Newsletters

ELC’s monthly newsletter provides updates and analysis on how opportunities to learn are developing in Pennsylvania’s public education system, especially for underserved student populations. Subscribe here!

ELC Newsletter February 2024 – Court Decision Anniversary; A Plan for Full Funding; Celebrating Black History Month; and More

ELC 2023 Year in Review – A Look Back: Victories Worth Celebrating

ELC Newsletter December 2023 – Basic Education Funding Commission; Pennridge Complaint; Testifying on Homelessness; and More

ELC Newsletter November 2023 – Funding Commission, Battling Book Bans, School Vouchers, and More

ELC Newsletter October 2023 – Basic Education Funding Commission; ELC Celebrates; Back-to-School Guide; Banned Books Week; and more.

ELC Newsletter September 2023 – 2023 Back-to-School Guide for Pennsylvania Public School Students and Families

ELC Newsletter August 2023 – No Appeal in Funding Lawsuit, PA Budget Impasse, PPS Moratorium on Summary Citations, and More

ELC Newsletter July 2023 – Budget Nearly Finalized, Vouchers Blocked; Banned Books; Juvenile Justice Reform; and More

ELC Newsletter June 2023 – Accountability for Charter Schools, Fight for Inclusive Education, PPS Code of Conduct, and More

ELC Newsletter May 2023 – ELC’s New Report on Black Girls and Public Schools: “We Need Supportive Spaces That Celebrate Us”

ELC Newsletter April 2023 – State Education Budget, Inclusive Schools Advocacy, Defending Students’ Rights, and More

ELC Newsletter March 2023 – A Victory for Fair Funding, Fighting Illegal Expulsions, Students’ Rights to Preferred Pronouns, and More

ELC Newsletter February 2023 – Glen Mills, COVID Compensatory Services, Black History Month, and More

ELC Newsletter January 2023 – A Look at the Year Ahead

ELC Newsletter December 2022 – New Players in Harrisburg, Black Girls Ed Justice, Opposing Harmful Legislation, and More

ELC Newsletter November 2022 – Fighting Trans Exclusion, Know Your Rights Training, Election Day, and More

ELC Newsletter October 2022 – 47th Anniversary, Awaiting a Court Ruling, New Staff, and More

ELC Newsletter September 2022 – 2022 Back-to-School Guide for Pennsylvania Public School Students and Families

ELC Newsletter August 2022 – August 2022 Newsletter: Funding Trial, Historic Budget, Extremist School Boards, and More.

ELC Newsletter July 2022 – Back to Court in Funding Case, State Budget, Devastating SCOTUS Rulings, and More.

ELC Newsletter June 2022 – Special Ed Funding Gap, Support for Fair Funding Lawsuit, Fighting Book Bans, and More

ELC Newsletter May 2022 – Funding Case Milestone, New Graduation Law, Federal Aid for Foster Youth, and More

ELC Newsletter April 2022 – Fair Funding Vigils, Post-trial Phase, Charter School Regs, and More!

ELC Newsletter April 2022 – Fair Funding Vigils, Post-trial Phase, Charter School Regs, and More!

ELC Newsletter March 2022 –  Closing Arguments, Support Outside the Court, Threat Assessment, and More

ELC Newsletter February 2022 – Black History Month; School Funding Trial; Legislative Win on Educational Disruptions; Prioritizing Youth Voice; and More

ELC Newsletter January 2022 – Funding Trial Update, Defending Inclusive Curriculum, ‘Care, Not Control,’ and More

ELC Newsletter December 2021 – Fair Funding Trial; Credit Transfer Legislation; Limiting Exclusionary Discipline; and More

ELC Newsletter November 2021 – We Go to Court Nov. 12, Watching the Trial, Lowly #45, and More

ELC Newsletter October 2021 – ELC Celebrates, New Start Date for Trial, Fighting Book Bans

ELC Back-to-School Guide September 2021 – ELC’s September Back-to-School Guide

ELC Newsletter August 2021 – ELC Celebration, Wins in Funding Case, Act 66, and More

ELC Newsletter July 2021 – School Funding Trial, Chester Upland, Critical Race Theory, and More

ELC Newsletter July 2021 – School Funding Trial, Chester Upland, Critical Race Theory, and More

