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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Petitioners’ Brief

Pa. Commw. Unpub. LEXIS 1 (Commw. Ct. July 9, 1998) ………………… 22 Pa. Envtl. Def. Found. v. Commonwealth, 161 A.3d 911 (Pa. 2017) …………………………………………………………………………. 44 Pa. Envtl. Def. Found. v….

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Supreme Court – Brief of Appellant e-filed

efficient system of public education.” PA. CONST. art. III, § 14. The legislature’s current definition of a “thorough and efficient system of public education”—as reflected in state academic standards and…

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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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Title IX Comments

…new school quickly became hell, PHILLY.COM (May 6, 2014), http://www.philly.com/philly/news/Lawsuit_Boys_move_to_new_school_quickly_became_hell.html. 13 See id. 14 See id. 15 See id. 16 See id. 4 Under the Department’s proposed, narrower definition of…

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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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ELC Bullying OCR Complaint redacted

…to bullying can also be found here: http://webgui.phila.k12.pa.us/offices/a/attendance–truancy/bullying-prevention/bullying- prevention-policy-and-procedures. https://1.next.westlaw.com/Link/Document/FullText?findType=Y&serNum=2012490826&pubNum=506&originatingDoc=I03a7e612f03a11e1b11ea85d0b248d27&refType=RP&fi=co_pp_sp_506_350&originationContext=document&transitionType=DocumentItem&contextData=(sc.History*oc.Search)#co_pp_sp_506_350 https://1.next.westlaw.com/Link/Document/FullText?findType=Y&serNum=2012490826&pubNum=506&originatingDoc=I03a7e612f03a11e1b11ea85d0b248d27&refType=RP&fi=co_pp_sp_506_350&originationContext=document&transitionType=DocumentItem&contextData=(sc.History*oc.Search)#co_pp_sp_506_350 https://1.next.westlaw.com/Link/Document/FullText?findType=Y&serNum=1995207171&pubNum=506&originatingDoc=I03a7e612f03a11e1b11ea85d0b248d27&refType=RP&fi=co_pp_sp_506_492&originationContext=document&transitionType=DocumentItem&contextData=(sc.History*oc.Search)#co_pp_sp_506_492 http://webgui.phila.k12.pa.us/offices/a/attendance–truancy/bullying-prevention/bullying-prevention-policy-and-procedures http://webgui.phila.k12.pa.us/offices/a/attendance–truancy/bullying-prevention/bullying-prevention-policy-and-procedures 28 to adhere to the District’s own anti-bullying Procedures only made matters worse—by subjecting STUDENT to…

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ELC_schoolfundingreport.2013

…Look at Funding Formula Components States that accurately, fairly, and transparently distribute their education dollars often share common components of a sound education funding formula. These components are: base cost,…

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ELC ESAA-Updated McKinney Vento Fact Sheet August 2017

Delaware, Lehigh, Montgomery and Northampton counties) Pennsylvania’s McKinney-Vento State Coordinator Storm Camara can be reached at 717 772-2066 or [email protected]. http://www.education.pa.gov/Documents/K-12/Homeless%20Education/Dispute%20Letter%20English.pdf http://www.education.pa.gov/K-12/Homeless%20Education/Pages/Region-1.aspx http://www.education.pa.gov/K-12/Homeless%20Education/Pages/Region-2.aspx http://www.education.pa.gov/K-12/Homeless%20Education/Pages/Region-3.aspx http://www.education.pa.gov/K-12/Homeless%20Education/Pages/Region-4.aspx http://www.education.pa.gov/K-12/Homeless%20Education/Pages/Region-5.aspx http://www.education.pa.gov/K-12/Homeless%20Education/Pages/Region-6.aspx http://www.education.pa.gov/K-12/Homeless%20Education/Pages/Region-7.aspx http://www.education.pa.gov/K-12/Homeless%20Education/Pages/Region-8.aspx mailto:[email protected]

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Back-to-School Guide 2022

…students’ educational rights under state and federal law remain in full force. ELC remains committed to advancing and defending these important rights. Our students remain deserving of equitable, affirming, and…

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18-08-03 Wolf Answer to Mootness Application

Philadelphia PA 19103 (215) 569-5500 (215) 569-5555 (fax) lewis@blankrome.com slee@blankrome.com Counsel for Executive Respondents Date: August 3, 2018 Received 8/3/2018 6:58:44 PM Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania mailto:lewis@blankrome.com mailto:slee@blankrome.com i TABLE…

