…to the fact that they don’t understand or speak English. The complaint alleges that the School District of Philadelphia refuses to sufficiently interpret or provide parents with translated documents in…
More…Too many school districts in Pennsylvania’s poor and struggling communities lack the resources needed to provide the thorough and efficient system of education required by our state constitution. By all…
More…– children living in poverty, children of color, children in the foster care and juvenile justice systems, children with disabilities, children experiencing homelessness, English learners, LGBTQ and gender-nonconforming students. We…
More…Pa. Ass’n of Rural & Small Schs. v. Ridge, 737 A.2d 246 (Pa. 1999)…………………………………………………………………………… 40 Pa. Ass’n of Rural & Small Schs. v. Ridge, No. 11. M.D. 1991, slip op….
More…of students who are English Language Learners, and the number of students enrolled in charter schools, as well as school district factors — including the effort and capacity of school…
More…it overruled “without prejudice, preliminary objections concerning the nature of the constitutional rights at issue and the corresponding level of judicial scrutiny to be applied.” It also deferred ruling on…
More…approach runs contrary to Pennsylvania Rule of Civil Procedure 1019(a), which provides that “[t]he material facts on which a cause of action or defense is based shall be stated in…
More…further denies that local control over public education is “illusory.” 10. Speaker Turzai is without knowledge or information sufficient to form a belief as to the truth of the allegations…
MoreEducation Law Center elc-‐pa.org Philadelphia | Pittsburgh February 2, 2014 The Hon. Lamar Alexander Chairman Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee U.S. Senate Washington, D.C. 20510 The Hon. Patty Murray…
More…Too many school districts in Pennsylvania’s poor and struggling communities lack the resources needed to provide the thorough and efficient system of education required by our state constitution. By all…
Morefairfundingpa.org Contact: Shelly Communications -‐ 717.724.1681 Proposed Basic Education Funding System for Pennsylvania Schools Executive Summary February 26, 2015 The mission of the Campaign for Fair Education Funding is to…
More…in Allegheny County: “As youth and civil rights advocates, we are appalled to learn of plans by the Westboro Baptist Church to disrupt the lives of students at Pine-Richland High…
More…wasn’t supposed to take, all because he wanted a girl’s “digits” – her phone number. He told administrators he expected to be suspended, the usual punishment for breaking the rules….
More…Should We Intervene? Contributions of Behavior, Student, and School Characteristics to Suspension and Expulsion, THE EQUITY PROJECT, at 6, 12, 15 (Jan. 2013); Tony Fabelo, et al., Breaking Schools’ Rules:…
MoreAug. 30, 2013 – by Isaiah Thompson – A week ago, in response to a reference by President Obama to “brutal” cuts to education in Pennsylvania under Gov. Tom Corbett,…
More…to rescind the 2014 federal guidance on school discipline: “Today, the Trump administration rescinded the 2014 federal guidance that had addressed bias in school discipline, ignoring massive opposition to this…
MoreNovember 3, 2015 – WHYY Radio Times Guests: Kevin Bethel, Harold Jordan and Deborah Gordon Klehr The nation was shocked by a recent video of a South Carolina sheriff’s deputy…
MoreDecember 7, 2015 – The Philadelphia Citizen (Online) – BY ROXANNE PATEL SHEPELAVY Even before the video emerged this fall of a South Carolina high school girl being thrown to…
More…the case • Read Frequently Asked Questions about the lawsuit. • Watch a short video about the case. • See a map of Pennsylvania school districts and their school funding…
MoreOn Feb. 7, 2023, Commonwealth Court Judge Renée Cohn Jubelirer issued a historic ruling in the Pennsylvania school funding case, declaring the PA school funding system unconstitutional. “All witnesses agree that every child…
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