…City Councilmember Helen Gym and the School District of Philadelphia. It raises a number of issues related to the educational needs of immigrant students, students learning English, and their families….
More…students filed an emergency motion today asking for protection for all English Language Learner immigrant students aged 17-21 against the district’s continuing practice of delaying the enrollment of older immigrant…
MoreUnder federal and state law, school districts are obligated to provide students whose primary language is not English with appropriate bilingual or English as a second language (ESL) instruction and…
More…that some ESOL [English as a Second Language] teachers have said that it can sometimes erode the child’s trust to be given this exam. They may not be able to…
Moreneeds without additional state funding. For instance, providing many students eligible for special education with instruction in regular education classrooms is a practice supported by educational research findings, parent advocates,…
More…Student, NBC News, Oct. 28, 2015, http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/south-carolina- deputy-ben-fields-fired-job-sheriff-n452881. 13 Similarly, in 2013, DOJ entered into a consent decree with the Meridian Municipal Separate School District limiting the use of SROs…
More…its own evaluation. Ms. Galarza, who has limited English skills, signed a bilingual consent form. What she did not realize at the time was that unlike the previous evaluation, which…
More…2005), available at http://b.3cdn.net/advancement/5351180e24cb166d02_mlbrqgxlh.pdf. 3 Senate Committee Passes Bipartisan Bill by Senators Newell and Hudak to Ensure Student Safety and Success Today, March 1, 2012, available at http://coloradosenate.org/home/features/senate-committee-passesbipartisan-bill- by-senators-newell-and-hudak-to-ensure-student-safety-and-success-today. (“The…
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More…where all Philadelphia schoolteachers consider themselves English as a Second Language (ESOL) instructors equipped to meet the needs of English learner and limited English proficient families. The district’s 15,000 English…
More…Center has been at the forefront of reforms that ensure equity and access for English Learners (ELs) and limited English proficient (LEP) parents, here in Pittsburgh and across the State….
More…a privately-run alternative school, Phoenix Academy, and instead requires placement in a specially-designed “Newcomer Program” at the main high school, McCaskey. “Today’s agreement extends the guarantee of a strong and…
MoreOn November 1, in a letter to the Philadelphia School Reform Commission, ELC is requesting revision to the School District of Philadelphia’s proposed new Language Instruction Policy. ELC asks that…
MoreIn January 2019 testimony about English learners to the Philadelphia school board’s Student Achievement and Support Committee, Education Law Center Legal Director Maura McInerney brought attention to reductions in ESL…
MoreMoreland Township SD Montgomery 119 5.53% 0.1500 2,150.088 $0.00 Baldwin-Whitehall SD Allegheny 220 5.11% 0.5733 4,309.113 $0.00 English Language Learner High Incidence Supplement_x000D_(Sorted by English language learner concentration) Charters To…
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Moreat http://www.ldnews.com/ci_22036769/lebanon-school-district-loses-truancy-lawsuit http://jjlp.law.ucdavis.edu/archives/vol-10-no-1/Truancy.pdf http://www.schoolengagement.org/TruancypreventionRegistry/Admin/Resources/Resources/TheLegalandEconomicImplicationsofTruancyExecutiveSummary.pdf http://www.schoolengagement.org/TruancypreventionRegistry/Admin/Resources/Resources/TheLegalandEconomicImplicationsofTruancyExecutiveSummary.pdf http://readingeagle.com/news/article/woman-in-berks-county-prison-for-truancy-found-dead-in-her-cell#.VBcu8qPD-Uk http://readingeagle.com/news/article/woman-in-berks-county-prison-for-truancy-found-dead-in-her-cell#.VBcu8qPD-Uk http://www.ldnews.com/ci_22036769/lebanon-school-district-loses-truancy-lawsuit 7 There was no evidence that these policies actually reduced truancy. In addition, most magistrate judges tell me that they believe fines…
More…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…
More+What Pennsylvania Can LearnFrom Other States’ Education Funding FormulasFebruary 2013 Education Law Center $Funding,Formulas,and Fairness 5 = % Methodology Education Law Center staff researched each of the 50 states by:…
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