…http://www.nchh.org/Portals/0/Contents/PA%20-%20Impact%20Stmt.pdf ] [2: Child Lead Surveillance, Annual Report 2014 available at http://www.health.pa.gov/My%20Health/Infant%20and%20Childrens%20Health/Lead%20Poisoning%20Prevention%20and%20Control/Documents/2014%20Lead%20Surveillance%20Annual%20Report%20r2.pdf ] [3: Pediatric Lead Exposure Flint Water Results, Mona Hanna-Attisha, available at http://www.scribd.com/doc/282806501/Pediatric-Lead-Exposure-Flint-Water-Results ] There is no safe…

…that while the numbers are high in some cyber charters, many of the special education students in those schools are not receiving appropriate educational services. http://www.elc-pa.org/resource/updated-elc-analysis-charter-school-law-revisions-in-sb-1085/ http://www.elc-pa.org/resource/updated-elc-analysis-charter-school-law-revisions-in-sb-1085/ http://www.elc-pa.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/ELC_Cyber_Charter_Testimony_11_15_13.pdf http://www.elc-pa.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/ELC_Cyber_Charter_Testimony_11_15_13.pdf !…

…(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…

…(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…

…economically disadvantaged students scored below proficient in Algebra I, 43.2% scored below proficient in Literature, and 55.6% scored below proficient in Biology. 39. The statewide 2016-17 results for African-American children…

…Street, Suite 1600 New York, NY 10013 (212) 965-2200 www.naacpldf.org National Center for Fair & Open Testing (FairTest) 15 Court Square, Suite 820 Boston, MA 02108 (857) 350-8207 www.fairtest.org The…

…aides (25% reduction), 318 secretaries (51% reduction), 726 supportive service assistants (60% reduction), 79 school police officers (23% reduction) and 104 school nurses (35% reduction). 15 See Pet. ¶¶ 181–84….

…Attorney Education Law Center 1315 Walnut Street Suite 400 Philadelphia, PA 19107 215-238-6970 (Ext. 316) 215-346-6906 (direct dial & fax number) [email protected] www.twitter.com/maura_edjustice www.twitter.com/edlawcenterpa | www.facebook.com/educationlawcenter mailto:[email protected] http://www.twitter.com/maura_edjustice http://www.twitter.com/edlawcenterpa http://www.facebook.com/educationlawcenter…

…Law Center (h�p://www.jlc.org) http://thenotebook.org/articles/2017/06/22/pa-guidelines-for-school-discipline-may-change http://www.sentencingproject.org/criminal-justice-facts/ http://generocity.org/philly/2016/09/29/technology-criminal-records-expungement-clinics/ http://generocity.org/philly/2017/04/25/these-cuts-hurt-panel-budget-trump/ http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/jurisprudence/2016/10/how_did_pennsylvania_s_criminal_justice_system_fail_this_profoundly.html http://www.safetyandjusticechallenge.org/2015/11/decision-points-disproportionate-pretrial-detention-of-blacks-and-latinos-drives-mass-incarceration/ http://generocity.org/philly/2016/09/29/reforming-justice-system-keir-bradford-grey/ http://www.safetyandjusticechallenge.org/2017/02/pretrial-detention-costs-13-6-billion-year/ http://www.newsworks.org/index.php/opinion-and-essays/item/105966-op-ed-expungements-can-erase-the-stigma-that-haunts-people-of-color&Itemid=20&linktype=hp_opinionessays https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eX3a9hbQZNU&feature=youtu.be https://www.law.upenn.edu/institutes/quattronecenter/conference/springsymposium2016/risk-assessment-tools.php http://www.sentencingproject.org/publications/color-of-justice-racial-and-ethnic-disparity-in-state-prisons/ http://www.philly.com/philly/news/20161003_From_drugs_to_diplomas.html http://aldianews.com/articles/local/philadelphia/want-save-life-push-few-buttons/47305 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aT8ta1tfWos https://www.cbsnews.com/news/friends-in-court-the-growing-impact-of-participatory-defense/ https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2017/07/a-replacement-for-overworked-public-defenders/532476/ https://thecrimereport.org/2017/06/13/will-justice-reform-survive-the-revival-of-tough-on-crime-policies/ https://www.themarshallproject.org/2017/07/19/nine-lessons-about-criminal-justice-reform#.Ohu4ywCjO https://billypenn.com/2017/06/12/philly-slashed-its-jail-population-by-almost-20-percent-in-just-2-years/ http://www.philadefender.org/ https://clsphila.org/ http://www.elc-pa.org/ http://www.jlc.org/ 8/25/2017 ‘We are…

