Editorial: The hunt for fair education funding formula goes on
…boy for an out-of-whack education funding system courtesy of brutal cuts enacted in his first years in office, agrees. That’s why earlier this year he asked the Legislature to set…
More…boy for an out-of-whack education funding system courtesy of brutal cuts enacted in his first years in office, agrees. That’s why earlier this year he asked the Legislature to set…
More…the Pennsylvania Association of Rural and Small Schools and the NAACP are the plaintiffs in the lawsuit filed in state Commonwealth Court by Clark’s organization and the Philadelphia-based Education Law…
More…90 are schools that are already under state operation in some form. Eighty-two are from school districts in Philadelphia, York City, Chester-Upland, Harrisburg, or Duquesne City, which all have either…
More…a privately-run alternative school, Phoenix Academy, and instead requires placement in a specially-designed “Newcomer Program” at the main high school, McCaskey. “Today’s agreement extends the guarantee of a strong and…
More…We have also joined with dozens of groups from around the state – including business leaders, educators, advocates and faith leaders representing rural, urban, suburban, and charter schools – to…
Morethe parent. This ruling instructs school districts for the first time that a parent’s burden of proof in the residency context is to provide the same documentary evidence that would…
More…this vulnerable student cohort, teachers need training and support to modify instructional methods, implement effective instructional programs across content areas and become culturally competent and trauma informed. 8 By focusing…
MoreFebruary 20, 2017 Pittsburgh Public Schools Board of Directors 341 S. Bellefield Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15213 Re: Education Law Center Public Testimony On behalf of the Education Law Center and…
More…High School with the option of enrolling in an accelerated credit program at the privately run Phoenix Academy. All who opt to enroll at McCaskey will spend at least one…
More…are in place to align with the Court’s ruling. Click here to download the Court’s decision. # # # The Education Law Center-PA (“ELC”) is a non-profit, legal advocacy organization…
MoreMay 2, 2017 – The Incline – by Sarah Anne Hughes A pencil is not a weapon inside a Pittsburgh public school. That’s the crux of an Allegheny County Court…
More…the latest move in a long-running attempt to bring a chronically deficit-ridden district back to financial health. “We keep asking the state to give us more,” said Chester Upland’s school…
More…of Pepper Hamilton to challenge the district’s practice of placing newly arrived older immigrant students with little or no English fluency into a privately run alternative school, Phoenix Academy, or…
More…Local advocates and civil rights leaders are preparing to be more watchful in response to the decision under the Trump administration to scale back the U.S. Department of Education’s investigations…
More…the Department. The ruling will not only improve this child’s transportation arrangements, but requires the Department to address its responsibility to ensure timely and safe transportation for other similarly situated…
More…investment is crucial because, as a result of past divestment and inequitable distribution of funding, students with disabilities are not receiving the education they deserve and to which they are…
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…concerns curriculum, services or lack of equal access to educational opportunities, contact your Intermediate Unit or • Pennsylvania Department of Education Bureau of Curriculum, Assessment and Instruction, Division of Instructional…
More…access to computers to complete assignments which is often unavailable to them outside the classroom. They may also need additional remedial supports, http://www.youthmattersphilly.org/instructions http://www.youthmattersphilly.org/instructions Voices of Youth Count: Missed Educational…
More…Education Savings Accounts (ESAs), a new and worse iteration of school vouchers proposed in SB 2, siphon precious taxpayer resources from already financially struggling public schools to private schools and…
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