Historic Victory in Fight for Fair Funding!
Judge Renée Cohn Jubelirer presiding. The trial lasted for nearly four months. Post-trial proceedings culminated in oral argument on the legal issues in the case on July 26, 2022. More…
MoreJudge Renée Cohn Jubelirer presiding. The trial lasted for nearly four months. Post-trial proceedings culminated in oral argument on the legal issues in the case on July 26, 2022. More…
MoreThe data should track the number of suspensions, expulsions, and the reason for each exclusion. The data should be disaggregated by race, gender, age, English language learner status, and disability….
More…respectfully submit, the Court should allow for here: the judiciary should defer to, but enforce, the legislatively-prescribed standards that give meaning to the Education Clause, as many other state appellate…
More…standard this Court could adopt would be the rigid rule that each pupil must receive the same dollar expenditures. Even appellants recognize, however, that expenditures are not the exclusive yardstick…
More…learn- ing across the full curriculum, school climate, and facilities. The teams would then recommend interventions that the school would receive assistance to implement.27 Recommendations • Support the development of…
MorePennsylvania Commonwealth Court has scheduled our historic fair funding lawsuit for trial with a start date of Nov. 12, 2021. All children in PA have the right to a high-quality…
More…format and matched to their pace of learning. Such materials must also follow the regular curriculum in order for the student to truly be included in the classroom environment and…
More…case, where our lawyers submitted briefs about the legal issues in the case. And after oral argument on the legal issues took place on July 26, 2022, the case was…
Moreappropriation still falls far short of what our children need and what Governor Wolf originally requested. And while we applaud the state for utilizing a new bipartisan funding formula to…
Moresuch an inquiry.11 Pennsylvania’s Rules of Criminal Procedure should articulate this requirement with equal clarity. The rules should state explicitly that the obligation is on the court, not the defendant,…
Morelanguage barriers. Information about these opportunities, and in particular programs for English learners, must be provided in multiple languages.Need Help? Rights of Multilingual and Culturally Diverse Students and Families Rights…
More…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…
More…The disparities are consistent with the data that informed the 2013 complaint. Meanwhile, the overall number of students reported to be placed in AEDY has continued to drop. http://www.elc-pa.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/ELC_AltEdPA_FullReport_03_2010.pdf http://www.elc-pa.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/ELC_AltEdPA_FullReport_03_2010.pdf…
MoreAdvertisement Wolf has previously declined to say whether he would remove Meckley from the position, saying it would be a tough call. Jeff Sheridan, a Wolf spokesman, said no decisions…
More…(ESEA), a key federal law governing education, originally signed into law in 1965 and last reauthorized as No Child Left Behind in 2002. The ESSA is the first major overhaul…
More…looking at Westinghouse, looking at Carrick, looking at [University Prep] in 10 years and saying they’re still no better off.” Chad Aldeman, an associate partner at the education consulting and…
More…The disparities are consistent with the data that informed the 2013 complaint. Meanwhile, the overall number of students reported to be placed in AEDY has continued to drop. http://www.elc-pa.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/ELC_AltEdPA_FullReport_03_2010.pdf http://www.elc-pa.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/ELC_AltEdPA_FullReport_03_2010.pdf…
Morereligion. If your child is experiencing bullying or harassment, keep detailed records of each incident and request in writing that the school take action. Cyberbullying ‒ bullying or harassment that…
More…that ELC is committed to defending. Our students also remain deserving of equitable, affirming, and culturally responsive school spaces. Black lives matter! As champions for education justice, we must grapple…
Morea change, or because attending a new school would be safer or would provide a better education — the new school must enroll the student immediately and arrange for transfer…
More