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…plaintiffs within the five-day period mandated by state law. For those plaintiffs ultimately enrolled in Phoenix, a common complaint is that they did not understand the vast majority of content…

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Campaign for Fair Education Funding: Earned Media

…Inquirer, The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, The Morning Call, The Patriot News, The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, The Philadelphia Public School Notebook, NBC10, WSEE, WESA, and numerous regional media outlets across the commonwealth. Notes:…

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by adopting an irrational means of financing public education that drastically underfunds school districts across the Commonwealth and ignores the state’s own funding targets. According to the complaint, the Commonwealth…

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School Funding Crusaders to Appeal Suit to State Supreme Court

“They’re expected to meet state standards, yet the state legislature has failed to provide enough resources to meet those standards. … This is going to change their life trajectory.” http://www.phillymag.com/news/2015/04/21/pennsylvania-school-funding-suit-supreme-court/#pFUkKj0uJBqYaIqr.99…

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Commonwealth Court dismisses school-funding lawsuit

Pennsylvania lawmakers is working to propose a fair-funding formula that would likely provide poorer school districts with a higher percentage of state aid and reduce funding to wealthier districts. http://www.philly.com/philly/news/20150422_Commonwealth_Court_dismisses_school-funding_lawsuit.html#oLJoAGAH8KUEuRi3.99…

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We must address disparities in school discipline and decrease suspensions

…the disparities in school discipline and decreasing the use of suspensions overall, neither of these worthy goals can be achieved. NANCY E. POTTER Staff Attorney Education Law Center Downtown http://www.post-gazette.com/opinion/letters/2015/03/04/We-must-address-disparities-in-school-discipline-and-decrease-suspensions/stories/201503040148…

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Education funding gaps: Which states are hitting, missing the mark?

…of color, the Ed Trust report concludes, “contradicts a national commitment to equality of opportunity, and it deprives students of learning experiences, enrichment, and support they need to succeed.” http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Education/2015/0325/Education-funding-gaps-Which-states-are-hitting-missing-the-mark…

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Pittsburgh schools honor those who help students with disabilities

…teacher. Parent volunteer Aurelia Carter-Scott received a family support award. Nancy Hubley, manager director of the Western Pennsylvania office of the Education Law Center, received a community champion award. http://www.post-gazette.com/news/education/2015/03/25/Pittsburgh-schools-honor-those-who-help-students-with-disabilities/stories/201503250227…

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Battle over fairness of state education funding heads to Supreme Court

…that the legislature complies with its constitutional duty to provide a thorough and efficient system of public education. Pennsylvania’s public school students are entitled to their day in court.” http://www.pennlive.com/midstate/index.ssf/2015/05/battle_over_fairness_of_state.html…

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School funding lawsuit headed to the Pa. Supreme Court

…rulings, Pennsylvania has adopted the Keystone exams as a graduation requirement and completed a costing-out study setting levels for what each school district needs to provide an adequate education. http://www.philly.com/philly/news/20150521_School_funding_lawsuit_headed_to_the_Pa__Supreme_Court.html#Bt79IG2ek53W1y14.99…

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School-funding suit headed for highest Pa. court

comes as Gov. Wolf has proposed millions more dollars to school districts across the state, and a bipartisan commission has been holding hearings to develop an education-funding formula, which Pennsylvania…

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The ABCs of school-funding formulas

…School Partnership, a well-funded nonprofit, said the commission “came out with a comprehensive, well-reasoned, and balanced set of recommendations. . . . [The] commission has created the opportunity for a…

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…students from sex-segregated facilities. 2. Cisgender students’ discomfort with the presence of their transgender peers does not create a claim of Title IX harassment. The complainant’s claim that, under Title…

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