BestInvestment_Full_Report_6.27.11

…neurological development in impoverished children, which may prevent health problems later in life [57, 88-91]. 19 Better education is effective because it produces better decision-makers and better gatherers of information,…

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ELC Impact of Lead on Learning Report February 2016Rev PDF

Lead Surveillance, Annual Report 2014 available at http://www.health.pa.gov/My%20Health/Infant%20and%20Childrens%20Health/Lead%20Poisoning%20 Prevention%20and%20Control/Documents/2014%20Lead%20Surveillance%20Annual%20Report%20r2.p df 3 Pediatric Lead Exposure Flint Water Results, Mona Hanna-Attisha, available at http://www.scribd.com/doc/282806501/Pediatric-Lead-Exposure-Flint-Water-Results http://www.dsf.health.state.pa.us/health/lib/health/familyhealth/lead_elimination_plan_for_2010.pdf http://www.nchh.org/Portals/0/Contents/PA%20-%20Impact%20Stmt.pdf http://www.health.pa.gov/My%20Health/Infant%20and%20Childrens%20Health/Lead%20Poisoning%20Prevention%20and%20Control/Documents/2014%20Lead%20Surveillance%20Annual%20Report%20r2.pdf http://www.health.pa.gov/My%20Health/Infant%20and%20Childrens%20Health/Lead%20Poisoning%20Prevention%20and%20Control/Documents/2014%20Lead%20Surveillance%20Annual%20Report%20r2.pdf http://www.health.pa.gov/My%20Health/Infant%20and%20Childrens%20Health/Lead%20Poisoning%20Prevention%20and%20Control/Documents/2014%20Lead%20Surveillance%20Annual%20Report%20r2.pdf http://www.scribd.com/doc/282806501/Pediatric-Lead-Exposure-Flint-Water-Results 2 There…

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GS Filed AMICUS Brief 2018

…Learning, Edweek.org (Feb. 1, 2018), https://www.edweek.org/ew/issues/student- mobility/index.html ………………………………………………………………………………….. 9 Services Matter: How Housing and Services Can End Family Homelessness, Needham, Mass.: The Bassuk Center, http://www.bassukcenter.org/wp- content/uploads/2015/11/Services-Matter.pdf ……………………………………………. 17 Stacey A….

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Safeguarding Educational Equity Report Data

Philadelphia Academy CS, and Young Scholars CS was downloaded from the Renewal site, at https://www.philasd.org/charterschools/renewal/. Data for all other traditional charters was downloaded from the Evaluation site, at https://www.philasd.org/charterschools/evaluation/. Data…

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School-Stability-for-Students-in-Foster-Care-Fact-Sheet-w-attachmt-August-2019.pdf

…Schools and Communities 275 Grandview Avenue Camp Hill, PA 17011 (717)763-1661 x171 (570)238-0258 (cell) (717)763-2083 fax www.center-school.org http://www.pafostercare.org/ http://www.pafostercare.org/ http://www.pafostercare.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/16/2016/11/Transportation_MOU.docx http://www.pafostercare.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/16/2016/11/Transportation-Plan-Template.docx http://www.pafostercare.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/16/2016/11/PA-Transportation-Plan-Guide-PDF.pdf http://www.pafostercare.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/16/2016/11/Best-Interest-Determination-Form-BID.docx http://www.pafostercare.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/16/2017/08/FC_POC_Directory-8-16-17.pdf http://www.pafostercare.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/16/2017/08/FC_POC_Directory-8-16-17.pdf http://www.pafostercare.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/16/2017/03/CYS-Education-Liaisons_Winter2017.pdf http://www.pafostercare.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/16/2017/03/CYS-Education-Liaisons_Winter2017.pdf http://www.pafostercare.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/16/2017/04/Foster-Care-Regional-Map.pdf http://www.center-school.org/ http://www.pafostercare.org/…

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

…(2013), at 20, 22, 30, 67, 69, 106, 116, 118, 121, https://www.texasappleseed.org/sites/default/files/156-STPP- TicketingandArrestDataUpdated-LOWRes.pdf. 36 Justice Policy Institute, EDUCATION UNDER ARREST: THE CASE AGAINST POLICE IN SCHOOLS (2011), at 13-14, http://www.justicepolicy.org/uploads/justicepolicy/documents/educationunderarrest_fullreport.p…

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ELC_schoolfundingreport.2013

use a tax effort factor in their formula. District size is another other commonly used district factor. • 27 states, including West Virginia, use a factor for small school districts…

