…seats to the city. After the initial vote last February, KIPP re-submitted an application for KIPP West, which the SRC approved. In total, based on these numbers and projections, last…
More…for distributing basic education funds to public schools. Gov. Wolf’s nearly $30 billion proposed state budget would boost basic education funds and provide other resources for the state’s cash-strapped schools….
More…the Equal Educational Opportunities Act (EEOA), as well as Section 4.26 of the Pennsylvania School Code and the accompanying Basic Education Circular, Educating Students with Limited English Proficiency (LEP) and…
More…AND STANDARD OF REVIEW In ruling upon preliminary objections, the Court must accept as true all well- pleaded material allegations in the petition for review, as well as all inferences…
Moreamount or method to meet both of these needs. http://www.pacourts.us/assets/opinions/Commonwealth/out/587MD14_5-7-18.pdf?cb=1%22%20%5Ct%20%22_blank http://www.pacourts.us/assets/opinions/Commonwealth/out/587MD14_5-7-18.pdf?cb=1%22%20%5Ct%20%22_blank http://www.pacourts.us/assets/opinions/Commonwealth/out/587MD14_5-7-18.pdf?cb=1%22%20%5Ct%20%22_blank http://www.pacourts.us/assets/opinions/Commonwealth/out/587MD14_5-7-18.pdf?cb=1%22%20%5Ct%20%22_blank http://www.pacourts.us/assets/opinions/Commonwealth/out/587MD14_5-7-18.pdf?cb=1%22%20%5Ct%20%22_blank ### The Education Law Center-PA (ELC) is a nonprofit, legal advocacy organization dedicated to ensuring that…
Moreand based on accurate data. Prompt school-based interventions should include individualized attendance improvement plans that address the root causes of truancy and engage families while connecting students to school-based or…
More…battle with the American Civil Liberties Union at a cost of more than $400,000. Starting immediately, refugees ages 17 to 21 who speak little to no English will attend McCaskey…
More…available at http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/summaries_of_annual_financial_report_data/7673/afr_data __detailed/509049, by 15% of the Average Daily Membership of the school district. http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/charter_school_funding/8661 http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/summaries_of_annual_financial_report_data/7673/afr_data__detailed/509049 http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/summaries_of_annual_financial_report_data/7673/afr_data__detailed/509049 The current “system” of charter special education funding is based on two…
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…
MoreFamilies encountering attendance barriers are entitled to procedural protections under Pennsylvania’s truancy laws. This tool helps families proactively identify barriers to school attendance, request supports to resolve attendance barriers, and…
More…suburban, and rural districts are included in the long-anticipated suit, which names as respondents Gov. Corbett, acting Education Secretary Carolyn Dumaresq, and legislative leaders. The Philadelphia School District, a state-run…
More…Johnstown, Wilkes-Barre Area and Shenandoah Valley – the Pennsylvania Association of Rural and Small Schools, and the NAACP Pennsylvania State Conference. “Today’s ruling represents a major victory for civil rights…
More…19144 (215) 848-1974 HS Algen – Harvard Children’s Academy 4900 Baltimore Ave. 19143 (215) 729-9900 HS APM – Main 2318 N. Marshall St. 19133 (215) 839-3313 HS / PKC APM…
More…of your disability. • Bullying and harassment on the basis of your disability that negatively affects your education is discriminatory and illegal. Harassment becomes discriminatory and illegal when it is:…
More…is rationally related to legitimate government objections; (3) Petitioners’ claims are barred by sovereign immunity insofar as the petition seeks a mandatory injunction; and (4) Petitioners’ claims were barred by…
More…you to increase the state’s basic education funding by $400 million in next year’s budget. This investment will help close the almost $3 billion basic education funding adequacy gap that…
More…times in the neck. The ruling means the suspension will not appear on her permanent record. The Barack Obama International Academy student, who was 14 when the incident occurred May…
More…the Supreme Court forced a state to fund religious education. The ruling is antithetical to our country’s history and its long-held commitment to a separation between church and state embedded…
MoreIn a ruling March 8 by Commonwealth Court, a judge held that two Pennsylvania parents who were among those who filed the landmark lawsuit in 2014 challenging Pennsylvania’s school funding…
More…readily foreseeable that requests for discovery from Speaker Turzai or other legislative sources could run afoul of the Pennsylvania Constitution’s Speech and Debate Clause, which must be construed “broadly in…
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