Glen Mills Complaint

…defined herein pursuant to Rule 23. C. Award prospective injunctive relief, compensatory and punitive damages. D. Declare unconstitutional and unlawful pursuant to Rule 57 of the Federal Rules of Civil…

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CostingOut_PASpecialEd_2_6_09

can play a crucial role in supporting teacher success in handling a more diverse classroom and in minimizing and quickly addressing any instructional issues that arise. All students must have…

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3-15-18 House Education Committee Hearing on School Safety Testimony – ELC Final

…2005), available at http://b.3cdn.net/advancement/5351180e24cb166d02_mlbrqgxlh.pdf. 3 Senate Committee Passes Bipartisan Bill by Senators Newell and Hudak to Ensure Student Safety and Success Today, March 1, 2012, available at http://coloradosenate.org/home/features/senate-committee-passesbipartisan-bill- by-senators-newell-and-hudak-to-ensure-student-safety-and-success-today. (“The…

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letter-from-legal-strategies-collaborative-re-sros

…Student, NBC News, Oct. 28, 2015, http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/south-carolina- deputy-ben-fields-fired-job-sheriff-n452881. 13 Similarly, in 2013, DOJ entered into a consent decree with the Meridian Municipal Separate School District limiting the use of SROs…

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EDM Toolkit May 2018 CASA PA FINAL

…for release of records, etc.  Homebound Instruction: School districts may provide “homebound instruction” to students because of a temporary medical emergency. Homebound instruction is different from “in-home instruction,” which…

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ELC_AmicusCuriaeBrief_Palmer

…the Rules of Appellate Procedure. Proof of service. I caused true and correct copies of the brief and Reproduced Record to be served today by first-class mail, postage prepaid, addressed…

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ELC Analysis – Inequities in PA Charter Schools – Segregation by Disability

…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…

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18-09-19 Wolf Answer and New Matter

…school district contributions are the amount after subtracting the Commonwealth share. In 2010- 11, the school district share was approximately $296 million. In 2012-13, total PSERS contributions were approximately $1.3…

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18-09-19 Scarnati Answer and New Matter

…approach runs contrary to Pennsylvania Rule of Civil Procedure 1019(a), which provides that “[t]he material facts on which a cause of action or defense is based shall be stated in…

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ELC Nicole B. Amicus

…struggle in school, and more likely to avoid school altogether, leading to absenteeism, truancy, and dropping out. They are also more likely to suffer from depression, anxiety, and other health…

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ELC-Testimony-For-Legislative-Hearing-on-Truancy-June-9-2015

at http://www.ldnews.com/ci_22036769/lebanon-school-district-loses-truancy-lawsuit http://jjlp.law.ucdavis.edu/archives/vol-10-no-1/Truancy.pdf http://www.schoolengagement.org/TruancypreventionRegistry/Admin/Resources/Resources/TheLegalandEconomicImplicationsofTruancyExecutiveSummary.pdf http://www.schoolengagement.org/TruancypreventionRegistry/Admin/Resources/Resources/TheLegalandEconomicImplicationsofTruancyExecutiveSummary.pdf http://readingeagle.com/news/article/woman-in-berks-county-prison-for-truancy-found-dead-in-her-cell#.VBcu8qPD-Uk http://readingeagle.com/news/article/woman-in-berks-county-prison-for-truancy-found-dead-in-her-cell#.VBcu8qPD-Uk http://www.ldnews.com/ci_22036769/lebanon-school-district-loses-truancy-lawsuit 7 There was no evidence that these policies actually reduced truancy. In addition, most magistrate judges tell me that they believe fines…

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Partners_HS_PKC vacancies 2015-16

…E. Allegheny Ave. 19134 (215) 291-5525 HS Brightside Academy – East Erie 1500 E. Erie Ave. 19124 (215) 533-6321 HS Brightside Academy – Market 4011-13 Market St. 19104 (215) 386-0910…

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GS Filed AMICUS Brief 2018

…ResidentialInstabilityandtheMcKinney-VentroHomeless-2010.pdf ………… 11, 13 Russell Rumberger, Student Mobility: Causes, Consequences, and Solutions, National Education Policy Center (2015), http://nepc.colorado.edu/files/pb_rumberger-student-mobility.pdf ………………… 7 Ý¿­»æ ïéóîèèê ܱ½«³»²¬æ ððíïïîèêíêðï п¹»æ é Ü¿¬» Ú·´»¼æ ðîñîèñîðïè TABLE…

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ELC memo to DOJ 8-31-2015

for all grades. http://www.post-gazette.com/news/education/2015/07/05/System-breakdown-leaves-student-trapped-in-alternative-program/stories/201506300258?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=editors-picks-news&utm_campaign=HeadlinesNewsletter 3 likely adverse disparate impact on students of color and students with disabilities. We would consider it a significant missed opportunity if the result of DOJ’s…

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ELC-memo-to-DOJ-8-31-2015

for all grades. http://www.post-gazette.com/news/education/2015/07/05/System-breakdown-leaves-student-trapped-in-alternative-program/stories/201506300258?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=editors-picks-news&utm_campaign=HeadlinesNewsletter 3 likely adverse disparate impact on students of color and students with disabilities. We would consider it a significant missed opportunity if the result of DOJ’s…

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WmPenn_v_PDE_MotiontoExpedite

…public education that state officials have deemed necessary to succeed in today’s 2 world. Those lost educational opportunities can never be retrieved. And that would be a loss not just…

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