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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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ELC_Fact Sheet_Ed_DecisionMakers_4_15_14

Homeless Education website at http://www.serve.org/nche/. http://www.nlchp.org/content/pubs/McKinney%20Vento%202001%20Law%20Into%20Practice%20UnaccompaniedYouth2.pdf http://www.nlchp.org/content/pubs/McKinney%20Vento%202001%20Law%20Into%20Practice%20UnaccompaniedYouth2.pdf http://www.serve.org/nche/ – 6 – Who Can Be a Surrogate Parent? Whenever possible, a surrogate parent should be someone who already knows and has…

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ELC Testimony Before City Council Re Residential Placements May 17, 2018

…http://www.projectuturn.net/docs/PromiseWorthKeeping.pdf http://www.philadelphiaofficeofhomelessservices.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/voices-of-youth-count-philadelphia-9-2017.pdf http://www.philadelphiaofficeofhomelessservices.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/voices-of-youth-count-philadelphia-9-2017.pdf https://www.dshs.wa.gov/sites/default/files/SESA/rda/documents/research-7-106.pdf 3 in the same school are twice as likely to graduate and a high school student with even one fewer school change is 1.8 times more…

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ELC Bullying OCR Complaint redacted

…procedures; and failed to evaluate the student for a Section 504 Service Agreement and provide reasonable accommodations). https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/docs/investigations/more/09151224-a.pdf https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/docs/investigations/more/06141285-a.pdf https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/docs/investigations/more/09131251-a.pdf https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/docs/investigations/more/09151212-a.pdf 27 At no point during this process—let alone promptly—did…

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ESSA Vulnerable Students Feb 24 2016FINAL

…http://www.elc-pa.org/resource/elc-toolkit-school-success- for-students-without-homes/ •Fact Sheet for Education of Students Experiencing Homelessness: http://www.elc-pa.org/wp- content/uploads/2014/01/ELC_FactSheet_EducationforHo melessYouth_Jan2014.pdf •Other relevant resources: http://www.elc- pa.org/resourcetag/students-experiencing-homelessness/ 30 http://www.elc-pa.org/resource/elc-toolkit-school-success-for-students-without-homes/ http://www.elc-pa.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/ELC_FactSheet_EducationforHomelessYouth_Jan2014.pdf http://www.elc-pa.org/resourcetag/students-experiencing-homelessness/ http://www.fostercareandeducation.org/ Contact Information Maura McInerney, Esq. Education Law…

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School to Prison Pipeline for Children with Disabilities

…National listserv Education for Juvenile Justice Involved Young People ◼ email kburdick@jlc.org to join  Education Law Center-PA: www.elc-pa.org  Juvenile Law Center: http://jlc.org http://cjjr.georgetown.edu/pdfs/ed/edpaper2012.pdf http://www.southerneducation.org/getattachment/b80f7aad-405d-4eed-a966-8d7a4a12f5be/Just-Learning-Executive-Summary.aspx mailto:kburdick@jlc.org http://www.elc-pa.org/ http://jlc.org/current-initiatives/securing-access-services-and-opportunities/access-education Contact…

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ELC Nicole B. Amicus

…L. Rev. 1359 EAST150579074.1 12 (1993) (“[V]ictims of childhood sexual abuse are often unable to file lawsuits until many years after the abuse has ended. Children who are sexually abused…

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2018 10 11 High School Selection LeGare_ELC Testimony to SDP Board

…See, Inequities in Pennsylvania’s Charter Sector: Segregation by Disability, 2017, https://www.elc-pa.org/wp- content/uploads/2017/02/ELC-Analysis-Inequities-in-PA-Charter-Schools-Segregation-by-Disability.pdf 5 See, e.g., Demand Letter to Franklin Towne Charter High School, 2018, https://www.elc-pa.org/wp- content/uploads/2018/07/2018-06-26-ltr-to-FTCHS.pdf https://www.elc-pa.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/ELC-Analysis-Inequities-in-PA-Charter-Schools-Segregation-by-Disability.pdf https://www.elc-pa.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/ELC-Analysis-Inequities-in-PA-Charter-Schools-Segregation-by-Disability.pdf https://www.elc-pa.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/2018-06-26-ltr-to-FTCHS.pdf https://www.elc-pa.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/2018-06-26-ltr-to-FTCHS.pdf…

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ELC_Oppose_SB383-FullSen-Update

