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…“take appropriate action to overcome language barriers that impede equal participation by its students in instructional programs.”1 20 U.S.C. § 1703(f). The named plaintiffs are all refugees, ages 17-20, who…
More…“take appropriate action to overcome language barriers that impede equal participation by its students in instructional programs.”1 20 U.S.C. § 1703(f). The named plaintiffs are all refugees, ages 17-20, who…
MoreMay 13, 2016 The Education Law Center applauds the U.S. Departments of Justice and Education for today’s important guidance clarifying that Title IX, the law that bans sex discrimination in…
More…be just as important as implementing the formula, if not more so. “Today we take an important first step.” The work of the 15-member commission – which spanned two administrations…
More…remains true today. III. PETITIONERS’ CLAIMS ARE BARRED BY SOVEREIGN IMMUNITY AND SEPARATION OF POWERS. A. Petitioners’ Demand For A Mandatory Injunction Is Barred By Sovereign Immunity. The Commonwealth, its…
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,…
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…
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…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…in Allegheny County: “As youth and civil rights advocates, we are appalled to learn of plans by the Westboro Baptist Church to disrupt the lives of students at Pine-Richland High…
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…pushing [rule-breakers] away; you’re going to find a way to engage them.” That doesn’t mean adopting a permissive attitude toward disruptive actions. Greenblatt summed it up this way: “In a…
More…children the learning opportunities afforded to them by law. Similar suits were recently settled by districts in Utica City, NY, and in Florida. The latest legal action, brought against the…
Morethe latest move in a long-running attempt to bring a chronically deficit-ridden district back to financial health. “We keep asking the state to give us more,” said Chester Upland’s school…
More…organization in the United States producing scholarly work to clarify, modernize, and otherwise improve the law. “This latest group of new members exemplifies the diversity in perspective and experience essential…
MoreNov. 24, 2014 – The Education Law Center submitted a letter to Pennsylvania’s Secretary of Education Carolyn Dumaresq urging her to reject the latest round of cyber charter school applications…
More…the power to suspend provisions of the School Code without any clear limitation, violated the non-delegation rule in the Pennsylvania Constitution. Specifically, under this ruling, the SRC is not able…
More…or intrude upon the lawfully enacted scheme by which public education is funded, not only in Philadelphia, but throughout the Commonwealth.” Id. at 367. 5. Twenty years later in Marrero,…
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