18-09-19 BoE Answer and New Matter
…and as such they are Denied. 79-82. Admitted. 83. After reasonable inquiry the Board is without knowledge or information sufficient to form a belief as to the truth of the…
More…and as such they are Denied. 79-82. Admitted. 83. After reasonable inquiry the Board is without knowledge or information sufficient to form a belief as to the truth of the…
More…Allentown Deb Lowenburg, Librarian Pleasant Valley High School Pleasant Valley School District Broadheadsville Katie Makatche, Librarian Warrior Run Middle School Warrior Run School District Turbotville Janet Malloy, Retired High School…
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…
More…the long run.” The ruling in the school-funding suit had been long awaited in Philadelphia, where budget cuts have rocked the district. Mayoral candidate Lynne Abraham had used it as…
MoreThe Education Law Center of Pennsylvania and the Public Interest Law Center of Philadelphia filed suit in Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court on November 10, 2014 on behalf of six…
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…
MoreDownload the Commonwealth Court opinion with the link above….
More…year, a federal court held that the provisions of the Pennsylvania Public School Code governing water-closets and out-houses cannot be construed to prohibit the presence of 1 In addition to…
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…
More…Court is expected to issue a ruling in the coming months. Regardless of the decision, an appeal of the ruling to the state Supreme Court is likely. “We are asking…
More…of the level of disruptive behavior . . . , lends support for the hypothesis that there is a bias against Black students in [disciplinary referrals].”); Russel J. Skiba &…
More…of the class action settlement, is hereby GRANTED. The Court makes the following findings of fact and conclusions of law under Pennsylvania Rules of Civil Procedure 1702, 1708, and 1709…
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…Protection 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…
MoreThe Education Law Center (ELC) filed comments strongly opposing the Department of Education’s (DOE) proposed rules regarding Title IX investigations. The proposed rules would protect schools from liability at the…
More…Kindergarten through second grade.1 Whenever a school makes the decision to suspend a student, it increases that child’s likelihood of future educational barriers and challenges, including discipline, truancy, and dropout,…
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…
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