…district superintendent, charter school chief executive officer or vocational school director. • Parents, guardians or emancipated minors will also be invited to review the test, during school hours, two weeks…

…school and often experience multiple school changes undermining academic progress with each school change. Second, children in institutional placements commonly attend inferior “on grounds” schools rather than local public schools…

Testimony of the Education Law Center Philadelphia City Council Hearing on the Philadelphia School District and Board of Education November 27, 2018 My name is Reynelle Brown Staley, and I…

…of a child like Tammy, a 12-year old student with multiple physical and neurological disabilities in an underfunded school district. Tammy was unable to attend school for four months because…

…school, including dedicated liaisons to support them and a culturally competent school climate. Many ELL students, particularly students from immigrant and refugee families, often need additional help navigating the school…

our concern about the overuse and misuse of school police and school resource officers (SROs) across Pennsylvania. Even when deployed in school settings, law enforcement personnel are primarily trained to…

…is available at https://www2.ed.gov/policy/gen/guid/school– discipline/fedefforts.html#guidance. https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/letters/colleague-201401-title-vi.html https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/letters/colleague-201401-title-vi.html https://www2.ed.gov/policy/gen/guid/school-discipline/fedefforts.html#guidance https://www2.ed.gov/policy/gen/guid/school-discipline/fedefforts.html#guidance individualized education supports. The result is the excessive punishment of students of color, especially those who have disabilities. The Guidance contributes…

…alleged abuser and, when presented with the risk of this interaction, many students avoid school altogether. While schools generally do not have jurisdiction to discipline students for out-of-school behavior, schools…

an irrational and inequitable school financing arrangement that drastically underfunds school districts across the Commonwealth and discriminates against children on the basis of the taxable property and household incomes in…

etc. For example, during the 2015-16 school year, when 10.21% of District students were identified as ELs, Masterman reported “0.08%” EL students while Central High School reported “1.12%” ELs. 1…

Petitioners William Penn School District, Panther Valley School District, The School District of Lancaster, Greater Johnstown School District, Wilkes-Barre Area School District, Shenandoah Valley School District, Pennsylvania Association of Rural…

Article XIII-C of the Public School Code would dangerously expand the armed presence of school security personnel. A new category of “armed school security guards” would be authorized to carry…

…many school districts are simply not choosing, on their own, to replace SROs with school counselors or to invest in alternative ways to ensure that the school environment feels safe…