ELC Newsletter June 2021 – Budget Season, Separate and Unequal, Fostering a Smooth Transition, and More

ELC Newsletter May 2021 – A September Trial, Level Up Funding, Challenging Exclusionary Discipline, and More

ELC Newsletter April 2021 – Stop Anti-Asian Hate, Justice for George Floyd, Friday News Conference in Funding Case, and More

ELC Newsletter March 2021 – Funding Lawsuit, Fight Against Privatization, Black Lives Matter, and More

ELC Newsletter February 2021 – Policing, Privatization, Gerrymandering, and More

ELC Newsletter January 2021 – Broken Funding System, Special Education Needs Attention, Racial Inequities, and More

ELC Newsletter December 2020 – PA Shortchanges Students with Disabilities, Trial Approaches, Federal Stimulus, and More

ELC Newsletter November 2020 – Profound PA Funding Shortfalls, Election Eve, Speaking Out on Police Violence, and More

ELC Newsletter October 2020 – ELC’s Helpline during COVID, Funding Lawsuit Update, Black Girls Equity, and More

ELC Back-to-School Guide September 2020 – ELC’s September Back-to-School Guide

ELC Newsletter August 2020 – Reopening Schools, Federal Funding, Police Free Schools, and More

ELC Newsletter July 2020 – Racial Inequity and COVID-19, Police-Free Schools, Update on Funding Case, and More

ELC Newsletter June 2020 – Opposing Racism and Police Violence, Fair Funding Case Update, PA Budget, and More

ELC Newsletter May 2020 – COVID-19 Advocacy, Chester Upland Controversy, Budget Uncertainty, and More

ELC Newsletter April 2020 – COVID-19 Response, State Funding Advocacy, Mental Health Supports, and More

ELC Newsletter March 2020 – A Voice for Chester Families, Gov. Wolf’s Budget, Reforming Charter Special Ed Funding, and More

ELC Newsletter Feb. 2020 – Governor’s Budget, Special Education Funding, Chester Upland Petition, Toxic Schools, and More

ELC 2019 Year in Review – 5 Reasons to Cheer the Year

ELC Newsletter Dec. 2019 – Toxic Schools, Student Protections in Alternative Education, Residential Placements, and More

ELC Newsletter Nov. 2019 – Special Education Funding, Challenging Enrollment Discrimination, School Choice and Inequity, and More

ELC Newsletter: Oct. 2019 – New Special Ed Funding Report, PUSHOUT Documentary and Black Girls Equity Summit, and More

ELC Newsletter: Sept. 2019 – Back-to-School, Glen Mills, Black Girls Equity Summit, and More

ELC Newsletter: 2019 Back-to-School Guide for Pennsylvania Public School Students

ELC Newsletter: Aug. 2019 – Protecting Rights of English Learners, Parent Guide on Bullying and Harassment, Reforming Residential Facilities, and More

ELC Newsletter: July 2019 – Budget Agreement Reached, Oppose Arming School Personnel, Impact100 Award, and More

ELC Newsletter: June 2019 – State Budget, Pursuing Justice for Youth at Glen Mills, AEDY Reform, and More

ELC Newsletter: May 2019 – Glen Mills Lawsuit, Justice for Black Girls, Monique Morris Visit, and More

ELC Newsletter: April 2019 – Groundbreaking Alternative Ed Settlement, Philly Charter Inequities, Glen Mills, and More

ELC Newsletter: March 2019 – Proposed PA Budget, Abuses at Residential Facility, Charter Report, and More

ELC Newsletter: February 2019 – Calling For Bold School Funding Increase, Groundbreaking Decision on Homelessness, and More

ELC Newsletter: January 2019 – Pushing for Funding Increase, Strengthening Supports for English Learners, and More

ELC 2018 Year In Review – A Look Back at ELC’s Year

ELC Newsletter: December 2018 – Mobilizing for Fair Funding, Highlighting the School-to-Prison Pipeline, and More

ELC Newsletter: November 2018 – Mourning Gun Violence, Regional Summits on School Funding, and More

ELC Newsletter: October 2018

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ELC Newsletter: 2018 Back-to-School Guide

ELC Newsletter: August 2018

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ELC Newsletter:  December 2017

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ELC Newsletter: Back-to-School 2017

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