COVID-19 Response (2020-2021)

…Public Education, The Pittsburgh Current, April 15. School Leaders Say It Will Take A Long Time For Students To Make Up For COVID Closures, WESA, April 15. Online learning opportunities…

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Meeting the Needs of Unaccompanied Homeless Youth_ELC City Council Testimony_April 2016

examples of individuals who meet the definition of “homeless children and youth.” 42 U.S.C. § 11434a(2)(B)(i)-(iv). https://www2.ed.gov/programs/homeless/data-comp-04-07.pdf http://www.dedcmdasfaa.org/docs/conferences/2014/presentations/UnaccompaniedHomelessTouthAndHigherEducationAccess.pdf http://www.dedcmdasfaa.org/docs/conferences/2014/presentations/UnaccompaniedHomelessTouthAndHigherEducationAccess.pdf 5 Having lost touch with their families and their source of…

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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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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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ELC_SchoolNurseReport_May2013

…Health Policies and Programs Study 2006. Retrieved from http://www.cdc.gov/healthyyouth/shpps/2006/summaries/pdf/ HS_State_Level_Summaries_SHPPS2006.pdf. NASN-recommended nurse-to-student ratios: 1:750 for healthy students 1:250 for students with special health care needs 1:125 for medically complex students…

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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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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_schoolfundingreport.2013

…13.8 Kansas 35.6 52.7 11.7 Alabama 31.4 52.5 16.1 Kentucky 31.3 52.1 16.6 Arkansas 32.1 52.1 15.9 Wyoming 41.2 51.6 7.3 Utah 36.3 51.2 12.6 Oklahoma 35.0 47.8 17.2 Mississippi…

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Petitioners’ Brief

A.2d 114 (Pa. 1985) ………………………………………………………………. 17, 19, 22 Goodheart v. Thornburgh, 522 A.2d 125 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 1987) ……………………………………………………….. 8 Heinly v. Commonwealth, 621 A.2d 1212 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 1993)…

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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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Newsroom Archive

recommendations The Hechinger Report 12/13: New report underscores education problems in institutions for foster youth Lancaster Online 12/12: Bonus allocations another disappointing twist in state education funding Chalkbeat Philadelphia 12/11: New hires make…

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Glen Mills Class Action Press Release

free, appropriate public education for mailto:[email protected] mailto:[email protected] https://at.elc-pa.org/GlenMillsComplaint https://at.elc-pa.org/GlenMillsComplaint https://www.philly.com/crime/a/glen-mills-schools-pa-abuse-juvenile-investigation-20190220.html children with disabilities. CCIU, a local educational agency, contracted with Glen Mills to provide educational services, yet failed to be…

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18-08-03 Wolf Answer to Mootness Application

ID No. 86239 One Logan Square, 130 North 18th Street Philadelphia PA 19103 (215) 569-5500 (215) 569-5555 (fax) lewis@blankrome.com slee@blankrome.com Counsel for Executive Respondents Date: August 3, 2018 mailto:lewis@blankrome.com mailto:slee@blankrome.com

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Your Rights Religous Freedom 8.2017

Law Center for a referral. Education Law Center | www.elc-pa.org | facebook.com/educationlawcenter | @edlawcenterpa ENDNOTES 1 U.S. Constitution, Amend 1. The First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution states that “Congress…

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Glen Mills Letter to Appropriations and Children & Youth

to meet the educational needs of its at-risk students, including students with disabilities. https://www.elc-pa.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/2018_Pennsylvania-Residential-Facilities_Childrens-Rights_Education-Law-Center.pdf https://www.elc-pa.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/2018_Pennsylvania-Residential-Facilities_Childrens-Rights_Education-Law-Center.pdf https://www.elc-pa.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/2018_Pennsylvania-Residential-Facilities_Childrens-Rights_Education-Law-Center.pdf https://www.elc-pa.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/2018_Pennsylvania-Residential-Facilities_Childrens-Rights_Education-Law-Center.pdf https://www.philly.com/crime/a/glen-mills-schools-pa-abuse-juvenile-investigation-20190220.html https://www.philly.com/crime/a/glen-mills-schools-pa-abuse-juvenile-investigation-20190220.html 3 In light of PA-DHS’ inaction in response to these developments,…

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ELC_Guide_FairnessinDiscipline_Sept09

…of Philadelphia, 143 A.2d 909, 911 (Pa. 1958); Giacomucci v. Southeast Delco School District, 742 A.2d 1165, 1174 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 1999). This principle applies to the area of school…

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Press release_FINAL

…resources and services in the areas of public education, housing, health care, employment, environmental justice and voting. For more information visit www.pubintlaw.org or follow on Twitter @PubIntLawCtr. https://www.pubintlaw.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/2018-01-25-Turzai-Brief.pdf http://www.elc-pa.org/ http://www.pubintlaw.org/…

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