…way can charter schools be a tool to expand opportunity and improve our system of public education for all communities. Contact: David Lapp, [email protected], 215-238-6970 x. 309 http://www.elc-pa.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/ELC_Testimony_Charters_LegislativeIntent_12_11_14.pdf http://www.elc-pa.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/ELC_Testimony_Charters_LegislativeIntent_12_11_14.pdf mailto:[email protected]…

…to rescind the 2014 federal guidance on school discipline: “Today, the Trump administration rescinded the 2014 federal guidance that had addressed bias in school discipline, ignoring massive opposition to this…

…foster care and juvenile justice systems, children with disabilities, English learners, LGBTQ students, and children experiencing homelessness. For more information, visit elc-pa.org or follow on Twitter @edlawcenterpa. https://www.elc-pa.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/ELC_Oppose_SB383-1.pdf https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5993409/ http://www.elc-pa.org/…

1 Response to Request for Public Comments on Proposed Rule DHS Docket No. ICEB-2018-0002 Submitted By Education Law Center-PA November 6, 2018 Debbie Seguin, Assistant Director Office of Policy, U.S….

…the foster care and juvenile justice systems, children with disabilities, English learners, LGBTQ students, and children experiencing homelessness. For more information, visit elc-pa.org or follow on Twitter @edlawcenterpa. mailto:[email protected] https://www.education.pa.gov/Documents/K-12/Homeless%20Education/2016-17%20Pennsylvania%20ECYEH%20State%20Evaluation%20Report.pdf…

February 12, 2019 School Board of Directors Eastern Lancaster County School District 669 East Main Street New Holland, PA 17557 Re: Rights of Transgender Students Dear Board Members: We write,…

…the Department of Education’s (the Department) Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“NPRM” or “proposed rules”). We echo the concerns voiced by our partners at the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human…

…G.S. The District Court consolidated the two cases in February 2017. Both parties moved for summary judgment. The District Court resolved both motions in a single order, finding in favor…

…in the school finance area is, at best, unclear. • Marrero v. Commonwealth of PA: http://www.schoolfunding.info/states/pa/MARRERO.pdf • PA Association of Rural and Small Schools v. Commonwealth of PA Policy Issues…

…Due Process Manifestation Determination Truancy Policy Code Consequences Code Website Manifestation Determination Transparency Early Elementary Suspensions Certified Teachers Certified ESL Teachers Certified SPED Teachers Certified Instructional Leader Food Safety Health…

…appropriate instruction at on-site educational programs. For many different reasons, academic skills were not adequately developed, and frequently credits were not earned or were not accepted by school districts towards…

…Supporter – $500 Education Law Center’s 40th Anniversary Celebration: September 16, 2015 Program Book Specifications Email an appropriate file (e.g. PDF, SVG, PNG) or the text of the advertisements to…

…highly charterized community examined below. 1 See, e.g., Bruce Baker, The Commonwealth Triple-Screw: Special Education Funding & Charter School Payments in Pennsylvania, School Finance 101 (June 5, 2012), http://schoolfinance101.wordpress.com/2012/06/05/the-commonwealth-triple-screw-special- education-funding-charter-school-payments-in-pennsylvania….

…or sleeping outdoors or in a public place; or living in a shelter. The law protects youth who have run away from home, been thrown out of their home, been…

…public high school, similar to hundreds of public high schools around the country. JA 66 (Complaint); 116 (Answer). Buehrle is an “Alternative Education for Disruptive Youth” (AEDY) school where “disruptive…