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…appropriate instruction at on-site educational programs. For many different reasons, academic skills were not adequately developed, and frequently credits were not earned or were not accepted by school districts towards…

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ELC analysis of HB 530 and SB 856-6-19-2015

…for Charter School Reform. These principles reflect the belief that a responsible charter school law must empower local governing bodies to strategically control charter growth as a tool to increase…

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…well as deep cuts to critical resources and services that these students need to make educational progress. Relatedly, funding deficits in basic education also impact students with disabilities. We urge…

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Your Rights Safe in School 8.2017

…national origin/ethnicity, gender, age, disability, or religion and therefore you were harassed in a discriminatory way. For example, you might show that a bully used derogatory language or only targeted…

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Your Rights Safe in School 8.2017

…national origin/ethnicity, gender, age, disability, or religion and therefore you were harassed in a discriminatory way. For example, you might show that a bully used derogatory language or only targeted…

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Your Rights Religous Freedom 8.2017

…Public schools cannot refuse their presence. Your Right to Opt Out of Instruction • State law permits also parents, guardians to have their children excused from specific instruction that conflicts…

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Education Law Center Names New Policy Director

…and international bodies, including briefing the U.S. Supreme Court supporting the right of school districts to engage in voluntary desegregation efforts. Before joining ELC, Staley served as the founding executive…

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Your Rights Disability 8.2017

…your disability—and even then for only forty-five (45) days. • Before a school may change your educational placement for violating a school rule, your IEP Team, which should include you,…

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Press Release – SDP Bullying Case

and Advocates, added: “There is clear evidence from social scientists that students who are bullied at school—particularly students with disabilities—are effectively robbed of the benefits of a public education.” “In…

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March 7 2018 – press release

…10:30. Seating in the courtroom is limited. Petitioners in the case, which include seven families, six school districts from rural, urban and suburban areas, and statewide organizations, filed the lawsuit…

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Historic Victory in Fight for Fair Funding!

On 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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