…of discipline practices: The “overuse” should include assurances that states review for this problem even when only one subgroup is subjected to overuse. Therefore, a regulatory definition should clarify that…

…not imposed by the Commonwealth. Therefore, they reflect the very essence of “local control.” 75. Petitioners’ allegations underscore the fact that their claims merely reflect a policy disagreement with the…

…permitted some flexibility in defining what it means to make adequate progress but is guided and constrained by the definitions provided by federal law. No Child Left Behind Act of…

…http://www.isu.edu/irh/projects/better_todays/ http://www.paceschool.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Microsoft-PowerPoint-TIC-Conference_2011.pdf http://www.paceschool.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Microsoft-PowerPoint-TIC-Conference_2011.pdf http://andruschildren.org/?page_id=834 http://www.goldenrams.com/Page/15 http://www.nami.org/Content/NavigationMenu/Inform_Yourself/About_Public_Policy/New_Freedom_Commission/Default1169.htm http://www.nami.org/Content/NavigationMenu/Inform_Yourself/About_Public_Policy/New_Freedom_Commission/Default1169.htm http://www.rand.org/content/dam/rand/pubs/technical_reports/2006/RAND_TR413.pdf http://www.samhsa.gov/children/SAMHSA_Short_Report_2011.pdf 24 66 NCTSN (2012). Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy: General Information. Retrieved from http://www.nctsnet.org/sites/default/files/assets/pdfs/tfcbt_general.pdf. 67 SAMHSA (2013). Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT)….

…federal agencies to define “sex” to exclude transgender, non-binary, and intersex students. Erica. L. Green et al., ‘Transgender’ Could Be Defined Out of Existence Under Trump Administration, NEW YORK TIMES…

…instruction.  K.M. was therefore deprived of the opportunity to receive foreign language instruction.  And, as a result of this deprivation, K.M. did not learn a given skill that…

2003)(ruling that a district did not have statutory authority to expel a student for behavior that occurred before he enrolled in the District). Pennsylvania courts have also ruled that districts…

…defendant, or defense witnesses. Id. at 173. After losing, the defendant appealed challenging, inter alia, the denial of the continuance request. Id. Pointing to the unusual factors involved, the shortness…

…the handicapped child, supported by such services as are necessary to permit the child ‘to benefit’ from the instruction.” Bd. of Educ. v. Rowley, 458 U.S. 176, 188-89 (1982). The…

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…

2003)(ruling that a district did not have statutory authority to expel a student for behavior that occurred before he enrolled in the District). Pennsylvania courts have also ruled that districts…

…Food Enters., Inc., 1998 WL 1184157, at *2 (Mass. Super. Feb. 5, 1998). In Bills, the Superior Court of Massachusetts found that https://1.next.westlaw.com/Link/Document/FullText?findType=L&pubNum=1000546&cite=42USCAS1983&originatingDoc=Ib7e0beab561d11d9bf30d7fdf51b6bd4&refType=LQ&originationContext=document&transitionType=DocumentItem&contextData=(sc.DocLink) EAST150579074.1 8 “[t]here is no sound reason…

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…

Legislative Respondents and Executive Respondents filed their respective supporting briefs, and on February 17, 2015, Petitioners filed a brief in opposition to both sets of preliminary objections. On March 3,…

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parent or student must exhaust the IDEA’s administrative procedures before brining an ADA civil action. 20 U.S.C. § 1415(l) provides: Rule of Construction Nothing in this chapter shall be construed…

of approximately $451 million in BEF in that period. 2. Greater Efficiencies The Campaign recognizes that every tax dollar must be spent effectively and efficiently in the education of our…

…past decade, the legislature has acted irresponsibly – or worse. It has carefully defined the curriculum and proficiency standards for “a thorough and efficient system of public education to serve…

…services of the Nurse-Family Partnership are free to eligible mothers. If you are not happy with the services you are getting, contact your regional Nurse-Family Partnership office. http://www.nursefamilypartnership.org/locations/Pennsylvania/find-a-local-agency 27Nurse-Family Partnership…

…& Reduced Lunch Eligible 2012-2013 Percent Students in Poverty Based on Free & Reduced Lunch Eligibility 2012-13 BEF Student-Focused Funding Supplement Selected Districts 2013-2014 Increase Amount 2013-14 Estimated BEF Percent…