FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 30, 2018 Contact: Paul Socolar, Education Law Center, 215-906-1250, [email protected] PDE Orders Philadelphia School District to Create New System to Protect Students with Disabilities Experiencing Homelessness…
MoreELC applauds the adoption of the Pennsylvania Human Rights Commission’s final regulation putting in place new significant new nondiscrimination protections for Pennsylvania students. It provides important protections for LGBTQ students, who…
MorePlease join us in welcoming our Two new Board members: W. John Lee and Lezlie Madden, Two new Board Officers: Gretchen Santamour and Al Suh, Five new members of ELC’s…
More…Local advocates and civil rights leaders are preparing to be more watchful in response to the decision under the Trump administration to scale back the U.S. Department of Education’s investigations…
More…five school districts received additional funding based on the “English Language Learner Supplement” in the current budget, yet 412 other school districts in the state have students learning English. “It’s…
Morecomprehensive settlement. The agreement, which the School Board approved tonight, restricts the district from placing any newly arrived 17 to 20-year-old immigrant students with little or no English fluency into…
More…E. Allegheny Ave. 19134 (215) 291-5525 HS Brightside Academy – East Erie 1500 E. Erie Ave. 19124 (215) 533-6321 HS Brightside Academy – Market 4011-13 Market St. 19104 (215) 386-0910…
More…Compensatory Education Tracking Workflow 42. Draft Trend analysis and recruitment and retention plan 43. Child records 44. Session notes 45. Data records of service delivery 46. Permission to Evaluate process…
More…The trial court issued its ruling and explanation of its ruling from the bench. See Pl. Br. App’x A. In its ruling, the court held that, under controlling Supreme Court…
More…1625 Eye Street, NW Washington, D.C. 20006 Telephone: (202) 383-5300 Brad M. Elias (pro hac vice) O’MELVENY & MYERS LLP Times Square Tower 7 Times Square New York, NY 10036…
More…OBJECTIONS TO PETITION Petitioners, through their counsel and pursuant to Rules 1516(b) and 1517 of the Pennsylvania Rules of Appellate Procedure and Rules 1028 and 1029 of the Pennsylvania Rules…
More…media, and increased efforts to limit inappropriate access to guns. Available at http://curry.virginia.edu/uploads/resourceLibrary/Updated_Lists_1-8-13- OFFICIAL_FOR_DISSEMINATION-Connecticut_School_Shooting_Position_Statement_12-19-2012- 2_pm_ET.pdf. mailto:[email protected] mailto:[email protected] http://www.schoolsecurity.org/trends/arming_teachers.html http://www.repgrove.com/Display/SiteFiles/103/OtherDocuments/SelectCommitteeSchoolSafetyFinalReport.pdf.pdf http://www.repgrove.com/Display/SiteFiles/103/OtherDocuments/SelectCommitteeSchoolSafetyFinalReport.pdf.pdf http://jsg.legis.state.pa.us/resources/documents/ftp/publications/2016-10-27%20Final%20REPORT%20for%20WEBSITE%20updated%2011.16.16%20%20WB.pdf http://jsg.legis.state.pa.us/resources/documents/ftp/publications/2016-10-27%20Final%20REPORT%20for%20WEBSITE%20updated%2011.16.16%20%20WB.pdf http://www.publicopiniononline.com/story/news/2016/09/12/teacher-resigns-after-child-finds-her-loaded-gun-school/90280916/ http://www.publicopiniononline.com/story/news/2016/09/12/teacher-resigns-after-child-finds-her-loaded-gun-school/90280916/ http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-teacher-shooting-utah-idUSKBN0H62HL20140911 http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/08/us/schools-seeking-to-arm-employees-hit-hurdle-on-insurance.html?pagewanted=all&_r=1& http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/08/us/schools-seeking-to-arm-employees-hit-hurdle-on-insurance.html?pagewanted=all&_r=1& http://curry.virginia.edu/uploads/resourceLibrary/Updated_Lists_1-8-13-OFFICIAL_FOR_DISSEMINATION-Connecticut_School_Shooting_Position_Statement_12-19-2012-2_pm_ET.pdf http://curry.virginia.edu/uploads/resourceLibrary/Updated_Lists_1-8-13-OFFICIAL_FOR_DISSEMINATION-Connecticut_School_Shooting_Position_Statement_12-19-2012-2_pm_ET.pdf http://curry.virginia.edu/uploads/resourceLibrary/Updated_Lists_1-8-13-OFFICIAL_FOR_DISSEMINATION-Connecticut_School_Shooting_Position_Statement_12-19-2012-2_pm_ET.pdf…
MoreJanuary 6, 2015 – Philadelphia Daily News – by Ronnie Polaneczky IN PHILLY, if your child is late to school often enough, you may be hauled into Truancy Court to…
More…Community School nurses help reduce calls to 911 and prevent hospitalizations by quickly identifying illnesses. For example, it was a school nurse in New York City who identified the first…
More…local tax effort, allocating relatively more funding to districts that are larger, are poorer and have higher property taxes.” According to the study, “30 states, including New York and New…
More…2013 complaint challenging discriminatory practices in the state’s disciplinary “alternative education” programs. Read ELC’s full news release here. The programs covered by the agreement are known as Alternative Education for…
Morein the traditional charter sector (56%) vs. the district sector (70%). The percentage of English learners in District schools (11%) is nearly three times higher than in traditional charters (4%),…
MoreCOVID-19 school closures have had an impact on English learners. ELC compiled this resource of 5 important things for English learners and their families to know. Please note — this…
More…Dr. McGinley, Our organizations work with families throughout the School District of Philadelphia (the “District”) to ensure that immigrants, English Learner (“EL”) students and limited English proficient families have equitable…
More…Department of Education to ensure that newly adopted policies, procedures, and oversight mechanisms protect all students from discrimination based on disability, English learner status, and race,” Klehr said. The Education…
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