March 29, 2017 – LancasterOnline – by Kimberly Marselas The School District of Lancaster has agreed to settle a lawsuit over how it handles older refugee students, ending a nine-month…
More…programs provide sheltered instruction, intensive English language programs, and literacy skills in a context that introduces students to formal education and American culture. The District should expand newcomer programming at…
More…translated trial testimony of named plaintiffs in Issa v. School District of Lancaster, 16-cv-3881 (E.D.Pa. 2016), a case brought by Education Law Center, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and…
MoreJuly 19, 2016 – by Colin Deppen – PennLive The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has filed suit against a Lancaster school district arguing that the district has denied refugee…
MoreJuly 19, 2016 – by Kara Newhouse – LancasterOnline.com Some of the neediest students are being turned away at the doors of Lancaster city schools, a group claims in their…
More…U.S. from Myanmar, Sudan and other war-torn countries. The American Civil Liberties Union said the Lancaster School District has steered at least 30 students over three years to a disciplinary…
More…of children in foster care. ELC is proud to be a founding member of the Legal Center for Foster Care and Education, along with the American Bar Association’s Center on…
More…showing that while African-American boys make up 18% of preschool enrollment, they make up 48% of preschoolers suspended more than once. Expulsion and suspension have significant negative effects on the…
More…that our youngest learners are not being suspended, expelled, and otherwise excluded from the learning environment. This is particularly important given that young African American children and children receiving, or…
More…3 years old) experiencing homelessness. Many of these children suffer significant trauma and neglect – placing them at greater risk for developmental delays. According to the American Academy of Pediatrics,…
MoreBY KEVIN MCCORRY, April 9 2015 – by Kevin McCorry, WHYY/NewsWorks – File this story under “wonky but important.” In an era where standardized test scores often determine a school’s…
More…funding campaign (listed alphabetically) A+ Schools Action United AFL-CIO of PA Allies for Children American Federation of Teachers-PA (AFT-PA) Building One PA Congregations United for Neighborhood Action (CUNA) Cross-City Education…
More…MARTINEZ, parent of A.M., a minor; BARBARA NEMETH, parent of C.M., minor; TRACEY HUGHES, parent of P.M.H., a minor; PENNSYLVANIA ASSOCIATION OF RURAL AND SMALL SCHOOLS; and THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION…
More…know about exclusionary discipline in all public schools: That rates of exclusionary discipline are high. That African American and latino students, as well as students with disabilities and…
More…attached thereto, the allegations are accepted as true and considered in the light most favorable to the plaintiff. Id. at 176. Under Rule 12(b)(6), “the court evaluates the merits of…
MoreFeb. 22, 2016 – YouthToday – By Rachel Velcoff Hults and Kate Burdick Children involved in the juvenile justice and child welfare systems face countless barriers to educational success. Our…
MoreBased on the Education Law Center’s legal complaintthe U.S. Department of Justice has opened an investigation into discriminatory placement of students in Pennsylvania’s Alternative Education for Disruptive Youth programs. The…
MoreAugust 7, 2013 – by Christina Samuels – The Pennsylvania-based Education Law Center filed a complaint with the U.S. Department of Justice today, saying that young people with disabilities and…
More…The Education Law Center (ELC) announced today that it has filed a federal complaint on behalf of C.T., an 8th-grade honor student who was placed in a shelter on an…
More…Penn School District, Philadelphia parents, and others, ruling that education funding was a matter for the legislature and not the courts to decide. During oral arguments, lawyers arguing for the…
More