…public high school, similar to hundreds of public high schools around the country. JA 66 (Complaint); 116 (Answer). Buehrle is an “Alternative Education for Disruptive Youth” (AEDY) school where “disruptive…
More…Johnstown, Wilkes-Barre Area and Shenandoah Valley – the Pennsylvania Association of Rural and Small Schools, and the NAACP Pennsylvania State Conference. “Today’s ruling represents a major victory for civil rights…
More…student newspaper that would not be seen as school-sponsored speech). 22 e. Speech that constitutes a “true threat” does not receive First Amendment protection Speech that constitutes a “true threat”…
More…services; financial assistance, e.g., unemployment benefits and public assistance; and public infrastructure, such as road maintenance, availability of utilities and other matters. 22 Nonetheless, strict scrutiny is not applied in…
MoreMar. 23, 2016 The Education Law Center’s Executive Director Deborah Gordon Klehr issued the following statement regarding today’s state budget announcement: “We are disappointed that the Commonwealth is proceeding…
More…to be incarcerated than youth who complete high school. Youth find their worlds upended by the stress and chaos of homelessness. They desperately need the stability, structure, and hope of…
More…these actions followed groundbreaking investigative reporting by the Philadelphia Inquirer’s Lisa Gartner. Read our April 2019 press release here. Read our complaint here. Read our comprehensive brief here, filed Aug….
MoreA group of multi-ethnic elementary students stand around a colorful gay pride poster. They are each holding an edge of the poster so it is out flat for the camera to see. Only the tops of their heads can be seen as the picture is taken from an aerial view. Each of the students are wearing casual clothing.
More…ResidentialInstabilityandtheMcKinney-VentroHomeless-2010.pdf ………… 11, 13 Russell Rumberger, Student Mobility: Causes, Consequences, and Solutions, National Education Policy Center (2015), http://nepc.colorado.edu/files/pb_rumberger-student-mobility.pdf ………………… 7 Ý¿»æ ïéóîèèê ܱ½«³»²¬æ ððíïïîèêíêðï п¹»æ é Ü¿¬» Ú·´»¼æ ðîñîèñîðïè TABLE…
More…to get out of here as soon as possible and get to the Supreme Court,” Brobson said. It is not clear when the court will rule on Wednesday’s arguments. http://mobile.philly.com/news/breaking/?wss=/philly/news/breaking&id=295962701&…
Moreis this $5.5 billion distributed in basic education funding with no rhyme or reason?’ ” In 1991, the Pennsylvania Association of Rural and Small Schools, a coalition of rural and…
More…all children begin school ready, and are ready to learn and succeed in their schooling careers, as lifelong learners and productive citizens. Research confirms what most parents already know; all…
More…still ‘treading water’, The Inquirer, Feb. 8, 2018, available at http://www.philly.com/philly/news/despite- funding-increases-under-wolf-pa-school-districts-still-treading-water-20180209.html (“Even with the increases [Governor] Wolf proposed for next year, the formula would apply only to 9 percent…
More…time, and the request must be in writing. The school entity shall make the permission to evaluate form readily available for that purpose. If a request is made orally to…
MoreFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 30, 2018 Contact: Paul Socolar, Education Law Center, 215-906-1250, [email protected] PDE Orders Philadelphia School District to Create New System to Protect Students with…
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