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…Education Circular, Charter School (2004), available at http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/purdon%27s_statutes/7 503/charter_schools/507318 ……………………………………………………………….. 13, 38 Pa. Dep’t Education, Basic Education Circular, Enrollment of Students (2009), available at http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/purdon’s_statutes/7503/ enrollment_of_students/507350 ……………………………………………………………..7, 12 vi Pa….

…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 !…

…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…

…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…

…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…

…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…

…bkintisch@elc‐pa.org Sandra Zelno, School Reform Associate ELC Pittsburgh Office 412‐255‐6414 szelno@elc‐pa.org Disability Rights Network www.drnpa.org Ilene Shane, CEO Sallie Lynagh, Director, Children’s Project Disability Rights Network 1414 North Cameron St.,…

…and Transgender Students of Color in our Nation’s Schools (2009), https://www.glsen.org/sites/default/files/Shared%20Differences.pdf …. 11, 12 Editorial, Troubled Online Charter Schools, N.Y. Times (Jan. 10, 2012), https://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/11/opinion/troubled-online– charter-schools.html…………………………………………………………………………….. 8 Marilyn Elias, The…

…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…

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…(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…

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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…

…ignored the medical and 3 THE GLEN MILLS SCHOOLS, http://www.glenmillsschool.org/ (last visited Apr. 10, 2019). 4 educational needs of youth. Glen Mills leadership and staff took all measures to suppress…

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