…school shootings that result in an increase in police presence in schools or calls to make our schools look and feel more like prisons. Recent history has taught us this…
More…Now is the Time to Reform Truancy Rules Chalkbeat Philadelphia 12/10: Students fight for right to vote on Philadelphia’s school board Philadelphia Eagles 12/9: Eagles look to help level the…
More…will help foster and homeless youth access higher education by downloading this whitepaper. ELC urges you to support the Higher Education Access and Success for Homeless and Foster Youth Act…
More…get him to Kearny, in Northern Liberties, in time for the morning bell. “Look at this,” Klimas says, opening the log she has kept of Danny’s tardy pickups. Except for…
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…
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…in this case. “At a time when research and the national press have singled out Pennsylvania as the state with the most unequal funding in the country, we are disappointed…
More…based on research about real costs (the Costing-out Study). The second set of variables and weights, which drove out $100 million in basic education funding, used completely different factors that…
More…Pennsylvania’s equal protection clause. “At a time when research and the national press have singled out Pennsylvania as the state with the most unequal funding in the country, we are…
More…percent less in state and local revenue than low-poverty districts (the largest gap in the Ed Trust analysis). The report also looks at state revenues alone, finding that nine states…
More…that began organizing young people in Pittsburgh last summer. In a study of 17 middle and high schools in Kentucky published in the “American Sociological Review” in December, researchers found…
More…to PPS. “The new code of student conduct reflects national research and best practices for ensuring that all students receive the supports necessary to succeed in school, and promotes restorative…
MoreMarch 31, 2014 – WHYY, Radio Times – New information released by the Department of Education shed more light on a disturbing difference when it comes to school discipline —…
More…years, examining the number of students with disabilities sent to alternative education programs, as well as the number of minority students sent to those programs. The research shows: • In…
More…personnel in schools by authorizing a new category of school personnel – armed school security guards, which includes independent security contractors. Research consistently shows that increasing the number of guns…
More…local school board. There’s nothing preventing the Coatesville school board from doing its own research and investigation into how the District handles alternative education placements — and other decisions that…
More…education programs, as well as the number of minority students sent to those programs. The research shows: In public schools in Pennsylvania as a whole, 16 percent of students are…
More…and related services and supplementary aids and services in a child’s IEP be “based on peer-reviewed research to the extent practicable.” The case was argued in front of the Third…
Moretext or internet-based forms. Check out your school’s website for information about how attendance will work this year, what attendance policies may apply to your child, and whether changes have been…
More…matters, which have consistently recommended against an increase in the number of guns in schools. Other research supports their conclusion. A July 2018 article in the American Journal of Public…
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