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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Petitioners’ Brief

Commonwealth of Pa. Med. Prof’l Liab. Catastrophe Loss Fund, 763 A.2d 945, 952 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2000); Heinly v. Commonwealth, 621 A.2d 1212, 1215 n.5 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 1993). ARGUMENT…

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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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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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McKeesport.Settlement.Final

card statement, or similar evidence of payment. (b) Managing and distributing individual compensatory education service hours. Upon written request to access compensatory education services communicated to the Third Party Administrator,…

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ELC_SchoolNurseReport_May2013

…of students sent home by school nurses compared to unlicensed personnel. The Journal of School Nursing, 24(5), 290-297. 14 Wyman, L.L. (2005). Comparing the number of ill or injured 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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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 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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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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Your Rights Religous Freedom 8.2017

• Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission (717-787-4410) • Philadelphia Human Relations Commission (215-686-4670) • Pittsburgh Commission on Human Relations (412-255-2600) • Pennsylvania Department of Education Office of Safe Schools Βƒ Bullying…

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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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ElwynComplaintInvestigationReport

| Departments of Education and Public Welfare | 333 Market Street, 6th Floor | Harrisburg, PA 17126 | Tel: 717-346-9320| Fax: 717-346-9330 | www.education.state.pa.us | www.dpw.state.pa.us 3 26. Beginning Comp…

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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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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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Your Rights Immigrant EL 8.2017

a formal complaint with one of the following agencies • Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission (717-787-4410) • Philadelphia Human Relations Commission (215-686-4670) • Pittsburgh Commission on Human Relations (412-255-2600) • Pennsylvania…

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Your Rights Disability 8.2017

Education Law Center | www.elc-pa.org | facebook.com/educationlawcenter | @edlawcenterpa KNOW YOUR RIGHTS MARCH 2017 Your right to a discrimination-free learning environment means that you cannot be bullied and harassed because…

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