…(2006) (This report, which was commissioned by PDE, was never made publicly available. ELC acquired a copy from the author.). http://www.elc-pa.org/2006_2007_AEDY_Annual_Report_Final.pdf http://www.elc-pa.org/pubs/downloads2010/ELC_AltEdPA_FullReport.pdf http://www.rural.palegislature.us/alternative_education.pdf 8 C . Overrepresentation of Students with…

Xuan Bui, Carol Quirk, Selene Almazan, Michele Valenti, http://www.mcie.org/usermedia/application/6/inclusion_works_final.pdf (collecting studies). https://www.philasd.org/performance/pssakeystone/ https://www.phillyeducationresearch.org/projects/educating-english-language-learners/ https://www.elc-pa.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/SRC-Testimony-ELL-Students-03-2017.pdf https://www.elc-pa.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/SRC-Testimony-ELL-Students-03-2017.pdf https://www.elc-pa.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/ELC-Testimony-Re-Meeting-the-Needs-of-Immigrant-Students-Jan24th.pdf https://www.elc-pa.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/ELC-Testimony-Re-Meeting-the-Needs-of-Immigrant-Students-Jan24th.pdf http://www.mcie.org/usermedia/application/6/inclusion_works_final.pdf 3 2. Provide a Safe and Affirming Environment for Every Student Every…

…Fund, Family First Prevention Services Act, Historic New Reforms for Child Welfare, https://www.childrensdefense.org/policy/policy-priorities/child- welfare/family-first/https://www.childrensdefense.org/policy/policy- priorities/ child-welfare/family-first/. The juvenile court’s decision to remove J.L. from a safe and loving home and…

…to a constant fear of abuse. Glen Mills leadership through their policies and practices created this culture of abuse, then ignored the medical and 3 THE GLEN MILLS SCHOOLS, http://www.glenmillsschool.org/…

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Pennsylvania’s Public Schools (February 2015), available at https://www.aclupa.org/files/5714/2436/0535/2- 162015_FINAL_64204_ACLU_ONLINE.pdf. https://www.aclupa.org/files/5714/2436/0535/2-16-2015_FINAL_64204_ACLU_ONLINE.pdf https://www.aclupa.org/files/5714/2436/0535/2-16-2015_FINAL_64204_ACLU_ONLINE.pdf https://www.aclupa.org/files/5714/2436/0535/2-16-2015_FINAL_64204_ACLU_ONLINE.pdf https://www.aclupa.org/files/5714/2436/0535/2-16-2015_FINAL_64204_ACLU_ONLINE.pdf%22%EF%B7%9FHYPERLINK%20%22https:/www.aclupa.org/files/5714/2436/0535/2-16-2015_FINAL_64204_ACLU_ONLINE.pdf https://www.aclupa.org/files/5714/2436/0535/2-16-2015_FINAL_64204_ACLU_ONLINE.pdf https://www.aclupa.org/files/5714/2436/0535/2-16-2015_FINAL_64204_ACLU_ONLINE.pdf APPENDIX A To: From: Re: Date: All Members, Pennsylvania Senate Deborah Gordon Klehr, Executive Director…

…McInerney, Esq. Senior Attorney Education Law Center 1315 Walnut Street Suite 400 Philadelphia, PA 19107 215-238-6970 (Ext. 316) 215-346-6906 (direct dial & fax number) mmcinerney@elc-pa.org www.twitter.com/maura_edjustice www.twitter.com/edlawcenterpa | www.facebook.com/educationlawcenter 13…

…2011–2012 statewide testing data, 71.94% of districts 6 Kevin McCorry, Pa. says 2015 standardized test scores dropped precipitously because of added rigor, NEWSWORKS (July 14, 2015), http://www.newsworks.org/index.php/local/education/84114-pa-says-2015-standardized-test- scores-dropped-precipitously-because-of-added-rigor. 10 reporting…

