, the Pennsylvania Association of Rural and Small Schools and the NAACP Pennsylvania State Conference, who said they plan to appeal…
More…Court is expected to issue a ruling in the coming months. Regardless of the decision, an appeal of the ruling to the state Supreme Court is likely. “We are asking…
More…of Pennsylvania ruled that the school district had violated “clear law” by denying or delaying enrollment to older immigrants and by placing them in Phoenix Academy, a privately run alternative…
More…to be incarcerated than youth who complete high school. Youth find their worlds upended by the stress and chaos of homelessness. They desperately need the stability, structure, and hope of…
More…“Petitioner school districts don’t have sufficient funding to hire desperately needed teachers and support staff, repair crumbling facilities, or provide critical educational programming. This problem will not be fixed until…
More…suburban, and rural districts are included in the long-anticipated suit, which names as respondents Gov. Corbett, acting Education Secretary Carolyn Dumaresq, and legislative leaders. The Philadelphia School District, a state-run…
More…up to its constitutional obligations. The plaintiffs come from large urban districts like Philadelphia and struggling rural districts like Panther Valley in Schuylkill and Carbon Counties, demonstrating that chronic underfunding…
More…living facilities, residential treatment facilities, and hospitals—often have no adult in their lives to serve in this role. This can be true of youth in the delinquency system as well….
More…supra note 1, at 30-32; see also dAniel losen & russell skiBA, susPended educAtion: urBAn middle schools in crisis, (September 2010), available at http://www.indiana.edu/~equity/docs/Losen_ Skiba___Suspended_Education.pdf. 12 AdvAncement Project, supra note…
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