Year: 2021

Funding Lawsuit Moves Closer to Trial with Ruling That Parents Will Remain in Case

In a ruling March 8 by Commonwealth Court, a judge held that two Pennsylvania parents who were among those who filed the landmark lawsuit in 2014 challenging Pennsylvania’s school funding system as unconstitutional will be able to pursue their claims, even though their children have now graduated from high school. The ruling is a victory for parent petitioners Tracey Hughes of Wilkes-Barre and Sheila Armstrong of Philadelphia. The court also set a May 20 scheduling conference to determine a trial date for the case later this year.

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Help Make PA Schools More Supportive of Immigrant, Refugee Families

Do you want to help make your school district more welcoming and supportive for immigrant and refugee students and families?  Education Law Center is partnering with the Pennsylvania Immigration and Citizenship Coalition (PICC) to collect anonymous and confidential responses from immigrant and refugee students in grades 4-12 and parents with children in grades K-12 to better understand their educational experiences in Pennsylvania. Your input is critical to putting together policy recommendations for your local school district and schools to ensure that all immigrant, asylee, and refugee students and their families are welcome at school. PICC is a statewide coalition with over 50 community-based organizations supporting immigrant communities.

The deadline to complete these surveys, which are available in seven languages, is March 15, 2021.

Welcoming Schools Campaign Student Surveys

English: http://bit.ly/Student-WSC-English

Spanish: http://bit.ly/Student-WSC-Spanish

Mandarin Chinese: http://bit.ly/Student-WSC-Chinese

Vietnamese: http://bit.ly/Student-WSC-Vietnamese

Arabic: http://bit.ly/Student-WSC-Arabic

Haitian Creole: http://bit.ly/Student-WSC-HaitianCreole

Somali: http://bit.ly/Student-WSC-Somali

Welcoming Schools Campaign Parent Surveys

English: http://bit.ly/Parent-WSC-English

Spanish: http://bit.ly/Parent-WSC-Spanish

Mandarin Chinese: http://bit.ly/Parent-WSC-Chinese

Vietnamese: http://bit.ly/Parent-WSC-Vietnamese

Arabic: http://bit.ly/Parent-WSC-Arabic

Haitian Creole: http://bit.ly/Parent-WSC-HaitianCreole

Somali: http://bit.ly/Parent-WSC-Somali