…Foster Care and Education website at http://www.fostercareandeducation.org/NationalWork/NationalWorkGroup.aspx http://www.ocfcpacourts.us/about-ocfc/truancy http://www.ocfcpacourts.us/childrens-roundtable-initiative/state-roundtable-workgroups/educational-success-and-truancy-prevention http://www.ocfcpacourts.us/childrens-roundtable-initiative/state-roundtable-workgroups/educational-success-and-truancy-prevention http://www.ocfcpacourts.us/assets/files/page-331/file-600.pdf http://www.fostercareandeducation.org/ http://www.fostercareandeducation.org/NationalWork/NationalWorkGroup.aspx 3 Attendance Matters: The Impact of Truancy on Academic & Life Outcomes The importance of school attendance…

…for new laws and policies in pennsylvania and washington; and working with organizations and media. www.pde.state.pa.us http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/pa_codes/7501/educational_portions_of__non-educational__placements/507372 http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/pa_codes/7501/educational_portions_of__non-educational__placements/507372 www.jlc.org http://www.stoneleighfoundation.org/sites/dev.stoneleighcenter.org/files/DPW%20Bullentin%20Educational%20Portions%20of%20Non-Educational%20Residential%20Placements_0.pdf www.stoneleighfoundation.org http://www.elc-pa.org http://www.stoneleighfoundation.org/juniorfellows/styer 5 1 “white paper : Community alternatives…

…“a boot camp approach” where “physical and verbal abuse and corporal punishment” are common and where programs use secluded “padded rooms.” Another claimed that “restraint is used too often and…

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…Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Statistics. http://www.education.pa.gov/Documents/K-12/Homeless%20Education/Homeless%20Task%20Force%202014%20Report.pdf http://www.education.pa.gov/Documents/K-12/Homeless%20Education/Homeless%20Task%20Force%202014%20Report.pdf http://www.fostercareandeducation.org/DesktopModules/Bring2mind/DMX/Download.aspx?EntryId=1279&Command=Core_Download&method=inline&PortalId=0&TabId=124 http://www.fostercareandeducation.org/DesktopModules/Bring2mind/DMX/Download.aspx?EntryId=1279&Command=Core_Download&method=inline&PortalId=0&TabId=124 http://www.vera.org/publication_pdf/apprchs_school_safety.pdf 5 A. Children Experiencing Homelessness In 1987, in response to research indicating that children experiencing homelessness were languishing…

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…Lead Surveillance, Annual Report 2014 available at http://www.health.pa.gov/My%20Health/Infant%20and%20Childrens%20Health/Lead%20Poisoning%20 Prevention%20and%20Control/Documents/2014%20Lead%20Surveillance%20Annual%20Report%20r2.p df 3 Pediatric Lead Exposure Flint Water Results, Mona Hanna-Attisha, available at http://www.scribd.com/doc/282806501/Pediatric-Lead-Exposure-Flint-Water-Results http://www.dsf.health.state.pa.us/health/lib/health/familyhealth/lead_elimination_plan_for_2010.pdf http://www.nchh.org/Portals/0/Contents/PA%20-%20Impact%20Stmt.pdf http://www.health.pa.gov/My%20Health/Infant%20and%20Childrens%20Health/Lead%20Poisoning%20Prevention%20and%20Control/Documents/2014%20Lead%20Surveillance%20Annual%20Report%20r2.pdf http://www.health.pa.gov/My%20Health/Infant%20and%20Childrens%20Health/Lead%20Poisoning%20Prevention%20and%20Control/Documents/2014%20Lead%20Surveillance%20Annual%20Report%20r2.pdf http://www.health.pa.gov/My%20Health/Infant%20and%20Childrens%20Health/Lead%20Poisoning%20Prevention%20and%20Control/Documents/2014%20Lead%20Surveillance%20Annual%20Report%20r2.pdf http://www.scribd.com/doc/282806501/Pediatric-Lead-Exposure-Flint-Water-Results 2 There…

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