…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…
MoreDocuments: Commonwealth Court Opinion (5/1/2017) ELC’s Commonwealth Court Brief (2/15/2017) Common Pleas Court Ruling (Memo andOrder of Court) (8/29/2016) ELC’s Common Pleas Brief ELC’s Common Pleas Motion for Supersedeas …
More…per student. An effective, fair formula could account for this through a tax effort weight. Pennsylvania’s leaders must develop a formula with both a strong base cost and robust weights…
MoreCenter attorney Michael Churchill said. “The school districts who have joined our lawsuit know this is true, and students in underfunded schools know this is true. The legislature has the…
More…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…
Morehave access to a free, quality public education. For decades, the Education Law Center has been at the forefront of reforms in school discipline. We work with local, state, and…
More…postpone action until he took office. Meckley, who remains the district’s chief recovery officer, referred questions about what could change to the Wolf transition team. “I am committed to continuing…
More…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…
More…thank you for the opportunity to meet on February 26, 2016 with you and White House staff, along with members of the Coalition on Police Reform, and staff from the…
More…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…
More…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…
More…Today there are organized national and local efforts targeting Black, Brown and LGBTQ students, erasing those populations from the curriculum and programs. These efforts threaten to undermine public schools by…
More…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…
MoreApril 21, 2015 – by Joel Mathis, Philadelphia Magazine – A Commonwealth Court ruling overturning a challenge to Pennsylvania’s method of funding schools will be appealed to the state’s Supreme…
More…failed to differentiate instruction or accommodate his disabilities and included no live instruction. Walter told Glen Mills staff that he could not learn in this manner and refused to participate…
Moreand 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…
More…opinion can be used to support arguments in similar cases in other courts. ELC filed the motion following a positive ruling which marked a major victory for students living “doubled-up”…
More…with the state’s Education Clause, which requires the General Assembly to “provide for the maintenance and support of a thorough and efficient system of public education” for Pennsylvania’s schoolchildren. The…
More…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…
More…Fellow EDUCATION LAW CENTER -PA 1315 Walnut Street, Fourth Floor Philadelphia PA 19107 [email protected] 215-238-6970 Cc: Lee Krause, Esq. 7 See generally M. Dru Levasseur, Esq., Gender Identity Defines Sex:…
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