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ELC’s Helpline ELC provides information, referrals, legal advice, and advocacy to families, youth, caseworkers, attorneys, judges, community members, etc. statewide through its Helpline. We provide this service free of charge….
MoreELC’s Helpline ELC provides information, referrals, legal advice, and advocacy to families, youth, caseworkers, attorneys, judges, community members, etc. statewide through its Helpline. We provide this service free of charge….
More…in the form most likely to yield accurate information on what the child knows and can do academically, developmentally, and functionally, unless it is clearly not feasible to so provide…
Moreacademics Phys Ed, travel & vocational training – Related Services: transportation, speech therapy, physical therapy, counseling, etc. – Transition Services: starting at age 14 – Assistive Technology: (devices/services): to increase…
More…education, as provided to other children and youth.” Read the OCDEL guidelines. ### The Education Law Center is a non-profit legal advocacy organization, dedicated to ensuring that all of Pennsylvania’s…
Moreis a non-profit, legal advocacy organization dedicated to ensuring that all children in Pennsylvania, from birth through twenty-one, have access to a quality public education. For decades, the Education Law…
Morecritically about the world, eliminate school district diversity, equity, and inclusion committees, and restrict teachers’ speech with the threat of lawsuits. Critical race theory (CRT), a well-established [high-level/collegiate/graduate-level] academic…
Moreof staff to support our students as well as deep cuts to critical resources and services that these students need to make educational progress. Relatedly, funding deficits in basic education…
Moreregarding compensatory education and COVID Compensatory Services. Need Help? Special Education Evaluations Resolving Special Education Disagreements Your Student’s Right to Compensatory Education COVID Compensatory Services (CCS) [NEW!] Alternative Education for…
More1745 is so critical to youth in foster care. As alumni of the foster care system, we understand the educational challenges that current foster youth face and how critical it…
Morecases several decades, to resolve because of the incredibly difficult constitutional issues presented by such cases, including those relating to the critical issue of separation of powers. The respondents, including…
MoreEducation Law Center (“ELC”), a statewide legal organization dedicated to ensuring a quality education for all of Pennsylvania’s children. We advocate for the our most educationally at-risk children — including…
More…Autism Sharing and Parenting Disability Rights Pennsylvania Education Law Center Education Rights Network Juvenile Law Center Local Special Education Task Force IU 20 Local Special Education Task Force IU 21…
Moreillegally denied the opportunity to participate in the special education process and receive critical services because they don’t understand or speak English and are provided with documents in English that…
Morea cisgender student with the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of Civil Rights. The Education Law Center is a non-profit legal advocacy organization dedicated to ensuring access to a quality…
MoreTestimony in the Pennsylvania public education funding lawsuit highlighted serious issues facing schools around the Commonwealth. “Witnesses painted a grim picture of what a normal school day looks like for…
MoreTo Get an Application: View a list of centers and download an application at www.philasd.org/prek Visit any School District or Partner locations on the list to request an application or…
More…out” misbehaving students or students who are struggling academically, rather than provide due process or appropriate services That charter schools (taken as a whole) have higher performance ratings, but…
Moreimmunizations, and completion of an Act 26 statement). – Ensure application materials are available to families, both in our main office and on the front page of our school’s website,…
Moreservices, as required by the Pennsylvania Juvenile Act, plaintiffs claim that they were subjected to extreme and sustained physical and psychological abuse and deprived of an education. The abuse had…
Morehave the primary responsibility for ensuring that the educational program of EL students, including EL students receiving special education services, is provided in accordance with law and regulations. The Board…
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