…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…
More…Law Center, released the following statement today in response to Senate Bill 383, which the full Senate is scheduled to vote on today: “Everyone wants our schools to be safe…
More…funding lawsuit Meanwhile Pa. Legislators waste time in attempt to delay the case HARRISBURG – Today Governor Wolf filed a response in Pennsylvania’s school funding lawsuit, urging the court to…
Moreits constitutional mandate.” “Today’s ruling ensures that our schoolchildren across Pennsylvania will finally have their day in court,” said Deborah Gordon Klehr, executive director of Education Law Center – PA,…
MoreIn an opinion released today, the Commonwealth Court overruled various preliminary objections to the Pennsylvania school funding lawsuit. In a victory for students across Pennsylvania, the Commonwealth Court today overruled…
MoreConnecting Today … Transforming Tomorrow www.fostercarealumni.org Corporate Headquarters: 5810 Kingstowne Center Dr. Suite 120-730 Alexandria, VA 22315 Phone: 703-299-6767 Toll Free: 888-ALUMNI-(0) October 11, 2018 Dear Members of the Pennsylvania…
More…according to a report released Thursday by The Education Trust released Thursday by The Education Trust (Ed Trust), a group in Washington that advocates for closing economic and racial inequities…
More…and Parents Need to Know Every day across Pennsylvania, children impacted by lead exposure struggle to focus and learn in classrooms. It is well documented that exposure to lead can…
More…impacted by lead exposure struggle to focus and learn in classrooms. It is well documented that exposure to lead can cause direct damage to a child’s brain. It can exert…
More…to ELC’s historic and current work. Most recently, our advocacy efforts have included: establishing fair residency rules for children in foster care or experiencing homelessness; ensuring the full inclusion of…
More…Should We Intervene? Contributions of Behavior, Student, and School Characteristics to Suspension and Expulsion, THE EQUITY PROJECT, at 6, 12, 15 (Jan. 2013); Tony Fabelo, et al., Breaking Schools’ Rules:…
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MoreAug. 30, 2013 – by Isaiah Thompson – A week ago, in response to a reference by President Obama to “brutal” cuts to education in Pennsylvania under Gov. Tom Corbett,…
More…conversations about systemic racial discrimination and reinforces white supremacy. Parents across Pennsylvania want truthful education, classrooms where students are valued and accepted, and curriculum that teaches students the true history…
More…sustaining the world’s infrastructure, with a demonstrated and passionate commitment to STEM education programs for elementary school students in Pennsylvania. Opera Philadelphia, one of the most innovative opera companies…
More…country – and the world – at one time. The suit maintains that youth housed at Glen Mills suffered at the hands of Glen Mills leadership and staff. Instead of…
More…receive an appropriate and adequate program of language instruction, including assignment to the International School if appropriate, ESL instruction, modifications in the delivery of instruction and testing to facilitate their…
More…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…
More…explore the world, and learn about the experiences of others. Schools already have rigorous processes to identify books with learning value that are age-appropriate for students. Small groups of parents…
More…experience for the rest of their lives, making it crucial that children’s earliest experiences truly foster – and never harm – their development. As such, expulsion and suspension practices in…
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