ELC In The News
The Education Law Center works to ensure all of Pennsylvania's children have access to a quality public education. Through that work our attorneys in Pittsburgh and Philadelphia are often quoted or featured in media coverage on public education.
Below are links to recent articles in which an Education Law Center attorney was quoted or in which an Education Law Center project was referenced.
The Pottstown Mercury News
July 7, 2010
State budget doesn't do enough to fund struggling schools
The Easton Express-Times
July 6, 2010
Pennsylvania education funding increases, but falls short of levels from two years ago
The York Dispatch
June 28, 2010
Special ed funding change passes in Pa. House
Philadelphia Public School Notebook
June 4, 2010
West teachers must decide Friday; SAC chair calls probe a 'travesty'
Philadelphia Public School Notebook
June 3, 2010
What about Alyiah?
The Philadelphia Inquirer
June 3, 2010
District delays overhaul of West Phila. High
Philadelphia Public School Notebook
Summer 2010
Know your rights when enrolling in a charter school
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
June 1, 2010
Op-Ed: Homeless kids need good schooling
Wilkes-Barre Times Leader
May 29, 2010
Expert: End zero tolerance policies
Metropolis
May 15, 2010
School Libraries: A Disappearing Act
Philadelphia Daily News
May 4, 2010
A garbled system delays tot's speech therapy
Press and Journal
April 14, 2010
Federal court judge orders SHSD to re-enroll homeless student
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
April 2, 2010
Letter: Preschool stability
Philadelphia Public School Notebook
April 2010 Edition
Extended school year services can help students who regress during school breaks
Philadelphia Public School Notebook
April 2010 Edition
Public gatherings discuss impact of disciplinary policies
The Easton Express-Times
March 29, 2010
March Elementary School in Easton is model for positive behavior support program being considered for statewide expansion
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
March 27, 2010
Class Act: A deal gives homeles children a seat in school
RealEstateRama
March 25, 2010
Lawsuit Boosts School Access for Homeless Students
The Huffington Post
March 24, 2010
Back to School - In March
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
March 23, 2010
Pa. pact ensures homeless children can go to school
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
March 23, 2010
Deal: Homeless children to be schooled by Carlynton
Hazleton Standard Speaker
Feb. 24, 2010
State: Hazleton Area admissions policy legal
The Philadelphia Inquirer
Feb. 23, 2010
Letters: Teachers need tools to do their jobs properly
The Christian Science Monitor
Feb. 19, 2010
Teen says school spied on him at home via school-issued laptop
The Philadelphia Public School Notebook
Feb. 18, 2010
Why can't they just teach their kids English?
The Philadelphia Public School Notebook
Feb. 11, 2010
Something that can be said for districts
Pocono Record
Feb. 9, 2010
Disabled kids face a school funding imbalance
Centre Daily Times
Feb. 7, 2010
Support funding to educate children with disabilities
York Daily Record
Feb. 5, 2010
All kids count: Fairly fund special education
Hazleton Standard Speaker
Jan. 29, 2010
Admissions policy stalled
The Wilkes-Barre Times Leader
Jan. 29, 2010
Hazleton Area rejects dress code
Hazleton Standard Speaker
Jan. 26, 2010
Hazleton Area's residency criteria not a new idea
Hazleton Standard Speaker
Jan. 21, 2010
School board split over dress code proposal
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Dec. 19, 2009
Somali refugee celebrates long road to citizenship
Lancaster Intelligencer Journal
Dec. 17, 2009
Special education funding formula inequity in action
Philadelphia Public School Notebook
Winter 2009 Edition
A growing expulsion pipeline
Philadelphia Public School Notebook
Winter 2009 Edition
An ineffective approach, it is unfair in its impact on students
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Nov. 20, 2009
School summit: Homeless children deserve an education, too
Scranton Times-Tribune
October 17, 2009
State budget slashes some school programs but increases basic education funding
Philadelphia Inquirer
October 10, 2009
Budget a boost for Pennsylvania schools
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
October 7, 2009
Editorial: School zone: Better law can help the homeless get an education
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
October 6, 2009
Carlynton faces suit for opposing enrollment of homeless children
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
October 6, 2009
Pennsylvania schools urged to educate homeless by legal advocates
Philadelphia Inquirer
August 29, 2009
Editorial: Safer Schools
Above Average Jane
August 27, 2009
Something Our Legislators Should Do
WHYY
August 19, 2009
Feds Investigate Charter Schools in Philly
Philadelphia Inquirer
August 19, 2009
The Cost of Flaws
Phila. Schools' Expulsion Policy
Lancaster Intelligencer Journal
August 6, 2009
Funding Formula Does No Favors for Philly
This article was reprinted in the Philadelphia Inquirer and Philadelphia Daily News
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
July 6, 2009
U.S. Supreme Court ruling gives priority to special education
Pocono Record
July 2, 2009
Special-needs funding in Monroe County's 4 school districts could get $500K boost
