…162.) 10 Historical PSSA results are available on the PDE website. See PA DEP’T OF EDUC., 2011-2012 PSSA and AYP Results, http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/school_ assessments/7442 (last visited Sept. 17, 2015). 15 Students…

…rights of vulnerable children, including children living in poverty, children of color, children in the foster care and juvenile justice systems, children with disabilities, English language learners, LGBTQ students, and…

…in poverty, children of color, children in the foster care and juvenile justice systems, children with disabilities, English language learners, LGBTQ students, and children experiencing homelessness. For more information, visit…

…in the country by a wide margin3— is not the natural or 2 See Nat’l Ctr. for Educ. Statistics, Education Finance Statistics Center Table A-1, http://nces.ed.gov/edfin/Fy11_12_tables.asp (last visited Feb. 15,…

…revisited every five years, are as follows: Statewide Base Cost: The first step was to determine a base amount of educational dollars that reflects the costs associated with educating each…

…children, including children living in poverty, children of color, children in the foster care and juvenile jus�ce systems, children with disabili�es, English language learners, LGBTQ students, and children experiencing homelessness….

…website; Education Law Center website; Disability Rights Network website; Email to County Children & Youth and Probation for the above listed counties; Auberle website and McKeesport Area School District website….

…in foster care. 2 Note, a few of these intervention schools would be exempt from being transferred to the ASD, but not from other provisions of the law. One obvious…

…Keystone Exams and other graduation requirements are not disparately impacting at-risk children. 5 Expand access to quality early education programs for young children in foster care, those who are homeless,…

…next steps to be taken at the local and state level. BACKGROUND: HHS and ED provide funding to a wide variety of Pennsylvania early childhood programs including Child Care Works;…

…schools, and 415,000 children are in foster care. Too few of these students are able to enroll in or afford college, let alone graduate with their degree, and homeless and…