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  • Right to Know Ruling Upheld

    Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court Judge Renee Cohn Jubelirer recently upheld a Philadelphia judge’s ruling in favor of the Education Law Center's client the Phildelphia Public School Notebook in a case against the School District of Philadelphia.

    Judge Jubelirer’s ruling affirmed that once the District introduces a resolution before a public meeting of the School Reform Commission, the resolution becomes a public record and is accessible under Pennsylvania's Right to Know Law.

    Read the ruling


  • Coalition of Advocates Meeting May 23

    The next meeting of the Eastern PA Coalition of Advocates will be held on May 23, 2012 from 9:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. at PaTTAN – King of Prussia only.

    Caryl Andrea Oberman , Esq. will present on transition planning for students with disabilities, and what school districts must do to ensure that students with disabilities receive appropriate transition plans.

    Register online now!


  • Law Center Partnership Examines School Library Impact

    The Education Law Center and the Pennsylvania Association of School Librarians are partnering with a group of researchers to examine the needs of 21st century school library programs in Pennsylvania.

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  • On the Docket: ELC's Recent Cases

    The Education Law Center's recent filings can be found on the Our Cases page. A brief summary and a copy of each filing are available. For more information about a particular case, contact the attorney listed in the filing.

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  • Law Center's McInerney Receives Unsung Heroes Award

    maura Education Law Center attorney Maura McInerney recently received the Legal Intellingencer's Unsung Hero Award for her work advocating on behalf of children who are homeless. The Legal presents the Unsung Hero Awards to an individual or group of attorneys dedicated to helping their communities.

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  • FISA Foundation Awards ELC Grant to Improve Education Advocacy

    The FISA Foundation recently approved a grant to the Education Law Center for continued advocacy on behalf of children with disabilities. With the support of the FISA Foundation in 2011, the Law Center's Legal Advocacy Project for Children with Disabilities continued to demonstrate how well-informed, supported and engaged parents and advocates can improve opportunities to learn for students with disabilities — both through individual advocacy and through collaborative systems reform.

    Read the 2011 report


  • Law Center Budget Analysis: Cuts for most school districts

    Governor Corbett has proposed state funding for public schools in 2012-13 that includes cuts for most school districts. These cuts reflect the loss of $100 million in state funding for Accountability Block Grants, which support kindergarten programs and tutoring for struggling students, as well as 5 percent reductions in Pre-K Counts and Head Start.


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Also in the news:

U.S. Department of Education releases final regulations for the early intervention program under Part C of the IDEA.
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Updates from the English Language Learner Task Force
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Pennsylvania's Best Investment: Public Education
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Calendar

Below is the Events Calendar from PA School Talk, where members can add their own events. Full details, including RSVP information, are available by clicking the event listing.


 

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