Panel: Pa needs to overhaul school funding
…be just as important as implementing the formula, if not more so. “Today we take an important first step.” The work of the 15-member commission – which spanned two administrations…
More…be just as important as implementing the formula, if not more so. “Today we take an important first step.” The work of the 15-member commission – which spanned two administrations…
MoreIn an opinion released today, the Commonwealth Court overruled various preliminary objections to the Pennsylvania school funding lawsuit. In a victory for students across Pennsylvania, the Commonwealth Court today overruled…
Moreits constitutional mandate.” “Today’s ruling ensures that our schoolchildren across Pennsylvania will finally have their day in court,” said Deborah Gordon Klehr, executive director of Education Law Center – PA,…
More…funding lawsuit Meanwhile Pa. Legislators waste time in attempt to delay the case HARRISBURG – Today Governor Wolf filed a response in Pennsylvania’s school funding lawsuit, urging the court to…
More…a privately-run alternative school, Phoenix Academy, and instead requires placement in a specially-designed “Newcomer Program” at the main high school, McCaskey. “Today’s agreement extends the guarantee of a strong and…
Moreschool and diverted instead to Phoenix, which offers inferior English instruction on an accelerated structure. The action is ongoing before Judge Smith in the District Court for the Eastern District…
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MoreMay 13, 2016 The Education Law Center applauds the U.S. Departments of Justice and Education for today’s important guidance clarifying that Title IX, the law that bans sex discrimination in…
More…loss of federal funds hung over the heads of states and districts if appropriate actions weren’t taken The ultimate goal was 100 percent proficiency by 2014. According to the National…
MoreCheck out this 7/9/17 national story from NBC News about charter schools. ELC’s Executive Director Deborah Gordon Klehr talks to reporter Craig Melvin about charter schools often failing to serve…
More…the long run.” The ruling in the school-funding suit had been long awaited in Philadelphia, where budget cuts have rocked the district. Mayoral candidate Lynne Abraham had used it as…
More…charged after students find her loaded gun in bathroom, Public Opinion (Sept. 13, 2016), https://www.publicopiniononline.com/story/news/2016/09/12/teacher-resigns-after-child-finds-her-loaded-gun- school/90280916/ (last accessed Dec. 20, 2018). Confusing Legal Authority about Security Personnel and the Possession…
More…Act 26 to discipline students for misbehavior unrelated to the possession of a weapon. This case is particularly poignant, given the national, state and local data showing that expulsions are…
More…County Public Defender Office; National Association of Children’s Counsel listserv; Pennsylvania Youth Advisory Board Website and Newsletter; Allegheny County Bar Association Juvenile Law Committee listserv; Juvenile Law Center website; KidsVoice…
More…Today there are organized national and local efforts targeting Black, Brown and LGBTQ students, erasing those populations from the curriculum and programs. These efforts threaten to undermine public schools by…
MoreDecember 21, 2023 – A state administrative complaint filed today by the Education Law Center claims that school-age youths with disabilities at the Allegheny County Jail (ACJ) are not receiving…
MoreFeb. 22, 2017 The Education Law Center released the following statement in response to the Trump Administration’s withdrawal of federal Title IX guidance: The Trump Administration’s withdrawal of 2016 guidance…
More…members of the merits panel. Today, the Court has issued the opinion as a precedential per curiam opinion. See 3rd Cir. I.O.P. 12.1 (d). Case: 17-2886 Document: 003113139194 Page: 2…
More…even invited the student to return. But not every case yields such substantial results. “This is one out of tens of thousands. Investigations of this magnitude can be disruptive to…
More…learning, and honors their history and experiences. Today, there are organized national and local efforts threatening to undermine public schools, dividing parents and communities. These groups are banning books,…
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