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…year, a federal court held that the provisions of the Pennsylvania Public School Code governing water-closets and out-houses cannot be construed to prohibit the presence of 1 In addition to…
More…year, a federal court held that the provisions of the Pennsylvania Public School Code governing water-closets and out-houses cannot be construed to prohibit the presence of 1 In addition to…
MoreThe Education Law Center’s new report Fixing the Special Education Funding Gap details the large decline in the state share of special education funding over the past decade. Inadequate funding…
More…commission for addressing the continued state underfunding of education. Over the past decade, the state’s contribution to special education costs has dropped from a one-third share to just 22%. The…
More…legal analysis, and critical community dialogue about the conditions needed to create just schools, particularly for Black girls. Check out our one-pager and share it with your networks. A reality…
More…2016, while state support for those costs increased by only $72 million, ELC’s report showed. This meant that the state’s share of funding for special education during that period declined…
More…using the formula in his education allocations with the goal of increasing the state’s share of total education spending to at least 50 percent. But that was abandoned by former…
More…which these individuals operated without accountability for their behavior. Certainly, this is not to say the District’s other leaders, staff and teachers share the views expressed in the exchanges between…
More…of Pennsylvania ruled that the school district had violated “clear law” by denying or delaying enrollment to older immigrants and by placing them in Phoenix Academy, a privately run alternative…
More…http://www.edlawcenter.org/ELCPublic/ elcnews_080822_SRAPolicyBrief.pdf; see also educAtion lAw center-PA, imProving “AlternAtive educAtion For disruPtive Youth” in PennsYlvAniA, 15-16 (2010), available at http://www.elc-pa.org/pubs/downloads2010/ ELC_AltEdPA_FullReport.pdf. 5 See, e.g., AdvAncement Project, at 27-29; AmericAn FederAtion…
MoreEducation Law Center | www.elc-pa.org | facebook.com/educationlawcenter | @edlawcenterpa LAW REFORM ALERT: Defining “Weapons” in School August 2018 The Education Law Center is pleased to share the Commonwealth Court of…
More…February 2017, the Trump Administration withdrew 2016 guidance from the U.S. Departments of Education and Justice that affirmed Title IX’s protection of transgender students. However, while the 2016 guidance served…
More…http://thenotebook.org/articles/2017/12/12/parents-local-advocates-call-for-more-school-police-accountability-after-incident-at-solis-cohen-elementary-school http://thenotebook.org/latest0/2016/05/13/student-s-family-files-complaint-against-school-police-officer http://thenotebook.org/latest0/2016/05/13/student-s-family-files-complaint-against-school-police-officer http://www.justicepolicy.org/uploads/justicepolicy/documents/educationunderarrest_fullreport.pdf http://www.naacpldf.org/files/about-us/Bias_Reportv2017_30_11_FINAL.pdf https://www.publicintegrity.org/2015/04/10/17074/state-state-look-students-referred-law-enforcement http://thenotebook.org/articles/2017/07/27/complaint-district-fails-to-address-bullying-of-disabled-students https://www.elc-pa.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Letter-Requesting-Ban-on-Suspensions-of-Elementary-Aged-Students.pdf https://www.elc-pa.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Letter-Requesting-Ban-on-Suspensions-of-Elementary-Aged-Students.pdf 4 All District schools can make improvements to truly provide an affirming, supportive environment for transgender and gender non-conforming students that…
More…schools to effectively modify instruction for ELs; and (3) a revised protocol to evaluate the effectiveness of language instruction programs at the building level to ensure that all bilingual programs…
More…about experiences you have had in school • Would like a training on the rights of LGBTQ/GNC students in schools • Want to share the experiences of LGBTQ/GNC students your…
More…homeless and foster youth; strengthens recruitment of these students; requires colleges and universities to designate single points of contact to assist homeless and foster youth to access and complete higher…
More…February 2017, the Trump Administration withdrew 2016 guidance from the U.S. Departments of Education and Justice that affirmed Title IX’s protection of transgender students. However, while the 2016 guidance served…
More…by state. The Blueprint is easy to navigate and will continually evolve with new resources and tools. We hope you will spend some time on the Blueprint website and share…
More…allocate additional funding to early intervention services represent crucial investments that will help ensure more children enter school ready to learn. But while any additional funding helps, the Governor’s proposed…
MorePublished in February 2017, this analysis explains how Pennsylvania’s charter schools serve disproportionately fewer of the state’s vulnerable students than traditional public schools, too often segregating students by type of…
More…Richard L. Trumka AFL-CIO Toni Van Pelt National Organization for Women Randi Weingarten American Federation of Teachers Dennis Williams International Union, UAW John C. Yang Asian Americans Advancing Justice |…
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