…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…

…e.g., Bruce Baker, The Commonwealth Triple-Screw: Special Education Funding & Charter School Payments in Pennsylvania, School Finance 101 (June 5, 2012), http://schoolfinance101.wordpress.com/2012/06/05/the- commonwealth-triple-screw-special-education-funding-charter-school-payments-in-pennsylvania. http://www.pewtrusts.org/our_work_report_detail.aspx?id=59683 http://schoolfinance101.wordpress.com/2012/06/05/the-commonwealth-triple-screw-special-education-funding-charter-school-payments-in-pennsylvania http://schoolfinance101.wordpress.com/2012/06/05/the-commonwealth-triple-screw-special-education-funding-charter-school-payments-in-pennsylvania 2 2011-­‐2012 Proportions of…

…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…

…OF RURAL AND SMALL SCHOOLS; and THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF COLORED PEOPLE—PENNSYLVANIA STATE CONFERENCE, Petitioners, v. PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION; JOSEPH B. SCARNATI III, in his official…

…unless making changes imposes an undue burden; these changes will sometimes include changes to the facilities. “Newly” constructed privately-run child care centers – those designed and constructed for first occupancy…

…Disability, Special Education Expenditures Project (2003), available at http://csef.air.org/publications/seep/national/final_seep_report_5.pdf …………….19 Kristen A. Graham, ‘Catastrophic’ budget laid out by Philly schools, Philly.com (Apr. 20, 2013), http://articles.philly.com/2013-04- 20/news/38677018_1_budget-picture-summer-school-food-services ……………..41 v Letter from…

more ELC factsheets about truancy here. https://www.womensmarch.com/enough-faq https://www.philasd.org/blog/2018/03/08/letter-to-families-on-march-14-nationwide-walkout/ https://www.elc-pa.org/resourcetag/truancy/ NATIONAL SCHOOL WALKOUT | 2018 Education Law Center | www.elc-pa.org | Facebook.com/EducationLawCenter | @EdLawCenterPa More information on students’ rights is available…

…(July 2011), https://csgjusticecenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/Breaking_Schools_Rules_Report_Final.pdf. https://csgjusticecenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/Breaking_Schools_Rules_Report_Final.pdf 20 other advocates to comment more broadly on the school climate and discipline provisions of ESSA, we write to provide specific recommendations to ensure that states…

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…

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…

…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…

…There is no evidence that arming school personnel increases school safety, and nationally, arming school personnel is not a recommended practice. National School Safety and Security Services, a national school…

…can be protected from discrimination, in compliance with federal laws. We write to underscore the importance of maintaining essential regulations and guidance that instruct and support schools to reduce the…

…attached thereto, the allegations are accepted as true and considered in the light most favorable to the plaintiff. Id. at 176. Under Rule 12(b)(6), “the court evaluates the merits of…

…Based on Race, Color, and National Origin → Is your school using race to make any of these decisions? → If two students break the same school rule, does your…

…a one-size-fits-all substandard online credit- recovery program. This program provided only minimal hours of instruction, limited curriculum, and no live instruction. The education program at Glen Mills deprived students with…

…THE INQUIRER (Feb. 10, 2014), https://www.philly.com/philly/news/breaking/20140211_Fired_Glen_Mills_staffer_sues_school. html; Noddy A. Fernandez, Former Glen Mills Schools Employee Claims He Was Wrongfully Terminated, PENNRECORD (Oct. 31, 2018), https://pennrecord.com/stories/511610647-former- glen-mills-schools-employee-claims-he-was-wrongfully-terminated. 10 ELISSA GLUCKSMAN HYNE,…

…subgroup is subjected to overuse. Therefore, a regulatory definition should clarify that “reducing overuse” includes identification and reduction of the disproportionate use of any disciplinary practice that disrupts student learning,…

…Absences, THE NEW REPUBLIC (Mar. 6, 2015), https://newrepublic.com/article/121186/truancy-laws- unfairly-attack-poor-children-and-parents …………………………………………………. 18 DEBORAH FOWLER ET. AL., TEXAS APPLESEED, CLASS, NOT COURT: RECONSIDERING TEXAS’ CRIMINALIZATION OF TRUANCY 14 (2015), https://www.texasappleseed.org/sites/default/files/TruancyReport_ All_FINAL_SinglePages.pdf ……………………………………………………………..passim…

Education Law Center Public Testimony to the National Council on Disability May 5, 2015 My name is Leigh Loman. I am an attorney with the Education Law Center. The Education…