and continuous improvement The early childhood education community in Pennsylvania has a long-standing commitment to positive behavior supports and practices. To foster commitment to a positive climate, early childhood educators…
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More…access to a high-quality public education. The case is scheduled to go to trial in Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court in October 2021. Here are answers to common questions about the case….
More…postpone action until he took office. Meckley, who remains the district’s chief recovery officer, referred questions about what could change to the Wolf transition team. “I am committed to continuing…
MoreYoung children who experience delays in growth and development, even as young as birth, are entitled to receive free educational services to help them develop and gain skills for later…
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More…limiting the criteria for consideration. Also requiring consideration of the legislative intent, 24 P.S. § 17-1702-A, to expand options “within the public school system”). http://www.elc-pa.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/ELC_Testimony_Charters_LegislativeIntent_12_11_14.pdf http://www.elc-pa.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/ELC_Testimony_Charters_LegislativeIntent_12_11_14.pdf http://www.elc-pa.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/ELC_Testimony_Charters_LegislativeIntent_12_11_14.pdf Court. The neighboring…
More…information about the case, including a copy of the complaint and today’s motion, can be found at www.aclupa.org/issa. More information about plaintiffs’ counsel can be found at: www.aclupa.org www.elc-pa.org www.pepperlaw.com…
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More…substantially disrupts the school environment, violates the rights of others, or is lewd or vulgar. Learn more here about what rights to free speech and expression students have in school….
MoreRegister for the National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty’s free webinar on Thursday, September 24, where Senior Staff Attorney Maura McInerney will be a guest speaker discussing cases ELC…
MoreAlfano ( gja@pietragallo.com), Deborah R. Gross ( dgross@kcr-law.com),and Mary F. Platt ( mplatt@finemanlawfirm.com) respectively serve as chancellor, chancellor-elect, and vice chancellor of the Philadelphia Bar Association. Read more at http://www.philly.com/philly/opinion/20160217_Allow_trial_on_school_funding.html#toWQvMverZC3PaI7.99…
Morebeing eliminated, Denton Record Chronicle (June 2015) http://www.dentonrc.com/news/state/2015/06/20/criminal-truancy-courts-for-students-being-eliminated http://youthlaw.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Truancy-Research.pdf. https://www.texasappleseed.org/sites/default/files/TruancyReport_All_FINAL_SinglePages.pdf http://www.publiccounsel.org/tools/assets/files/Counterproductive-and-Wasteful-Los-Angeles-daytime-curfew-report_FINAL.pdf. 4 • Confine a person in parental relation to a child who is habitually truant only as a last…
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More…schools failing to meet state academic standards and a study commissioned by the Legislature quantifying the disparity in resources. The latest complaint called the current funding system arbitrary and irrational,…
Moreher recently-acquired pro bono counsel the opportunity to submit a brief on the complex legal issues for common pleas’ review. Similarly, she contends that, notwithstanding the lack of brief, common…
More…nominating panel and the mayor to urge them to prioritize five commitments that we see as key to the success of this new board. Click here to read the letter….
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