Remembering Vivian Narehood
…how voluminous. Her belief that what she was doing mattered to struggling children and their families gave her the tolerance and patience to process mounds of educational data to find…
More…how voluminous. Her belief that what she was doing mattered to struggling children and their families gave her the tolerance and patience to process mounds of educational data to find…
More…provide a “thorough and efficient” system of public education. Complaint Summary Full Complaint WmPenn_v_PDE_MotiontoExpedite WmPenn_v_PDE_OrderRequiringResponse_to_Motion_to_Expedite WmPenn_V_PDE_OrderDenyingMotion_to_Expedite WmPenn_v_PDE_ExBranch_PreliminaryObjections WmPenn_v_PDE_LegislativeBranch_PreliminaryObjections WmPenn_v_PDE_Order_PreliminaryObjectionsSchedule WmPenn_v_PDE_AnswerExecutiveBranchPO WmPenn_v_PDE_AnswerLegislativePO WmPenn_v_PDE_ExecBranch_Respondents_PO_1_15_16 WmPenn_v_PDE_Response_to_PrelimObjs_2_17_15 WmPenn_v_PDE_AmicusCuriae_Consort_for_PubEd_2_17_15 WmPenn_v_PDE_AmicusCuriae_PFT_AFT_2_17_15 WmPenn_v_PDE_ExecBranch_ReplyBrief_PrelimObjections_3_3_15 WmPenn_v_PDE_Legis_ReplyBrief_PrelimObjections_3_3_15 Opinion, 4-25-2015 …
Morepolice brutality, the overwhelmingly disparate racial impact of the pandemic, and the callous indifference of many in the power structure, ELC rededicates itself to effectively addressing the deeply entrenched inequities…
MoreIn the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. ELC joined with ACLU Pennsylvania in filing an amicus brief in support of a student who was expelled for off-campus speech in J.S. v. Manheim…
More…case, where our lawyers submitted briefs about the legal issues in the case. And after oral argument on the legal issues took place on July 26, 2022, the case was…
More…their history and experiences. Today, there are organized national and local efforts threatening to undermine public schools, dividing parents and communities. These groups are banning books, banning the teaching of…
More…programs often struggle with competing compliance mandates and fail to put this requirement into effect. Additionally, the Head Start regulations need to prioritize children in foster care by extending them…
More…pencil is not a weapon within the definition of the School Code or the Pittsburgh Public Schools’ Code of Student Conduct. The Court agreed with the Education Law Center’s attorneys…
More…the Pennsylvania Department of Education determined that G.S. remains homeless. Although we are not bound by the Agency’s determination, we think it is well-reasoned and, therefore, instructive. To remove G.S….
MoreMay 2, 2017 – The Incline – by Sarah Anne Hughes A pencil is not a weapon inside a Pittsburgh public school. That’s the crux of an Allegheny County Court…
MoreJan. 17, 2016 – The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette – By Nancy A. Hubley and Patrick Dowd Pennsylvania’s leaders have signed off on school funding reform. It’s long past time they got…
More…input from students, parents, educators, and advocates. This policy is in addition to the strengthened protections ELC advocated for in 2014, which resulted in stronger rules against harassment and bullying,…
More…New Orleans and was named as a Women Rule! Leadership Honoree from Oprah Magazine and the White House Project. Education Law Center is pleased to welcome these two experienced attorneys…
More…that sparse, rural districts face added costs based on transportation and other factors. It also gives a boost to districts where the local taxpayers are making a large effort as…
More…(SDOL) has been illegally refusing to enroll older immigrant students with limited English proficiency or diverting them to an inferior, privately operated disciplinary school, rather than allowing them to attend…
MoreELC submitted these comments to the U.S. Department of Education in response to the notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) published in the Federal Register on May 31, 2016 regarding the…
More…school and diverted instead to Phoenix, which offers inferior English instruction on an accelerated structure. The action is ongoing before Judge Smith in the District Court for the Eastern District…
MoreFebruary 20, 2017 Pittsburgh Public Schools Board of Directors 341 S. Bellefield Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15213 Re: Education Law Center Public Testimony On behalf of the Education Law Center and…
MoreLANCASTER, PA (March 28, 2017) – A nine-month legal battle over the placement of newly-arrived older immigrant students, mostly refugees, in the School District of Lancaster is ending with a…
MoreMarch 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…
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