WmPenn_v_PDE_MotiontoExpedite

…SET EXPEDITED SCHEDULE FOR PLEADINGS, DISCOVERY, AND TRIAL Parents, school districts, and organizations from across the Commonwealth today filed suit against several state officials and entities (“Respondents”) alleging that Respondents…

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ELC Testimony Before City Council Re Residential Placements May 17, 2018

and 22 Pa Code §51.4 (Private Academic License requirements). 8 See 22 Pa Code § 4.12 (Academic standards applicable to public education providers.) http://www.ocfcpacourts.us/assets/upload/Resources/Documents/2013%20State%20RT%20report%20on%20Educational%20Success%20and%20Truancy%20Prevention(9).pdf http://www.ocfcpacourts.us/assets/upload/Resources/Documents/2013%20State%20RT%20report%20on%20Educational%20Success%20and%20Truancy%20Prevention(9).pdf http://www.edna.ed.state.pa.us/Screens/wfSearchEntityResults.aspx?AUN=&SchoolBranch=&CurrentName=&City=&HistoricalName=&IU=-1&CID=-1&CategoryIDs=18%2c&StatusIDs=1%2c2%2c http://www.edna.ed.state.pa.us/Screens/wfSearchEntityResults.aspx?AUN=&SchoolBranch=&CurrentName=&City=&HistoricalName=&IU=-1&CID=-1&CategoryIDs=18%2c&StatusIDs=1%2c2%2c 4 youth are…

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ELC_Oppose_SB383-FullSen-Update

…media, and increased efforts to limit inappropriate access to guns. Available at http://curry.virginia.edu/uploads/resourceLibrary/Updated_Lists_1-8-13- OFFICIAL_FOR_DISSEMINATION-Connecticut_School_Shooting_Position_Statement_12-19-2012- 2_pm_ET.pdf. mailto:[email protected] mailto:[email protected] http://www.schoolsecurity.org/trends/arming_teachers.html http://www.repgrove.com/Display/SiteFiles/103/OtherDocuments/SelectCommitteeSchoolSafetyFinalReport.pdf.pdf http://www.repgrove.com/Display/SiteFiles/103/OtherDocuments/SelectCommitteeSchoolSafetyFinalReport.pdf.pdf http://jsg.legis.state.pa.us/resources/documents/ftp/publications/2016-10-27%20Final%20REPORT%20for%20WEBSITE%20updated%2011.16.16%20%20WB.pdf http://jsg.legis.state.pa.us/resources/documents/ftp/publications/2016-10-27%20Final%20REPORT%20for%20WEBSITE%20updated%2011.16.16%20%20WB.pdf http://www.publicopiniononline.com/story/news/2016/09/12/teacher-resigns-after-child-finds-her-loaded-gun-school/90280916/ http://www.publicopiniononline.com/story/news/2016/09/12/teacher-resigns-after-child-finds-her-loaded-gun-school/90280916/ http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-teacher-shooting-utah-idUSKBN0H62HL20140911 http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/08/us/schools-seeking-to-arm-employees-hit-hurdle-on-insurance.html?pagewanted=all&_r=1& http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/08/us/schools-seeking-to-arm-employees-hit-hurdle-on-insurance.html?pagewanted=all&_r=1& http://curry.virginia.edu/uploads/resourceLibrary/Updated_Lists_1-8-13-OFFICIAL_FOR_DISSEMINATION-Connecticut_School_Shooting_Position_Statement_12-19-2012-2_pm_ET.pdf http://curry.virginia.edu/uploads/resourceLibrary/Updated_Lists_1-8-13-OFFICIAL_FOR_DISSEMINATION-Connecticut_School_Shooting_Position_Statement_12-19-2012-2_pm_ET.pdf http://curry.virginia.edu/uploads/resourceLibrary/Updated_Lists_1-8-13-OFFICIAL_FOR_DISSEMINATION-Connecticut_School_Shooting_Position_Statement_12-19-2012-2_pm_ET.pdf…

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Mayor Kenney delivers first budget address

…in community infrastructure; issuing $100 million in bonds to make energy efficient infrastructure improvements to branch libraries, police stations, fire houses and other city properties; and an additional $26 million…

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PA Foster Alum Support HB 1745 Oct 11, 2018

Connecting Today … Transforming Tomorrow www.fostercarealumni.org Corporate Headquarters: 5810 Kingstowne Center Dr. Suite 120-730 Alexandria, VA 22315 Phone: 703-299-6767 Toll Free: 888-ALUMNI-(0) October 11, 2018 Dear Members of the Pennsylvania…

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Activists: Education funding debate likely to return to court

preparing to file a lawsuit arguing that the state has violated its constitutional requirement to provide a “thorough and efficient system of public education.” Read the full story: http://articles.philly.com/2014-01-08/news/45995137_1_education-funding-debate-state-lawmakers-school-funding  …

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ELC Elanco Open Letter

Depression and Suicide in Transgender Youths, UT NEWS (Mar. 20, 2018), https://news.utexas.edu/2018/03/30/name-use-matters-for-transgender-youths-mental-health/ (reporting transgender youth whose pronouns and names are respected have depression and suicidality rates that are much lower…

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GOP Budget Falls Short of Philly Schools Request

…cuts made under former Gov. Tom Corbett. Wolf and state lawmakers resumed talks on the budget at 2 p.m. today, the Associated Press reported. Read the article on Phillymag.com: http://www.phillymag.com/news/2015/07/01/gop-school-funding-philadelphia/…

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Press release_FINAL

…funding lawsuit Meanwhile Pa. Legislators waste time in attempt to delay the case HARRISBURG – Today Governor Wolf filed a response in Pennsylvania’s school funding lawsuit, urging the court to…

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Release Sp Ed Letter to Governor 1-2019

…Following its October report, “Shortchanging Children with Disabilities: State Underfunding of Special Education in Pennsylvania,” the Education Law Center today wrote Gov. Tom Wolf, urging that his 2019-20 budget proposal…

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