…REDUCTION 122–27 (2015), https://1.cdn.edl.io/UbpaOxyxPZCYTvrU0QUvkXWBk2je1Wbxo B6S1U0sc8sFtaBv.pdf ……………………………………………………………………………. 15 Pa.R.J.C.P. 1512 …………………………………………………………………………………………. 12 Reducing Congregate Care: Worth the Fight, THE ANNIE E. CASEY FOUNDATION (Apr. 4, 2012), https://www.aecf.org/blog/reducing- congregate-care-worth-the-fight/ ………………………………………………………… 24, 25…

…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…

…Action Corps., Dual-Status Youth – Technical Assistance Workbook, 4 (2013), http://www.modelsforchange.net/publications/515. 25 20 U.S.C. § 6434(c)(1). http://www.ndrn.org/images/Documents/Issues/Education/ESSA/Comments_on_Title_I_ESEA_Foster_Care_Provisions.pdf http://www.ndrn.org/images/Documents/Issues/Education/ESSA/Comments_on_Title_I_ESEA_Foster_Care_Provisions.pdf http://www.modelsforchange.net/publications/515 24 iv. Prohibit blanket policies that force returning students to enroll…

…http://ed.psu.edu/news/2015-jan-march-news/accountability-measure). 26 Many of these suggestions are consistent with recent guidance from the federal government regarding best practices in school climate and discipline. http://www.elc-pa.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/ELC_Testimony_Charters_LegislativeIntent_12_11_14.pdf http://www.saveourschoolsnj.org/save/corefiles/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/NJ-Charter-School-Report_10.29.2014.pdf http://www.saveourschoolsnj.org/save/corefiles/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/NJ-Charter-School-Report_10.29.2014.pdf http://www.newsworks.org/index.php/local/delaware/75875-aclu http://8rri53pm0cs22jk3vvqna1ub.wpengine.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/RFA_PACER_SPP_Brief_March_2015.pdf http://8rri53pm0cs22jk3vvqna1ub.wpengine.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/RFA_PACER_SPP_Brief_March_2015.pdf http://ed.psu.edu/news/2015-jan-march-news/accountability-measure…

…court will grant the motion in part. I. Background This matter arises out of a dispute over whether Defendant, the Red Lion Area School District (hereinafter “Red Lion” or “the…

…This required Sean’s jaw to be wired shut. Sean’s jaw would remain wired shut during the remainder of his stay at Glen Mills. Sean still has his jaw wired and…

…reduction), 412 counsellors, student advisors, or social service liaisons (54% reduction), 424 noontime aides (25% reduction), 318 secretaries (51% reduction), 726 supportive service assistants (60% reduction), 79 school police officers…

http://www.pasa-net.org/Files/SurveysAndReports/2016/PASA-PASBOReportSpring2016.pdf http://escholarship.org/uc/item/4r07q8kg#page-1 http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/003172171409500507 http://www.nea.org/assets/docs/HE/EW-TruthInLabeling.pdf https://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2015/07/the-racial-imbalances-of-special-education/397775/ https://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2015/07/the-racial-imbalances-of-special-education/397775/ https://penndata.hbg.psu.edu/Portals/66/documents/PennDataBooks/Statistical_Summary_2014-2015.pdf https://penndata.hbg.psu.edu/Portals/66/documents/PennDataBooks/Statistical_Summary_2014-2015.pdf http://www.mcall.com/news/local/mc-charter-school-education-funding-20150823-story.html http://triblive.com/news/education/6196278-74/education-charter-special http://www.post-gazette.com/news/education/2012/05/27/Special-needs-education-is-battleground-for-charter-schools-other-districts-in-Pa/stories/201205270267 http://www.post-gazette.com/news/education/2012/05/27/Special-needs-education-is-battleground-for-charter-schools-other-districts-in-Pa/stories/201205270267 http://www.post-gazette.com/news/education/2012/05/27/Special-needs-education-is-battleground-for-charter-schools-other-districts-in-Pa/stories/201205270267 http://www.pilcop.org/how-the-charter-formula-games-special-education/ Inequities in Pennsylvania’s Charter Sector: Segregation by Disability | 2017 3 creates a perverse incentive for…

…rights were also routinely violated. School-aged youth were offered nothing more than a GED book or required to sit quietly in front of a computer in a self-directed limited credit…

…provided in the parent’s native language, unless this is clearly not feasible. 20 U.S.C. § 1415(b)(4). 2 See, e.g., http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/eeolep/index.html (last visited September 14, 2009). 3 Available at http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/pa_codes/7501/educatin g_students_with_limited_english_proficiency_(lep)_and_english_language_learn…

…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…