…sufficient numbers of qualified professional employees to enforce the curriculum requirements of Chapter Four of the Pennsylvania Code and “employ the necessary qualified professional employees, substitutes and temporary professional employees…

…and their families; student, parent, and community organizations; family-serving professionals and advocacy organizations; and others concerned with helping children overcome access barriers and improve school quality. We focus on children…

…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…

…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…

…Column: Y] available at: http://www.education.pa.gov/_layouts/download.aspx?SourceUrl=http://www.education.pa.gov/ Documents/Teachers-Administrators/School%20Finances/Education%20Budget/2018- 19%20Proposed%20BEF.xlsx. (derived from dividing Column U by Column Y). 15 See Pa. Dep’t. of Educ., 2016-17 Summary Level State Expenditure Data (2017) [Microsoft Excel…

…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 !…

…days of school.) . https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/16/us/politics/education-department-civil-rights-betsy-devos.html https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/16/us/politics/education-department-civil-rights-betsy-devos.html https://www.usccr.gov/press/2017/06-16-Efficacy-of-Federal-Civil-Rights-Enforcement.pdf https://www.usccr.gov/press/2017/06-16-Efficacy-of-Federal-Civil-Rights-Enforcement.pdf https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/23/upshot/dismal-results-from-vouchers-surprise-researchers-as-devos-era-begins.html?_r=0 https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/23/upshot/dismal-results-from-vouchers-surprise-researchers-as-devos-era-begins.html?_r=0 https://www.americanprogress.org/issues/education-k-12/reports/2018/03/20/446699/highly-negative-impacts-vouchers/ https://www.americanprogress.org/issues/education-k-12/reports/2018/03/20/446699/highly-negative-impacts-vouchers/ 3 children with disabilities, English Language Learners, or students impacted by trauma in the same manner as public…

…OUTCOMES FOR YOUTH PLACED IN CONGREGATE CARE SETTINGS? 2 (2018), https://caseyfamilypro-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/media/SF_CC- Outcomes-Resource.pdf …………………………………………………………………….. 23, 25 Children’s Defense Fund, Family First Prevention Services Act, Historic New Reforms for Child Welfare, https://www.childrensdefense.org/policy/policy-priorities/child-…

…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…

…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…

…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…

…http://www.elc-pa.org/Dana%20Baron%20letter.pdf http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/alternative_education_for_distruptive_youth_%28aedy%29/7318 http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/alternative_education_for_distruptive_youth_%28aedy%29/7318 7 has never collected or published any data regarding the academic rigor of AEDY programs or the academic performance of AEDY students once they leave AEDY programs…

…http://www.elc-pa.org/Dana%20Baron%20letter.pdf http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/alternative_education_for_distruptive_youth_%28aedy%29/7318 http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/alternative_education_for_distruptive_youth_%28aedy%29/7318 7 has never collected or published any data regarding the academic rigor of AEDY programs or the academic performance of AEDY students once they leave AEDY programs…

…OF AUTHORITIES -vii- Urban Institute, The Negative Effects of Instability on Child Development (2013), https://www.urban.org/sites/default/files/publication/32721/412908 -The-Negative-Effects-of-Instability-on-Child-Development-Fact- Sheet.pdf; ……………………………………………………………………………………………….. 7 Ý¿­»æ ïéóîèèê ܱ½«³»²¬æ ððíïïîèêíêðï п¹»æ ç Ü¿¬» Ú·´»¼æ ðîñîèñîðïè 1 STATEMENT…

…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) [email protected] www.twitter.com/maura_edjustice www.twitter.com/edlawcenterpa | www.facebook.com/educationlawcenter 13…

…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…

…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…

…http://www.hear-me.net/stories/7244. 32 Interview with Chris, 17, a senior at Palumbo High School (Philadelphia County), “We lost guidance counselors to budget cuts” (Dec. 3, 2014), available at http://www.hear- me.net/stories/8333. 21 administer…