2018-08-07 Press Release
…scheme, unfortunately, as Petitioners’ brief highlights, much work remains to be done before Petitioners’ claims are no longer relevant or capable of adjudication. Indeed, Act 35’s fair funding formula is…
More…scheme, unfortunately, as Petitioners’ brief highlights, much work remains to be done before Petitioners’ claims are no longer relevant or capable of adjudication. Indeed, Act 35’s fair funding formula is…
More…M O R A N D U M Before the court is Plaintiffs’ Motion for a Preliminary Injunction (Doc. 2). The parties have briefed the issues and the court held…
More…District.21 All EL students are entitled to a robust and effective language instruction bilingual-bicultural or English as a second language (ESL) instruction program supported by trained ESL instructors and subject…
More…PRELIMINARY OBJECTIONS TO THE PETITION FOR REVIEW Petitioners, through their counsel and pursuant to Rules 1516(b) and 1517 of the Pennsylvania Rules of Appellate Procedure and Rules 1028 and 1029…
More…OBJECTIONS TO PETITION Petitioners, through their counsel and pursuant to Rules 1516(b) and 1517 of the Pennsylvania Rules of Appellate Procedure and Rules 1028 and 1029 of the Pennsylvania Rules…
More…and efficient” education is up to the legislature to determine. According to Bruce Ledewitz, a Pennsylvania constitutional law expert and professor at Duquesne University Law School, one objection to ruling…
MoreProtection Clause. 4 After hearing argument, this Court overruled, without prejudice, the preliminary objections regarding the nature of the constitutional rights at issue and the level of scrutiny to be…
More…: Docket No. 587 M.D. 2014 ANSWER TO PETITIONERS’ APPLICATION FOR RELIEF Pursuant to Pennsylvania Rule of Appellate Procedure 123, Respondent Joseph B. Scarnati, III, President pro tempore of the…
More…needs came in a brief and affidavits filed in the case today by attorneys from the Education Law Center, the Public Interest Law Center, and O’Melveny & Myers LLP, refuting…
More…work is available from the Advancement Project and ACLU of Pennsylvania. Black and Brown communities, hardest hit by the coronavirus, have also borne the brunt of school disruption, receiving diminished…
Moredefinition section of the Act defines “educational agency” as “a local educational agency or a ‘State educational agency’ as defined by section 801(k) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act…
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MoreMay 20, 2015 – Denisa R. Superville, Education Week – A group of Pennsylvania school districts, parents, and two statewide organizations is appealing a court ruling that dismissed a lawsuit…
Moreexecutive director of Public Citizens for Children and Youth, said that means providing additional funding, rewriting the state’s seniority rules and reforming the charter law. “If they have a desire…
More…meaningfully include parents, students, and their communities in governance; and 6. are accountable to the local communities they serve. Available at http://www.elc-pa.org/ELC_PrinciplesforCharterSchoolReform_9.20.12.pdf. http://www.elc-pa.org/ELC_PrinciplesforCharterSchoolReform_9.20.12.pdf ! “#$%&'()*!+&,!-.*’./!! 01(2&#.231(&!4!0(”56$/71! ,,,8.2%93&8)/7! ! Recently, we…
More…on behalf of others similarly situated (hereinafter referred to “Class Members” or “Auberle Class”), and Defendant McKeesport Area School District (referred to as “MASD” or “District”). WHEREAS, Named Plaintiffs and…
More…and magnet schools. The panel members debated how to interpret the constitution’s mandate that the state provide “thorough and efficient education” for all of its students. Mark Gleason, of the…
MoreIn May 2023, Education Law Center PA submitted comments in response to the U.S. Department of Education’s proposed rule on sex discrimination in school athletics under Title IX of the…
More…as we would like them to be,” Panther Valley Superintendent Dennis Kergick said. Pennsylvania has academic standards that define what is required by schools for a thorough and efficient public…
More…Easton Di -Vento Act. The District establishes local rules and practices concerning the enrollment, transportation, and education of children within its district, including homeless children. 8. Defendant Carolyn Dumaresq is…
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