WilliamPennSD_etal_v_PADepartmentofED_etal_11_10_14

…Relating to the Education of Youth in Pennsylvania (1749), available at http://www.archives.upenn.edu/primdocs/1749proposals.html.. 2 districts across the Commonwealth and discriminates against children on the basis of the taxable property and household…

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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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ELC_Guide_FairnessinDiscipline_Sept09

…provided in the parent’s native language, unless this is clearly not feasible. 20 U.S.C. § 1415(b)(4). 2 See, e.g., http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/eeolep/index.html (last visited September 14, 2009). 3 Available at http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/pa_codes/7501/educatin g_students_with_limited_english_proficiency_(lep)_and_english_language_learn…

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

…5, 2015, http://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2015/11/why-do-most-school-cops-have- no-student-training-requirements/414286/. 8 Melinda Anderson, When Schooling Meets Policing, THE ATLANTIC, Sept. 21, 2015, http://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2015/09/when-schooling-meets-policing/406348/. 9 Id. 10 Id. at 4. 11 Sarah Aarthun and Holly Yan, Student’s…

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School University Safety Committee Statement on Model MOU

…23 Justice Quarterly 462, 473-477 (2006). https://www.aclupa.org/files/5714/2436/0535/2-16-2015_FINAL_64204_ACLU_ONLINE.pdf https://www.aclupa.org/files/5714/2436/0535/2-16-2015_FINAL_64204_ACLU_ONLINE.pdf https://www.aclupa.org/files/5714/2436/0535/2-16-2015_FINAL_64204_ACLU_ONLINE.pdf%22%EF%B7%9FHYPERLINK%20%22https:/www.aclupa.org/files/5714/2436/0535/2-16-2015_FINAL_64204_ACLU_ONLINE.pdf https://www.aclupa.org/files/5714/2436/0535/2-16-2015_FINAL_64204_ACLU_ONLINE.pdf https://www.aclupa.org/files/5714/2436/0535/2-16-2015_FINAL_64204_ACLU_ONLINE.pdf 2 should be limited to criminal offenses that impact school safety. Unfortunately, this is not currently the reality in…

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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:[email protected] mailto:[email protected] 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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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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2018 National School Walkout Fact Sheet

Gun control that does not result in targeted policing of black and brown bodies. https://www.womensmarch.com/enough-toolkit https://www.womensmarch.com/enough-toolkit https://www.actionnetwork.org/event_campaigns/enough-national-school-walkout https://townhallproject.com/ https://petitions.moveon.org/sign/ban-military-style-assault-2?source=c.em&r_by=236359 https://www.facebook.com/pg/marchforourlives/events/?ref=page_internal http://nationalschoolwalkout.us/ https://www.facebook.com/215studentunion/posts/10156159559271740 NATIONAL SCHOOL WALKOUT | 2018 Education Law Center…

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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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ELC Nicole B. Amicus

…e.g. Maura McInerney & Alex Dutton, ELC Steps Up to Protect the Rights of Bullied Students with Disabilities, The Legal Intelligencer (Dec. 26, 2017, 2:45 PM), https://www.law.com/thelegalintelligencer/sites/thelegalintelligencer/2017/12/26/elc-steps-up-to- protect-the-rights-of-bullied-students-with-disabilities/?slreturn=20180014222304. https://www.law.com/thelegalintelligencer/sites/thelegalintelligencer/2017/12/26/elc-steps-up-to-protect-the-rights-of-bullied-students-with-disabilities/?slreturn=20180014222304 https://www.law.com/thelegalintelligencer/sites/thelegalintelligencer/2017/12/26/elc-steps-up-to-protect-the-rights-of-bullied-students-with-disabilities/?slreturn=20180014222304…

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COVID-19 Response (2020-2021)

…the rest of the school year, schools were expected to continue to provide education in some form. But the pivot to online instruction was not a smooth one, particularly in…

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AEDY Agreement – 3 25 2019

…Review: July 1, 2017); “The Framework for English as a Second Language Program Specialist K-12 Guidelines” (December 2016), “English as a Second Language (ESL) Program Specialist PK-12” CSPG No. 68…

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Title IX Comments

January 30, 2019 Submitted via www.regulations.gov Kenneth L. Marcus Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights Department of Education 400 Maryland Avenue SW Washington DC, 20202 Re: ED Docket No. ED-2018-OCR-0064, RIN…

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ELC_TrainingforSurrogateParents_9_24_13

…Helpline: 1-800- 692-7443 • Legal Center for Foster Care and Education: www.fostercareandeducation.org 47 http://www.pattan.net/category/Legal/Forms/ http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/basic_education_circulars/7497 http://www.elc-pa.org/ http://drnpa.org/ Pop Quiz  What is the role of the Surrogate Parent?  How…

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School to Prison Pipeline for Children with Disabilities

…Active, Involved Adult to Make Education Decisions: http://www.elc-pa.org/wp- content/uploads/2014/04/ELC_Fact-Sheet_Ed_DecisionMakers_4_15_14.pdf http://www.law.udc.edu/?JTulman http://ssrn.com/abstract=2473609 http://www.elc-pa.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/ELC_Fact-Sheet_Ed_DecisionMakers_4_15_14.pdf Resources  Peter Leone & Lois Weinberg, Addressing the Unmet Educational Needs of Children and Youth in the…

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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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Civil-Rights-Roundtable-Letter-Sessions-1-06-2016

…Opinion of the Justices, 624 So. 2d 107, 114 (Ala. 1993). http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/ http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/jeff-sessions-says-he-handled-these-civil-rights-cases-he-barely-touched-them/2017/01/03/4ddfffa6-d0fa-11e6-a783-cd3fa950f2fd_story.html?utm_term=.f09e50846bba https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/jeff-sessions-says-he-handled-these-civil-rights-cases-he-barely-touched-them/2017/01/03/4ddfffa6-d0fa-11e6-a783-cd3fa950f2fd_story.html?utm_term=.f09e50846bba 4 authority to oversee the state’s school funding plans.20 He then petitioned the court to…

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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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1-4-19 Special Education Funding Letter to Governor (Final)

…a few hours of education each week. https://www.senatorbrowne.com/special-education-funding-commission/ https://www.senatorbrowne.com/special-education-funding-commission-gallery/ http://www.senatorbrowne.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/37/2015/05/Special-Education-Funding-Commission-Report-121113.pdf Shortchanging Students with Disabilities: State Underfunding of Special Education in PA| 2018 2 billion.8 Local districts had to allocate funds…

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