S. Cuccaro-Alamin, First-Generation Students: Undergraduates Whose Parents Never Enrolled in Postsecondary Education, in Postsecondary Education Descriptive Analysis Reports. 1998, National Center of Education Statistics: Washington, D.C. 137. Desforges, C. and…

162.) 10 Historical PSSA results are available on the PDE website. See PA DEP’T OF EDUC., 2011-2012 PSSA and AYP Results, http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/school_ assessments/7442 (last visited Sept. 17, 2015). 15 Students…

Assembly’s specific decisions to raise and distribute education funds in a manner that discriminates against low-wealth districts and denies them necessary resources. See id. at 459 (“Petitioners’ equal protection claims…

& Wong, M. (2008). Creating trauma-informed systems: Child welfare, education, first responders, health care, juvenile justice. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, 39(4), 396-404. http://www.nctsnet.org/sites/default/files/assets/pdfs/tfcbt_general.pdf http://www.nrepp.samhsa.gov/viewintervention.aspx?id=135 http://www.justice.gov/defendingchildhood/cev-rpt-full.pdf http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=PDF&sessYr=2011&sessInd=0&billBody=H&billTyp=R&billNbr=0659&pn=3339 http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=PDF&sessYr=2011&sessInd=0&billBody=H&billTyp=R&billNbr=0659&pn=3339 http://www.nctsn.org/sites/default/files/assets/pdfs/Child_Trauma_Toolkit_Final.pdf http://www.nctsn.org/nctsn_assets/pdfs/promising_practices/A_Systems_Integration_Approach.pdf…

she couldn’t explain what two of her classes were about. In those classes, she said, her teachers and classmates spoke and wrote only in English, which she couldn’t understand. Nevertheless,…

of Education respectfully requests that this Honorable Court sustain Executive Respondents’ preliminary objections and dismiss the petition for review. Respectfully submitted, /s/ Thomas A. Blackburn Thomas A. Blackburn Supreme Court…

questions determines what standard of review is to be applied. Most important for present purposes, “[t]he first type—classifications implicating 15 neither suspect classes nor fundamental rights—will be sustained if it…

has encountered. http://webgui.phila.k12.pa.us/offices/r/renaissance-schools/about-us http://www.sesi-schools.com/schools/success-schools/ http://thenotebook.org/april-2013/135809/olneys-approach-strict-discipline-personal-attention http://thenotebook.org/april-2013/135809/olneys-approach-strict-discipline-personal-attention 19 I V . L E G A L C L A I MS A . Policies and Practices Discriminate Against Students with Disabilities…

has encountered. http://webgui.phila.k12.pa.us/offices/r/renaissance-schools/about-us http://www.sesi-schools.com/schools/success-schools/ http://thenotebook.org/april-2013/135809/olneys-approach-strict-discipline-personal-attention http://thenotebook.org/april-2013/135809/olneys-approach-strict-discipline-personal-attention 19 I V . L E G A L C L A I MS A . Policies and Practices Discriminate Against Students with Disabilities…

school assessment intended to “help school districts guide students toward meeting state standards.” See Pa. Dep’t. of Educ., Keystone Exams (2016), http://www.education.pa.gov/K-12/Assessment%20and%20Accountability/Pages/Keystone- Exams.aspx. 16 40. The statewide 2016-17 results for…

of Education, Historical Subsidy and Grant Information, https://www.education.pa.gov/Teachers%20- %20Administrators/School%20Finances/Finances/Historical%20Fi les/Pages/default.aspx ………………………………………………………………………………. 7 INTRODUCTION In their brief in opposition to Senator Scarnati’s Application in the Nature of a Motion to Dismiss…

child experiencing homelessness. Because of the unique educational needs of students experiencing homelessness, as described above, we support the inclusion of youth experiencing homelessness as a subpopulation for purposes of…

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…

education. A. Pennsylvania System of School Assessment (PSSA) The Pennsylvania System of School Assessment (PSSA) is an annual, standards-based, criterion-referenced assessment that tests student proficiency in reading, writing, math, and…

Enrollment Translation Enrollment Website Code Due Process Manifestation Determination Truancy Policy Code Consequences Code Website Manifestation Determination Transparency Early Elementary Suspensions Certified Teachers Certified ESL Teachers Certified SPED Teachers Certified…

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…

of powers. WHEREFORE, the Executive Branch Respondents’ preliminary objections should be sustained and the Court should dismiss the petition for review. Respectfully submitted, KATHLEEN G. KANE Attorney General By: s/…

was an ongoing process which was not completed by the time this complaint was filed. Review of OCDEL’s dissemination of procedural safeguards information revealed that dissemination was extensive including disseminating…

similarly been forced 7 See Press Release, Pennsylvania Association of School Business Officials, PASBO/PASA Release Budget Survey Results (June 5, 2013), available at http://pennbpc.org/sites/pennbpc.org/files/PASBO-PASA-Survey-Schools-2013.pdf. The staff reductions included 180 principals…