…media, and increased efforts to limit inappropriate access to guns. Available at http://curry.virginia.edu/uploads/resourceLibrary/Updated_Lists_1-8-13- OFFICIAL_FOR_DISSEMINATION-Connecticut_School_Shooting_Position_Statement_12-19-2012- 2_pm_ET.pdf. mailto:dklehr@elc-pa.org mailto:ypelotte@elc-pa.org http://www.schoolsecurity.org/trends/arming_teachers.html http://www.repgrove.com/Display/SiteFiles/103/OtherDocuments/SelectCommitteeSchoolSafetyFinalReport.pdf.pdf http://www.repgrove.com/Display/SiteFiles/103/OtherDocuments/SelectCommitteeSchoolSafetyFinalReport.pdf.pdf http://jsg.legis.state.pa.us/resources/documents/ftp/publications/2016-10-27%20Final%20REPORT%20for%20WEBSITE%20updated%2011.16.16%20%20WB.pdf http://jsg.legis.state.pa.us/resources/documents/ftp/publications/2016-10-27%20Final%20REPORT%20for%20WEBSITE%20updated%2011.16.16%20%20WB.pdf http://www.publicopiniononline.com/story/news/2016/09/12/teacher-resigns-after-child-finds-her-loaded-gun-school/90280916/ http://www.publicopiniononline.com/story/news/2016/09/12/teacher-resigns-after-child-finds-her-loaded-gun-school/90280916/ http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-teacher-shooting-utah-idUSKBN0H62HL20140911 http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/08/us/schools-seeking-to-arm-employees-hit-hurdle-on-insurance.html?pagewanted=all&_r=1& http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/08/us/schools-seeking-to-arm-employees-hit-hurdle-on-insurance.html?pagewanted=all&_r=1& http://curry.virginia.edu/uploads/resourceLibrary/Updated_Lists_1-8-13-OFFICIAL_FOR_DISSEMINATION-Connecticut_School_Shooting_Position_Statement_12-19-2012-2_pm_ET.pdf http://curry.virginia.edu/uploads/resourceLibrary/Updated_Lists_1-8-13-OFFICIAL_FOR_DISSEMINATION-Connecticut_School_Shooting_Position_Statement_12-19-2012-2_pm_ET.pdf http://curry.virginia.edu/uploads/resourceLibrary/Updated_Lists_1-8-13-OFFICIAL_FOR_DISSEMINATION-Connecticut_School_Shooting_Position_Statement_12-19-2012-2_pm_ET.pdf…

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2018-08-07 Press Release

advancements in education funding.” https://www.pubintlaw.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/18-08-03-Wolf-Answer-to-Mootness-Application.pdf https://www.pubintlaw.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/18-08-03-Scarnati-Response.pdf https://www.pubintlaw.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/18-08-03-Wolf-Answer-to-Mootness-Application.pdf https://www.pubintlaw.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/18-08-03-Wolf-Answer-to-Mootness-Application.pdf https://www.pubintlaw.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/2018.07.06-Opposition-To-Mootness-Brief.pdf https://www.pubintlaw.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/18-08-03-Scarnati-Response.pdf https://www.pubintlaw.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/2018.07.06-Opposition-To-Mootness-Brief.pdf “The Governor recognizes that our public schoolchildren continue to suffer the painful consequences of underfunded schools every day. He…

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ELC Impact of Lead on Learning Report February 2016Rev

http://www.nchh.org/Portals/0/Contents/PA%20-%20Impact%20Stmt.pdf ] [2: Child Lead Surveillance, Annual Report 2014 available at http://www.health.pa.gov/My%20Health/Infant%20and%20Childrens%20Health/Lead%20Poisoning%20Prevention%20and%20Control/Documents/2014%20Lead%20Surveillance%20Annual%20Report%20r2.pdf ] [3: Pediatric Lead Exposure Flint Water Results, Mona Hanna-Attisha, available at http://www.scribd.com/doc/282806501/Pediatric-Lead-Exposure-Flint-Water-Results ] There is no safe…

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2019 03 14 ELC Testimony to SDP Board Committee re English Learners

…See ACCESS for ELLs® INTERPRETIVE GUIDE FOR SCORE REPORTS, available at https://www.nsbsd.org/cms/lib/AK01001879/Centricity/Domain/781/ACCESS%20Interpretive%20Guide%202012.pdf. https://wida.wisc.edu/teach/standards https://www.philasd.org/multilingual/ https://www.nsbsd.org/cms/lib/AK01001879/Centricity/Domain/781/ACCESS%20Interpretive%20Guide%202012.pdf Educational Needs of English Learners in the School District of Philadelphia 6 Education Law Center…

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