Nonprofit calls for moratorium on cyber charters

15 cyber charters already operating in the state, the Philadelphia-based nonprofit called for a one-year moratorium on new ones. Cyber charters enroll 35,000 students statewide. Read the full story: http://articles.philly.com/2013-11-23/news/44368264_1_regular-charter-schools-cyber-dorothy-june-brown…

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…a new formula for distributing any increases in the state’s basic education funding. This new formula did not, however, increase statewide education funding. Instead, the law expressly locked in the…

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PA budget press release 6-22-18

…compromise state budget agreement that provides modest but needed new funding for Pennsylvania’s schoolchildren. The bill includes $100 million more for basic education funding, an increase of 1.7 percent. It…

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AEDY Agreement – 3 25 2019

…Date, a new Presumptive Exit Date period begins. All new Presumptive Exit Dates will be within 45 days of the prior Presumptive Exit Date. Pending development and implementation of the…

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…Youth, and the Public Interest Law Center filed an amicus brief today in support of the Tamaqua Education Association’s challenge to the Tamaqua Area School District’s new policy to arm…

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ELC_StrategicPlan_2014_17_Update10-2016

…Some examples are unfair residency rules that impact children experiencing homelessness, refusals to include children with disabilities in the regular school program, the failure to address language barriers affecting immigrant…

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Creating an Antiracist, Affirming School Culture

…hostile school environments, rewrite discriminatory dress codes, develop inclusive curriculum, end exclusionary discipline, and eliminate fines and fees. In 2025, a necessary new focus of ours has been to respond to attacks on diversity, equity,…

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Reality Check: Corbett and public education funding

District, which has cut hundreds of millions from its budget and still approached the new school year facing roughly a $300 million dollar budget gap. Read the full story: http://axisphilly.org/article/breaking-down-claim-of-historic-education-funding-under-corbett/…

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