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20170920 Updated Memo in Opposition to HB 1717

…the fig leaf of helping children with disabilities to introduce vouchers, we expect it to be substantially similar to HB 1717. http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/campaign-k-12/2017/03/jeb_bush_foundation_staffers_trump_education_department.html http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/campaign-k-12/2017/03/jeb_bush_foundation_staffers_trump_education_department.html http://www.excelined.org/wp-content/uploads/The-Education-Savings-Account-Act-Students-w-Disabilities-Model-Legislation-12.20141.pdf http://www.excelined.org/wp-content/uploads/The-Education-Savings-Account-Act-Students-w-Disabilities-Model-Legislation-12.20141.pdf http://www.excelined.org/wp-content/uploads/The-Education-Savings-Account-Act-Students-w-Disabilities-Model-Legislation-12.20141.pdf 2 received a voucher…

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ELC Testimony to the Basic Education Funding Commission 11-18-2014

…available at http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/summaries_of_annual_financial_report_data/7673/afr_data __detailed/509049, by 15% of the Average Daily Membership of the school district. http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/charter_school_funding/8661 http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/summaries_of_annual_financial_report_data/7673/afr_data__detailed/509049 http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/summaries_of_annual_financial_report_data/7673/afr_data__detailed/509049 The current “system” of charter special education funding is based on two…

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COVID-19 Response (2020-2021)

…fruition, as schools continued to grapple with community spread of the coronavirus. Now in 2021, with many school districts still not returned to fully in-person instruction, the need for continued…

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ELC Opposition to Policy 805 FINAL

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 https://www.glsen.org/sites/default/files/Pennsylvania%20State%20Snapshot%20-%202017%20NSCS_0.pdf https://www.glsen.org/sites/default/files/Pennsylvania%20State%20Snapshot%20-%202017%20NSCS_0.pdf https://gsanetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/LGBTQ_brief_FINAL.pdf https://gsanetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/LGBTQ_brief_FINAL.pdf https://gsanetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/LGBTQ_brief_FINAL.pdf https://gsanetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/LGBTQ_brief_FINAL.pdf students in a school.12 There is also a close correlation between the socioeconomic status/class of students and the use of metal…

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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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November 2018 City Council School Board Hearing Testimony

…improve educational outcomes for pregnant and parenting students which were developed as a result of a multi-year project focused on this vulnerable student cohort. mailto:[email protected] https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-public-health/ https://www.hhs.gov/ash/oah/sites/default/files/tpp-ss-phmc-2018.pdf http://www.philaedfund.org/sites/default/files/Pregnant%20and%20Parenting%20Teens%20in%20Philadelphia–%20Academic%20and%20Social%20Outcomes.pdf http://www.philaedfund.org/sites/default/files/Pregnant%20and%20Parenting%20Teens%20in%20Philadelphia–%20Academic%20and%20Social%20Outcomes.pdf http://articles.philly.com/2012-08-30/news/33477284_1_teen-mothers-teen-pregnancy-rate-teen-births…

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2018 10 11 High School Selection LeGare_ELC Testimony to SDP Board

Richard (2009). Turnaround Schools That Work: Moving Beyond Separate but Equal. Washington: The Century Foundation available at http://school-diversity.org/pdf/NCSD_SIG_Proposal_withcoverletter_10- 31-14.pdf http://commons.trincoll.edu/cssp/2011/12/06/pornpat-and-nathan-temporarytitle/ http://commons.trincoll.edu/cssp/2011/12/06/pornpat-and-nathan-temporarytitle/ http://school-diversity.org/pdf/NCSD_SIG_Proposal_withcoverletter_10-31-14.pdf http://school-diversity.org/pdf/NCSD_SIG_Proposal_withcoverletter_10-31-14.pdf 3 they may have no involvement with…

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Letter Requesting Ban on Suspensions of Elementary-Aged Students

…to only 11.6% of students without disabilities; and 18.6% of Black students with disabilities received “any out of school suspension,” as compared to only 10.8% of white http://www.nbcdi.org/whats-wrong-criminalizing-our-early-learners https://edsource.org/2015/study-suspensions-harm-well-behaved-kids/72501 https://edsource.org/2015/study-suspensions-harm-well-behaved-kids/72501…

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